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Stumped.

September 8, 2011
Usually, my supermom powers get me pretty far. Children off to school in the morning? Check. Semi-nutritious snack in backpack? Check. Clean air for my children to breathe at recess? That's where I get stumped. That's not the kind of thing that any mom, despite our numerous superpowers, can do...
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Donna Norton
Environmental Health

Tainted Loveseats

September 7, 2011
Author's note: This blog post originally appeared on Sightline Daily in a series on low-hanging regulatory reform to encourage sustainable practices. The test is simple: 12 seconds exposed to a small flame like a cigarette lighter. If the furniture foam doesn’t burn, it passes the test and can be...
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Alan Durning
Childcare & Early Education

Daycare Advice for Expectant Mothers

September 7, 2011
Before our baby was born I received really good advice from a co-worker while I was only in my second trimester who suggested my husband and I should locate a child-care provider ASAP, well before the baby was due. It seemed crazy to me to have to start looking but we took her advice and I’m really...
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Michelle Noehren
Open Flexible Work

AllBusiness.com reports on the benefits of treating employees better

September 6, 2011
Labor Day marks the one year anniversary of the publication of The Custom-Fit Workplace . I regret to report that we have not transformed modern work culture...yet! The good news, this Labor Day, is that allBusiness.com , a leading online resource for small business, featured a detailed article...
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Joan Blades
Environmental Health Food! Health Care

How to Host a Green Beginning of Summer BBQ

September 6, 2011
Traditional canned BBQ fare and potentially hazardous grilled meat can make BBQs feel like a toxic minefield. Luckily, there are plenty of easy ways to keep all of your favorite foods while protecting your health. Marinate Your Meat: The process of grilling meat creates compounds called HCAs, which...
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Claire Moshenberg

Life's Sweeter with Fewer Sugary Drinks

September 6, 2011
The “Big Gulp.” Free Refills. 20-ounce single servings. 2 liters for 99 cents. Soda vending machines just about everywhere. During the past 40 years or so we’ve opened the spigot of sugary drinks, roughly doubling our consumption. It shows in our bulging waistlines and widening bottoms, but equally...
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Mike Jacobson
Open Flexible Work

Is Work-Life Balance An Economic Necessity?

September 2, 2011
Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0 . In the debate over work-life balance, there's one argument we can't seem to move past: Women have made a choice to have kids. Now they have to live with their decision and all of its consequences. But this argument rests on an underlying assumption that, when...
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Joan C. Williams
Health Care

Exclusive New Celeb Video & Jamie's Speech At OYW

September 2, 2011
Earlier today, Jamie took to the stage at the One Young World summit in Zurich to give a rare speech. His focus this morning? Global obesity and the urgent need for strategic action in order to educate and empower young people and communities so that they have the knowledge to make better food...
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Jamie Oliver
Paid Family Leave

Let's Be Real: I Love Being a Working Mom

August 30, 2011
Taking care of my new baby girl Lillian for 10 weeks was a great experience, but it only reinforced my desire to go back to my career. I missed adult interaction and using my skills and talents. While I love my daughter more than anything in the world, I also missed the life I had before she was...
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Michelle Noehren
Health Care

Jamie Oliver Addresses Obesity At One Young World

August 30, 2011
This Friday, September 2nd, Jamie will make a rare speech at the One Young World summit in Zurich; it will be the first time that he has given a public speech since his acceptance of the prestigious TED Prize in February 2010. As with the TED speech, Jamie is likely to focus his attentions on the...
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Jamie Oliver

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