Green This! Volume 1
Greening Your Cleaning
Chapter 1
A New Meaning of Clean
Our Most Precious Natural Resource
We all want the best for our children -- the best schools, the best doctors, the best foods. But often, we give little thought to the environment where our children live, and the quality of the air they breathe. Some of us smoke with our children sitting right next to us. We bring home dinner from a fast food restaurant because it's cheap, or zap leftover lasagna in the microwave because it's convenient. We spray pesticides on the lawns where our children play, and set off roach bombs in the rooms where they sleep. We use chlorine bleach, and ammonia, and dozens of other toxic chemicals to clean the clothes our children wear, and the plates they eat off, and the carpets they lounge on to watch TV.
We make these compromises every day, not because we don't care about our children -- on the contrary. More than anything, we want our homes to be clean and sanitary, safe havens where our children can thrive. We compromise because we're busy and exhausted and ... read full excerpt from Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning ebook
