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  I thought that older plastic was less toxic because it has had time to off gas most of the VOCs.On Growing up green: How to shop for a green baby posted 3 days, 21 hours ago 4 Responses

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  One thing I do is to wad up the laundry before I smooth it out and fold it. At least for towels and other things that can be wrinkled. It doesn't make it completely soft, but it gets rid of enough of the stiffness for me.On A surprising sneak peek at the clothesline revolution posted 5 days, 21 hours ago 31 Responses

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  Yeah, I agree the problems associated with flushing cat litter need to be better publicized.  For awhile I flushed the cat litter, thinking it was better because I was keeping it out of the landfill and it was getting treated in the sewage system, just like my waste.  And I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this way.

  On Puget Sound saviors wage war on pet poop posted 2 months ago 14 Responses

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  I apologize if this is included in the book, but I'm wondering how this idea fits in with population dense areas, near areas of mass transit.  I imagine you can't grow enough grain for your family in a small backyard plot.

  On Farmer Gene Logsdon on the promise of a home 'pancake patch' posted 2 months, 1 week ago 7 Responses

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  "It doesn't have to be mandatory, yet. "  is exactly the sort of phrasing that scares me when the discussion of limiting family sizes comes up.  As Loraz said, it's one thing to educate people and to have them think about their choices.  It's an entirely different matter to insist upon it.  All life, including human life, is valuable, and forcing people to end a life based on what may happen in the future is over the top.  Nevermind the fact that this kind of sentiment could turn people away from the environmental cause, even some who are sympathetic.

  On Ask Umbra on big families posted 2 months, 1 week ago 48 Responses