This website is supposed to be about all things environmentally friendly. Recently, as I was reading a review of books done by a pregnant mother, i was alarmed and angered that she wrote, "But are these green baby titles worth their weight in Similac?". Why did she positively refer to one of the most non-green products out there? Is she not planning to breastfeed...which would be the most environmentally sound thing to do for about 101 reasons. I worry when people get it about so many "green" things then totally miss the boat 7 months into their pregnancy about the connection to individual/planetary health and breastfeeding. Certainly as a journalist this person spends time and lots of energy doing research. Why compare a product made by a corrupt corporation that causes so much damage (even death) to both individuals and the planet to gold?
Also, I was a bit confused about her sentence about a certain book, "Sections on greening the home, diet, and school are straightforward, but Imus walks a fine line between reality (suggesting a gradual switch to organics due to cost constraints) and fantasy ("If you're not planning to do a home birth, you should choose a green hospital or birthing center")."
Okay, has anyone else ever heard of a "green" hospital? What would make it green, even? And, let's just go along with it for a minute and pretend they are recycling or being somehow "green"...Just b/c there is VOC-free paint on the walls doesn't make that a reason to feel comfy having one's baby born there. I am worried that she thinks a home birth is just a fantasy beyond the obvious lack of green hospitals. Worried for a few reasons, of course but in this instance it bothers me that she doesn't mention anything about how a home birth or a birth at a free standing birth center could be "greener" in various ways.
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