Lawsuit plans have been announced by environmental and health activists who say that companies need to come clean about the chemical ingredients in their cleaning products.  They feel that consumers have a right to know what’s in the products they use everyday to clean their homes, for the sake of themselves and their families.  If these companies refuse to disclose their ingredients, it’s just one more reason for us to turn to green cleaning products.

Now that more people know the harmful effects of certain chemicals, shouldn’t they know whether or not these chemicals are in products they use on a regular basis?  Of course, but then it wouldn’t be a secret and companies like Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive would lose money.  What a shame.

The chemicals in household cleaning products are linked to asthma, chemical sensitivities, and other health issues.  Even more reason to label cleaning products appropriately with the entire ingredients list and also remove chemicals that have been deemed harmful.

The lawsuit will be filed in New York on behalf of a number of states, as well as environmental and health groups.  The Sierra Club is amongst those involved as well as the American Lung Association.

Until companies are forced to list all the ingredients in their products, we as consumers are in the dark.  Instead of waiting around for this to happen, it seems like a good time to switch to more green cleaning products.  That and who wants to support companies that feel the need to hide things from their customers?

We heartily endorse the plan in place by the Sierra Club to request that asks President Obama on Inauguration Day to Adopt a Clean Slate environmental and energy policy. We have discussed the Obama Green Policy on this Blog before and this is right in line with that.

Click on the Sierra Club Free Backpack Banner on this Blog, or click on the link at the bottom of this article, to take you to the Sierra Club’s membership area and then use their suggested petition to send the new president your message of encouragement.

The four items that are being asked to start with are as follows:
1. Direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant a waiver that will allow California and over a dozen other states to limit global warming pollution from cars.

2. End the rush to build dirty coal plants by directing EPA to require all new and existing power plants limit their global warming emissions.

3. Direct your EPA to end irresponsible mountaintop removal coal mining by stopping coal companies from dumping rock and waste into valleys and streams.

4. Restore America’s international leadership in the fight to end global warming by publicly committing the U.S. to cut its CO2 emissions by at least 35% by 2020.

Wouldn’t it be marvelous if you could join the ranks of the many and actually help to affect change in this global matter? There is power in the numbers. Let your voice be heard!

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Join the Sierra Club and do your part, you will feel much better for it.

One of the biggest issues facing the American public today isn’t the economy, it’s the ecology. When it comes to saving the environment, it takes everyone to help make things right. For adults, there are several clubs that work to save the planet, but when it comes to students and teachers, there’s a great project called The Ecology Club.

Environmental groups, such as the Sierra Club, have been working to save our natural resources since the late 1800’s. However, it’s always been seen as a project for the older generations. The Ecology Club is a way for the youth to get involved and do their part. It gives kids the chance to speak their minds, offer up new ideas, and for entire classrooms to get involved and save the environment.

Organizations like the Sierra Club have made it possible for the rest of the world to get out and make a stand. However, this is done mostly by the adults of the world and our children have no choice but to accept the decisions made. The Ecology Club allows students to find out what decisions are being made, and make it possible for them to add their voices to the discussions.

We can’t just tell our children to save the environment, we have to let them help by giving them a voice of their own. And thanks to The Ecology Club, students everywhere can offer up new ideas, add new insights to old discussions, and really get involved. The best way to save our planet, is to remember who’s going to be running it in the future. If we raise the next generation to be conservation-minded, they’ll take that with them throughout their lives.