Plastics Advances: CO2 Sponge Could Reduce Fossil Fuel Emissions
August 11th, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
This presentation pertaining to a CO2 sponge is one of some 12,000 at the 248th National Meeting & Exposition of [&hellip
Browsing the "Health" Category
Many Doctors Unaware of Effects of Buildings on Health
June 30th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
The critical connection between a healthy building environment and patient health is often missed by the one group of professionals [&hellip
WELL Building Standard Measures Health of Buildings
June 2nd, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
Humans spend almost 90% of our time indoors. Green building certification programs address the health of our indoor environments by [&hellip
Should You Wear Sunblock Indoors?
May 8th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
According to experts at the International Window Film Association (IWFA), the answer is yes, if your windows aren’t properly tinted. [&hellip
Alarming CO2 Increase
May 2nd, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
We don’t write that much about CO2 and its impact on the planet but this news report is absolutely alarming. [&hellip
What Are Health Product Declarations?
April 30th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
Health product declarations (HPDs) provide a full disclosure of the potential chemicals of concern in products by comparing product ingredients to [&hellip
Ron Finley Proves Food Forest Concept on Vacant Land
April 21st, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
This inspiring TED presentation by Ron Finley about planting a food forest in front of his house in South-Central LA [&hellip
Safe Drinking Water When and Where It Is Needed Most
April 15th, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
Water purification plants around the globe typically are built near a power plant and population centers because of high energy needs for reverse osmosis filtration and associated pumping to residents and businesses. Desalination projects are even more&hellip
Pressure-Treated Lumber: Safest Options
April 7th, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
Those who have built retaining walls or raised garden beds over the past few years may have used pressure-treated 4 [&hellip
Prototype Transitional Housing in Hong Kong
March 14th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
Hong Kong is a city, like many others, that is facing huge population and industrial growth but does not have [&hellip
Can a Bubble Protect Beijing?
March 5th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
There was a silly movie called Bubble Boy that was released in 2001. It was about a boy who did [&hellip
MIT researchers make a water filter from the sapwood in tree branches
February 27th, 2014 | by Glenn Meyers
Congratulations to Rohit Karnik and his MIT research team for addressing one of the major issues for much of the [&hellip
Recent Study: Suburban Sprawl Cancels Carbon Footprint Savings of Dense Urban Cores
January 9th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
Lessons learned in history relate directly to lessons learned from everyday experiences. People developed and moved to the suburbs because [&hellip
Environmental fiscal reform would improve the environment and reduce the informal economy
December 29th, 2013 | by pressroom
Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and the BC3 (Basque Centre for Climate Change) are proposing measures to [&hellip
Recycled plastic proves effective in killing drug-resistant fungi
December 10th, 2013 | by Glenn Meyers
New uses for recycled plastic — PET in this case — are beginning to emerge. See the following press announcement. [&hellip
Silica — #8 In “Top 10 Toxic Ingredients Used By The Fossil Fuel Industries” Serie
November 30th, 2013 | by pressroom
Last week we provided an informational video showing one perspective — that of a natural gas company — concerning the [&hellip
Rice Scientists ID New Catalyst for Cleanup of Nitrites
November 26th, 2013 | by pressroom
Gold-palladium nanocatalysts set new mark for breakdown and cleanup of nitrites Chemical engineers at Rice University have found a new [&hellip
FilterWatch: Your Energy Efficiency Lookout
November 11th, 2013 | by GBE FACTS
Paying the unneeded cost of heating a home in winter is never a welcome expense, especially if it’s a matter [&hellip
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