Family planning: A major environmental emphasis

Did someone get a grant for this research? I don’t know why, but this report frustrates me. I feel like it sets environmentalists back when reports like this are done.

I can see the average American now “so now I have to give up my children – are you kidding me!”

Let’s focus our efforts on getting families to change their habits not their families size.

Clearly having no children would be better and we could all adopt to limit our environmental impact.

I’m rambling because I feel like reports like this are counterproductive. I’m open to being wrong… What do you think?

Family planning: A major environmental emphasis

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their “carbon footprint” on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit – have one less child.

A study by statisticians at Oregon State University concluded that in the United States, the carbon legacy and greenhouse gas impact of an extra child is almost 20 times more important than some of the other environmentally sensitive practices people might employ their entire lives – things like driving a high mileage car, recycling, or using energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs.

The research also makes it clear that potential carbon impacts vary dramatically across countries. The average long-term carbon impact of a child born in the U.S. – along with all of its descendants – is more than 160 times the impact of a child born in Bangladesh.

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Diva Recipe: Foaming Hand Soap

This is so easy and inexpensive – Everyone can do it!  Not only that – an average family using one bottle of foaming hand soap a week will save an average of $180 a year.

The first thing you need is an aerating dispenser bottle.

Ours came from re-using a container from another  brand.   Method makes one, and I reused a bottle from Clean Well for a year.

Vanilla Orange Foaming Hand Soap

1 1/4 cup of water
2 TBS of Castille Soap – I used the Citrus. To create your own scent use unscented.
1/4 TSP of Olive Oil
3-5 drops of Vanilla Essential Oil
4-6 drops of Citrus Essential Oil

Combine the ingredients and in a measuring cup and use a funnel to pour into the dispenser. Soap will will dispense in an nice foaming lather… and if you kids use the whole bottle in 3 days, you won’t be furious!

Diva Recipe: Foaming Hand Soap