Thursday February 10, 2011

why i think mrs. meyer’s stinks

Mrs. Meyer’s does not smell like this.

I generally don’t like to slam products. I’d rather focus on solutions than problems. But when there’s a general perception that something is eco-friendly or healthy, I want people to

Categories: blog health home Tags: air quality scent smell

Sunday December 5, 2010

expounding on hot grease

In a shipping container in the backyard of Roberta’s restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn is the home of Heritage Radio Network – an internet radio station dedicated to spreading the good food gospel. My friend Nicole Taylor

Categories: blog environment health news Tags: air quality books compost permaculture plants

Thursday June 10, 2010

committed to a non-toxic lifestyle

I urge you to watch this series of important videos by Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how toxins are pervasive, persistent, and impacting us all, everyday.

An initial reaction to this might be easy to become paralyzed and

Categories: action beauty/hygiene cleaning environment health Tags: air quality toxins

Tuesday April 13, 2010

how do you ring in the spring?

Weather warming. Trees greening. Birds chirp-chirping. Flowers blooming. All signs point to Spring! Mother nature is awakening her creatures from Winter’s slumber – that includes you, too!

What do you do to signal the arrival of Spring?

It’s

Categories: blog health home Tags: air quality cleaning seasonal

Monday September 28, 2009

how can we improve the air quality of our cities?

Find out on my new post on Aribra.com!
big cities: exhausting and exhilarating

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are

Categories: blog community environment health Tags: air quality clean energy nyc pollution

Wednesday July 29, 2009

oooh that smell!

[Image: Lexington, Mass. Town website]

Have you ever walked into an elevator, a subway car, or any other crowded confined space and been smacked in the face by a toxic cologne cloud?

There are times when this overpowering

Categories: beauty/hygiene blog health Tags: air quality pollution

Monday June 22, 2009

clean up indoor air pollution

The air inside our homes and businesses is often more toxic than the air outside, even in big air-polluted cities like LA and NYC. This is due to several factors, including off-gassing chemicals in furniture, toxins

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Friday April 10, 2009

green apple cleaners, in my ‘hood!

As I walked, still half asleep, to my subway stop this morning, I noticed a bright green smart fortwo covered in advertisements for Green Apple Cleaners (the non-toxic, CO2 based dry cleaners) parked just by the

Categories: blog environment fashion health home Tags: air quality brooklyn/nyc cleaning pollution

Monday April 6, 2009

empire state building retrofit

One of the most iconic structures in NYC is about to get a makeover. When it was built, it was a model for engineering ingenuity. Now, it’s going to serve as a model for energy efficiency.

Categories: blog energy environment health Tags: air quality energy efficiency green building green jobs retrofit