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Those of us who need to find fragrance-free space know that environmentally green does not usually equate with healthy living but is often a sales ploy for hotels and other accommodations. For example, there may be less waste involved if towels are not laundered daily, but this doesn’t make a room safe for someone who is looking for a fragrance-free, chemically unpolluted room. Using scented products (essential oils, organics, or herbs ) or providing scented soap and shampoo results in smelly an… Continue

September 11, 2009

New Study: Cell Phones Raise Risk of Brain Tumors
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-cell-phone-cancer,0,3071221.story

Hispanics face high cancer risk from breathing household chemical
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/hispanics-and-indoor-air

Stanford Ho… Continue

Playing with fire
Chemical industry extinguishes effort to curb toxic fire retardants
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1179904

EPA Fines Tree Nursery for Pesticide Misuse, Worker Safety Violations
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2362

Toymaker giant Mattel exempt from toxics testing rules
http:… Continue

In case you missed the photos here's a description:

3019 Sq. Ft. on a slab (no basement), 2 floors with MBR (16’x19’) on upper floor and 2 BR on main level, 2 ½ B, all tile floors, stucco interior and exterior walls, metal roof and exterior doors, all St. Charles cabinetry is metal, oak hardwood trim and solid oak doors, large office and den, LR, DR, washer/dryer room, K with walk… Continue

At last, we have a President who cares about the success of the country and the well-being of its people. At last, we may get some meaningful school and health care reforms. President Obama and the Congress may not get it right the first time, and that’s OK with me. At least we are not being told once again (in spite of the facts) that the US has the best health care and education systems in the world.

I have never understood how anyone can honestly believe that a poorly educated populace can b… Continue