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Why we love cool roofing
It seems that light-colored rooftops and roads really can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change, according to a study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National… | Read the full article ›
By (8 days ago) 0 comments- People
- Steven Chu
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- Global warming, Greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, Global, National, Emissions, Land
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Environmental risks are "grossly underestimated" says cancer panel.
Created by an act of Congress in 1971, the President's Cancer Panel is charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program and reports directly to the President in a report every… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (74 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Water, National, Food, Lead, Pollutants, Formaldehyde, Air, Carcinogens, Exposure, Plastic, Regulatory, Public, Benzene
- Products
- Water
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- environmentalhealthnews.org
, Yahoo! Green , The Daily Green , WebMD Health
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Choosing green building materials
"You know so much about green living. Why don't you write a book?" I admit, I do hear that a lot from friends and family ... And it's very flattering, don't get me wrong ... But… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (127 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- LEED certification, Eco-friendly, Green building
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Because We Can: Uber-hip, sustainable interior design
Why can't we work someplace this cool? We're not really sure why workers in offices designed by Because We Can designs would want to leave at the end of a work day. Steampunk… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (199 days ago) 5 comments- Definitions
- Sustainable, Eco-friendly, Recycling, Toxicity
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Another sick day for schools
Should we give our schools an excused absence for being sick? The Coalition for Healthier Schools has released a new report this week that spotlights how polluted air inside and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (233 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Indoor air quality, Pesticides, Toxicity
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Twitter's eco-swanky office space
Twitter's newly eco-retrofitted office space is sustainably swanky, from the non-toxic cube furniture to the to last drop of non-VOC paint.Try tweeting that in 140 characters or… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (255 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- VOC, Toxicity, Sustainable, Indoor air quality
- Web News
- geeksugar.com
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Restrictive laws wall off hemp bricks
Assess for us, if you would, the qualities of this sustainable construction material:Bio-negative manufacturing (more carbon dioxide is locked up in the process of growing and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (267 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Hemp, Sustainable, Carbon footprint, Recycling
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A safe nest to call home
When Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sufferer Amy Ludwigson set out to find a new home, she worked through what most of us would consider a mind-boggling checklist of criteria. She… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (291 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Toxicity, Offgassing, Pesticides, Cigarettes, Fumes, Indoor air quality, Fragrance
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Hope floats with Brad Pitt MIR-NOLA house
Some days we're out to educate, to inform, to inspire ... And other days, we aim simply to delight. This is the latter type of day—so feast your eyes on an idea whose time… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (297 days ago) 1 comment- People
- Brad Pitt
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- LEED certification, Sustainable
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A LEEDer, greener White House
The White House isn't so pallid white anymore, in all the very best ways—and none so inspiring to us here at Super Eco as its green initiatives. President Barack Obama, First… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (315 days ago) 1 comment- People
- Barack Obama, Michelle Obama
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- Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Organic, LEED certification
How we can green our Summer
Mikle on 37 fresh staycation ideas