Everbody wants to be green this week...

Earth Day is this week, so now everybody wants to pretend that they care about the earth. Well, yall knew that I cared since way back, so I'm not one of those fakers. The fact that I'm getting back to blogging this week is not coincidental, there's just a lot to talk about... I could no longer stand by and keep all these black and green thoughts to myself.

I've been watching the Today show and although 60% of the information given in the four hours is useless, they have been talking about the harm in using certain plastics. Now, I knew that plastic was terrible because it takes forever to break down in a landfill. I also knew that bloggers all over the world are getting rid of all the plastic in their homes and consulting others on how to stay away from it. [Here's just one] I also knew that plastic is not natural and made of chemicals that could potentially be damaging. I didn't know that it's almost impossible to avoid at home, in the kitchen, in the car, EVERYWHERE. I also didn't know that although NBC is in bed with other companies that sell plastic products, I didn't know that they would maintain that Bisphenol A, one of the harmful chemicals in plastics 3,5,6 (don't quote me, read the story ppl) is indeed harmful according to more than a few stories and more than a few experts. I didn't know that different types contain different chemicals that can do different things, especially to children. This is where my concern lies.

One of the studies claims that this BPA could be the reason why girls reach puberty earlier and this chemical also heightens some cancers. And I thought it was the hormones in the chicken! That's enough for me to stop using it; the plastic that is. How about you? I just have to find some glass sippee cups. I also have to do some research. This is TV we're talking about, and just like blogs, I don't believe anything I haven't seen twice.