Reef Safe

Sunscreens labeled “reef-safe” may not mean that they are 100% reef-friendly (non-harmful to coral reefs) because the label is not currently regulated.  FMI: Environmental Working Group’s guide to sunscreens.

Seafood Guide

To make ocean-friendly choices when you eat seafood, check out Monterey Bay Aquarium’s  consumer guide at seafoodwatch.org

No More Hormone Eggs As reported in Consumer Reports, eggs labeled “raised with no hormones” are no different from eggs that don’t have that claim.  By law, chickens that produce eggs cannot be given hormones.

Missing Church

This from lifelong UU Orion, barely 3 years old: As a toddler, I continue to live in the moment, even during times of “The Birus.”  Until I am not. I have not brought up “church” (or school) or people there all that much over the past several months.  (But oh how I...

Gaskets Save Energy

Every once and a while, check the rubber gasket on your gas cap to be sure it’s not cracked and allowing gasoline to evaporate because of a poor seal.