Tiny Planets.com In a nutshell: This new site lets children ages 6 to 14 cultivate virtual worlds and learn about space, science and conservation.

Cool factor: Based on an animated TV series of the same name, TinyPlanets.com offers a mix of games, books, videos, comics, social networking and virtual worlds. Children can adopt a planet, create landscapes, grow exotic plants or explore in spaceships. Players also can earn new spaceships or accessories by completing missions, or buy them with virtual currency.

Note: To keep the site safe, the children’s identities do not appear online, no personal information is collected and parents supervise accounts. Chats with friends use pre-scripted messages.

Read more here.

From: Ken Cook
President, EWG Action Fund

2010 is shaping up to be a historic year for EWG Action Fund’s Kid-Safe Chemicals Campaign. The President’s Cancer Panel referenced EWG research when asserting that public health officials have “grossly underestimated” the likelihood that environmental contaminants trigger a large proportion of the cancers diagnosed in 1.5 million Americans annually. And Congress has taken up the mantle on toxics reform.

If it weren’t for the continued, committed leadership of Senator Lautenberg and Congressmen Waxman and Rush, toxics reform would not be moving forward. That is why we wanted to ask you to take a moment and join us in thanking Senator Lautenberg and Congressmen Waxman and Rush.

The US’s current toxics policy hasn’t been updated in more than 30 years and is leaving our children at risk. Senator Lautenberg and Congressmen Waxman and Rush are trying to change that with pending legislation that will force companies to show that their chemicals are kid-safe before they are put on the market.

Remember, when EWG tested the umbilical cord blood of 10 Americans, we found nearly 300 chemicals, including BPA, perchlorate, fire retardants, lead, mercury, and PCBs. That’s unacceptable.

The proposed reform would empower the EPA to regulate these chemicals, and would also establish new research programs to help us better understand the risk toxic industrial chemicals pose to children. It’s the kind of smart regulation we need to keep our kids safe.

Click here today to thank Senator Lautenberg and Congressmen Waxman and Rush for being champions of reform.

Because of Senator Lautenberg and Congressmen Waxman and Rush, we have a real opportunity to fix our nation’s broken chemicals policy. I hope you’ll join me in expressing our deep gratitude.

EWG works on many important health issues and their site is filled with useful facts.

Just discovered this useful resource for parents.

Click on the hotlink for more information on Chemical Free Kids.

You may have read our past review of the powerful film, Angels in the Dust and perhaps purchased a bracelet to help AIDS orphans or mothers living with AIDS. Please consider joining me in helping the family described in the film below. Thank you!

Meet Mariam, a five year old orphan living with her grandmother in Uganda. Her family’s house, made of mud and straw, is collapsing due to the heavy rainy season. If we raise $4,000 by June 15, EVERY dollar will go directly into building Mariam and her family a new home. WATCH the video and then… <CLICK HERE to HELP & read more

Here is one man’s truthful, inspiring and passionate service to life. It’s a critical issue that can be solved and will be if he is successful which I sense he may well be. After viewing it, think about what issue you might be this passionate about and go out there and join him or people like him or be your own version of him. You just might change the world.