tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278570139042590746.post2102128030384235156..comments2023-09-01T09:50:26.436-06:00Comments on Green Lent: Easy To Be Green?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278570139042590746.post-41752317737472253292007-02-27T09:01:00.000-07:002007-02-27T09:01:00.000-07:00The bottled water idea will never work because of ...The bottled water idea will never work because of the known dangers of <A HREF="http://fluoridealert.org/" REL="nofollow">water fluoridation</A>. You can't always trust the tap and filters don't work with fluoride unless you got some serious money for some serious filters. I used to drink the tap filtered with Brita. Can't do that anymore -- Brita won't filter it out. I'm a member of the Burlington, VT Board of Health and in the last 2 years, we were able to reduce the ppm amount of fluoride in the water, but were unable to remove it totally. But we recommended in 2005 that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated formula or foods intended for babies one year and younger. Finally, in November, 2006, the <A HREF="http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/infantsformula_faq.asp" REL="nofollow">ADA recommended to reduce fluoride intake from infant formula</A>.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog you have started!JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278570139042590746.post-64978477313094827602007-02-22T18:08:00.000-07:002007-02-22T18:08:00.000-07:00Thanks Ann. The one sort of ungreen thing I've bee...Thanks Ann. The one sort of ungreen thing I've been doing the past couple of years is buy water. I'm on a well in an area where the water is brackish, and I just don't trust it anymore for drinking.<BR/><BR/>I don't even give the animals well water to drink.<BR/><BR/> Instead of constantly buying new bottles of water, however, I reuse - I refill water jugs from drinking water dispensers at the grocery store. It's not only more environmentally friendly, it's more cost-effective, too. It's only 25-30 cents a gallon, depending on which store I'm in.Saint Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298965010639742246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278570139042590746.post-88118763376293236192007-02-22T18:01:00.000-07:002007-02-22T18:01:00.000-07:00Great blog! What about eating locally? That's my a...Great blog! What about eating locally? That's <A HREF="http://thechristianenvironmentalist.blogspot.com/search/label/local%20lent" REL="nofollow">my attempt</A> for Lent this year...lisa c. bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342787511915222457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278570139042590746.post-68188129402792488162007-02-22T16:41:00.000-07:002007-02-22T16:41:00.000-07:00Ann, you're getting famous. I hope you'll get ric...Ann, you're getting famous. I hope you'll get rich, too. Your response to the Primates is perfect. Along with lots of others, I'd tell the PB to sign it and send it on.<BR/><BR/>My husband was a bee-keeper for many years. He finally gave it up because it was so much work for a hobby.<BR/><BR/>The wax moth took a toll on the bees around here for a while, but they are coming back. They seem to like our red pentas, as do the hummingbirds.<BR/><BR/>All the green ideas are good ones. I'm going to try to do better. Maybe that would be a good Lenten project.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com