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Happy Martin Luther King Day! No better time than today to take a
moment and reflect on what your dream is. Does it include an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable
future? Are you taking steps to get there? No matter how little or how big, they do add up. At times hero and at time pariah, King spoke out against war, poverty and racism. Above all, he was a leader. And I am excited to share that many EcoMoms have come forward sharing their desire to become EcoMom Leaders. This means growing our grassroots outreach even more and is a fantastic step toward a sustainable future.

In preparing for a talk I am giving today at the California Head Start Conference , I have been working with Ken Cook at the Environmental Working Group and in so doing, I am reminded of their 2005 study that found 287 chemicals in the umbilical cord of randomly selected newborn babies. 287 chemicals present at birth due to the unbelievable amount of toxins in our environment that their moms were exposed to in their everyday living. If you have not already, please include an environmentally healthy future in your dreams. Our children need it, we need it, our planet needs it and all species need it.