Project Mom Casting – TheSmartMama Throws Her Blog Into The Ring

Project Mom Casting is looking for a few good women bloggers. And I’m going to toss my blog in the ring. If you haven’t met me, I’m Jennifer Taggart. I blog as TheSmartMama. I’m a mom of 2, an attorney specializing in environmental and consumer product law, author of Smart Mama’s Green Guide: Simple Steps [...]

An apology and explanation

Just wanted to apologize and explain why I haven’t been posting. My grandmother is ill. Her cancer has spread from her lungs to her bones to her brain. And my energy has been spent on supporting her. But I’ve got some more energy now so I’ll be posting again. Thanks for your patience.

Fabulous women scientists and more for Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. In fact, it is the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s History Project and the them is writing women back into history. The idea is to make it herstory too. So, I’ve been meaning to do a post because I do think it is important, particularly when it comes to recognizing the [...]

Everything you every wanted to know about mold and then some

I appeared on The Doctors Don’t Let it Happen to You episode talking about lead in purses and other vinyl items. My segment was part of an episode on ultimate survival , and featured home improvement guru and safety expert Eric Stomer. Part of the discussion (at least during the filming) focused on mold from Eric’s experiernces following Katrina, [...]

Macy’s Sells Rubies With Lead Filled Glass to Unsuspecting Customers

Macy’s sells rubies wtih lead filled glass to unsuspecting consumers.

Welcome to the new blog!

After much angst, I’m finally ready to launch the new blog. Sorry for the long delay – during the process, my site was hacked and, well, it took a bit to get the porn spam cleaned up. So, it has been a month since I posted last but I’ll be posting regularly again now! Woot!

5 Ways to Do Good While Online

We all want to support those causes near and dear to our heart, but we don’t always take the time to do so or feel like we don’t have the time. And sometimes we just don’t have the funds to donate. But there are other ways to do good. I got this list from Replyforall, but [...]

From Martha Stewart Radio: Removing Stains from Corian

Do it yourself cleaning for white corian

FDA, GRAS and what does algae, fungus & hexane have to do with baby formula

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates infant formula. All infant formulas marketed in the United States must meet the FDA’s nutrient specifications (although some child health advocates contend that the nutrition requirements are out of date). In any event, what this means is that while infant formula manufacturers may have their own formulation, at a minimum, [...]

Please donate just $1 to environmental charities you help choose

As environmental writers and bloggers, we know that part of good stewardship is sharing information, but we also know we cannot make change without DOING something. So The Good Human & Twilight Earth, along with Grass Stain Guru, Lighter Footstep, My Green Side, A Little Greener Every Day, Fake Plastic Fish, Allies Answers, Natural Papa and me have [...]

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