Drywall...a basic necessity for a typical home - but what if those walls were corroding your appliances, electrical wire and causing your family to have respiratory problems or to flee due to chemical smells?

We are hearing more stories that indicate families are not aware that indoor air quality can...

Several of my friends are having babies and since our firm does eco-friendly nurseries, they are asking us how to make it safe for their newborns. They are focused on organic bedding and baby food, but they forget that recent news story that indicates that unborn babies are being exposed...

Today: The Consequences

FEMA trailers, sick babies ... government studies to follow the consequences. In August 2007, I remarked on the MSNBC article about FEMA trailers that were sent to help Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster victims. These trailers were taxpayer-funded carcinogen containers -- with air quality so poor that...

Why didn't they think of this sooner? A hybrid truck -- one that operates just like in a car. When the truck makes a delivery, the engine shuts off and the batteries kick in, thus eliminating 90% of the emissions that cause pollution and trigger asthma symptoms.

According to the...

So, you pick up The New York Times and read a story that talks about purported "green" products, such as clothing, that sell at a premium. Yet, when independently tested the products come up short on the reality of the claims...like, that organic seaweed shirt is no different from a...

Something caught my eye when reading the headline -- "Lights Out in San Francisco" -- at first, I thought there might have been another earthquake. And then the next paragraph explained how on October 20, 2007 the entire city of San Francisco is committed to a program called Lights Out...

The past few days have seen a buzz of news activity about the toys coming from China containing toxic lead paint. Most parents think that they will be able to tell if their child has been exposed by looking at them -- wrong! You cannot smell, taste or feel lead...

Earlier this week, I read an article on MSNBC.com about the FEMA trailers that were supposed to be sent to help disaster victims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, plus recent flooding victims around the country. Shock doesn't describe how it felt to learn that these people have become victims again....