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“GREEN” HOUSE EFFECTS: Five Steps to a Greener Home

“GREEN” HOUSE EFFECTS: Five Steps to a Greener Home (Lauren Brombert) They don’t make noise.  They don’t need much attention.  Your basic household products seem harmless enough.  But hiding in the kitchen, bathroom, broom closet and garage are cleansers whose ingredients have been linked to cancer, neurological diseases, reproductive and immune system problems, autism and asthma.   The average American family spends $600 per year on 40 pounds of chemicals masquerading as cleansers, disinfectants, cosmetics and bath products. You flush them down your toilet, spray them on counters, sprinkle them in the bathtub, mop them on the floor, pour them down drains, squirt them on dishes, and, worst of all, put them on your body. Aside from the potential dangers to you, your children and your pets, these products leave their mark on the environment.  With over 100 million households, the U.S. is spending $60 billion dollars on 4,000,000,000 pounds of toxic chemicals that will wind up in the

Five Steps to a Greener Home

By Lauren Brombert They don’t make noise.  They don’t need much attention.  Your basic household products seem harmless enough.  But hiding in the kitchen, bathroom, broom closet and garage are cleansers whose ingredients have been linked to cancer, neurological diseases, reproductive and immune system problems, autism and asthma.  The average American family spends $600 per year on 40 pounds of chemicals masquerading as cleansers, disinfectants, cosmetics and bath products. You flush them down your toilet, spray them on counters, sprinkle them in the bathtub, mop them on the floor, pour them down drains, squirt them on dishes, and, worst of all, put them on your body. Aside from the potential dangers to you, your children and your pets, these products leave their mark on the environment. With over 100 million households, the U.S. is spending $60 billion dollars on 4,000,000,000 pounds of toxic chemicals that will wind up in the air, soil and water supply. Making your house “gree