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Calling all pregnant women in America: your country needs you for science.

Been to an Eat-In recently?  Wonder what it is?

An Eat-In is a new take on the grand old tradition of sit-ins, and being used today to bring awareness to the devastating effects that poor nutrition, and specifically, inadequate, unhealthy, and additive-full school lunches are having on children.  The Eat-Ins are sponsored by Slow Food USA.  And whether or not you make it to an actual Eat-In in your community the idea is easily do-able wherever you are: sit down with your children, your friends, or your co-works and eat a healthy meal.  And then, sign the petition to get a Child Nutrition Act that will actually get nutritious food to children in schools.

Chicago has made a stand for children (and green parents). Today, March 13th, Chicago became the first American city to ban BPA from products geared toward children 3 and under. The City of Chicago’s action follows similar leadership by the state of Minnesota, and the county of Suffolk in New York.

Chicago will turn its lights out tomorrow for one hour.  Last year Chicago participated in Earth Hour for the first time.  I watched from the pier in Rogers Park as the entire city went dim (except for the Trump Tower--one phallic hold out).  It was dramatic and beautiful and it saved a reported 7% of electricity.  That is the carbon emissions equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the road for one hour.