** Edited to add round up of posts below.
Today more than 15,000 blogs reaching more than 12 million readers are participating in Blog Action day. A day where the internet will be set ablaze with posts about the environment.
Like the Live Earth concert, one-day blasts of hype and awareness are a great way for people to stop and take notice. Now, I am not pretending to be a rock star (but I can play a mean air guitar). I am also not pretending that one day of blogging will reverse global warming.
But like so many other bloggers, I care about the environment. I care about the world my son will inherit. I care about the icebergs we are melting. I care about the species of animals that are disappearing. I care about the air we breathe in. I care about the food we eat. I care about it all. How can we not?
But caring about it and talking about it is only a first step. That is why I, and hundreds of other bloggers, are so glad to be a part of Blog Hers Act Canada. We're participating today because we care. But we aren't laying down our swords after this one grand battle. We've committed to 12 months of blogging for action. We've committed to 12 months of eco-challenges to make personal change in our lives. We've committed to 12 months of focusing our collective efforts on one enviro issue: baning toxic chemicals in food and retail products.
And we've started our year-long toxic battle to ban Bisphenol A. It's a proven harmful hormone disrupter, cancer causer, and all round terrifying chemical that is found in plastic baby bottles, cans that contain infant formula, and countless other packages that we come in contact with everyday. That we microwave and consume everyday. That we unknowingly serve to our children. Every day.
We could switch our entire kitchen to glass -- but then we'd also need to stock up on a few dozen more first aid kits. We could buy baby bottles that are Bisphenol A free. But the fact is all baby bottles should be Bisphenol free. All consumer products, especially food-related consumer products, should be Bisphenol free.
It would be great if we'd use this day to share with all the parents out there, the information we know about Bisphenol A. It would be amazing if we could do something about it too.
Something that only takes a second. Something like sign the petition to ban Bisphenol A.
Today is a day to take action. So is tomorrow. And the day after that. But we have to start somewhere. Are you in?
Let us know if you posted today and we'll do a round up of all that you had to say tomorrow. Together we CAN make a difference!
Cross posted at Blog Chocolate.
The Soft Landing Blog: "Blog Action Day: Speaking Out Against Bisphenol-a for the Health of Our Babies"
Our Little Funny Bunny: Take Action
The Mouse's Nest: Banning Bisphenol A
Something Baby Blue: Taking Action
Mother Bumper: Next Topic Please
Life of 'Pie: A Poison Labeled "Drink Me"
Blithely Babbling: Action and inadequacy - Blog Action Day
One Plus Two: Respect Your Mother
Urban Mummy: Today is Blog Action Day
Bub and Pie: Listen to Your Mother
Don Mills Diva: Doing my best: Blog Action Day
Together we stand.
Sometimes there can a bit of a lag between when I write my posts and when they appear in my @ Yahoo! Canada Parenting Blog. I wrote this Halloween-themed post back when we were still working on September's waste-reduction theme, so I'm slightly out of synch with the rest of the gang. Oh well -- Here's what I wrote:
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/family-relationships/blog/anndouglas/208/green-halloween-start-thinking-about-eco-friendly-alternatives-to-scary-halloween-waste
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