FamilyNavigation.com » Our Environment http://www.familynavigation.com chasing family dreams Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:50:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Earth Day Everyday http://www.familynavigation.com/earth-day-everyday/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/earth-day-everyday/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 04:14:47 +0000 Martin & Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=3401

Earth Day came and went this year and we heard of many great environmental conscious acts that people did special for that day.  Us at familynavigation.com did not do anything different on Earth Day, we just did a bunch of stuff that we have incorporated into our everyday lives.  Since our move we are trying to make decisions appropriate for ...

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Yesterday was Annika’s birthday party.  We were so lucky to have the nicest day in the last little while considering what we had planned for the party activities.  The weather was sunny and warm and the kids hardly came in the house at all; perfect.  They ran around the backyard and played with the outside toys ...

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Saturday, March 27this Earth Hour and we will be joining in to cut our electrical consumption for an hour.  Last year we put the twins to bed and we read to Annika by candlelight.  Martin and I had a quiet dinner, also by candlelight, while we played some board games.  Two hours went by and we didn’t even realize it.  ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/we-celebrate-earth-hour/feed/ 0 BPA – Still a Hot Topic http://www.familynavigation.com/bpa-still-a-hot-topic/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/bpa-still-a-hot-topic/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:50:21 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2367 Back in 2008 we remember the panic caused when we first learned about bisphenol A (BPA) and its presence in baby bottles and other plastics and the potential for serious health problems.  In Canada many products that contained BPA were pulled from shelves and have since been replaced by BPA free items.  So is BPA gone ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/bpa-still-a-hot-topic/feed/ 0 Teenager Takes Pollution Clean-Up into her Own Hands http://www.familynavigation.com/teenager-takes-pollution-clean-up-into-her-own-hands/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/teenager-takes-pollution-clean-up-into-her-own-hands/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:31:40 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=1636

This story is about a teenager making a difference for the environment.

Lets find some teenagers to do this on the West Coast.  If you know of any, please write a comment with a link, and tell us about ...

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