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Cool parenting site of the week: TreeHugger.com

06/19/2007 at 12:00 PM ET

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Treehugger_logoTreeHugger.com is the leading online media company dedicated to everything modern yet environmentally responsible.  Their leadership has been recognized by the Bloggies, the Webbies, the Vloggies as well as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Time, Domino, The Oprah Winfrey Show and many others. Offering environmental news, information, and tools to help people green their lives, TreeHugger brings sustainability into the mainstream.

Go_greenWe think their blog is great but what really stands out are their How to Go Green Guides.   They’ll tell you how to green your pet, car, work, coffee and tea, wedding, public transportation, and even your dishwasher with varying levels of difficulty and dedication. 

For greening your kids’ toys, they write,

It’s a little cliché but true nonetheless, your children and yourchildren’s children will inherit the world that we create today. So,the stuff we give them shouldn’t make life any harder on them in thefuture. If that alone isn’t enough, how about the fact that your childwill, more likely than not, chew everything edible and non-edible inhis/her sight. Now there’s motivation to make sure your child’splaythings are green and healthy! Here we’ll give you the scoop on howto find more sustainable and less toxic toys for your little TreeHuggerso you can do good for your child and the environment.

Right on!  Even if you’re not ready to go hardcore with fair-trade, ecological and locally made toys, you can do simple things like avoiding battery-operated toys (or if your kid insists, use rechargable batteries), only buy PVC-free toys, hang onto the boxes toys come in for future art projects, and more.   They even suggest toys that are better for the environment and your child.

And if you have a baby or expecting one soon, you really should read their How to Green Your Baby Guide.

If you’re into a green lifestyle and want to write about it, check out their job postings.

What do you think of TreeHugger.com?

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TwinMom on

Honestly? I think it’s ridiculous.

Charity on

It’s always good to see information on how to better protect the environment. Thanks, CBB!

TwinMom on

I want to explain my previous post… I just have different views on this sort of thing. In my opinion, the human impact on the environment is blown way out of proportion and a lot of these environmentalists are doing little more than fear-mongering. Remember Y2K? The ozone layer? Anyway, that’s why I think the “greening your child’s toys, your pet, your wedding” is fad-like.

L on

i LOVE treehugger.com. i’ve been reading it for a while.

TwinMom, you cannot compare global warming to Y2K! Research has proven that we humans ARE destroying the earth. Wake up.

Oh yeah, and if we are overestimating our effect on the environment, will any harm be done in making changes? To move toward a more sustainable way of life? Um, no. Even if it was just a “fad”, it’s not a bad one, is it?

TwinMom on

L, I have read a lot about this and there are two very different philosophies on the topic. Many of the world’s top scientists have disputed the global warming theories.

By the way, it’s rude to tell someone to “wake up” over their position on a particular topic. I could tell you to “wake up” and stop reading ridiculous propaganda from a website trying to rake in a few bucks, but I won’t…

Anywhere, I’m not here to get into a lengthy discussion on global warming. I simply stated my answer to Danielle’s question at the bottom of the post: “What do you think of TreeHugger.com?” and then stated why.

Let’s just agree to disagree and get on with life. :-)

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