Posts Tagged ‘ chemicals ’

Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED): Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

February 23, 2010
By Rick Sebenoler

This category focuses on ensuring that a facility provides the healthiest possible indoor environment for the life of the building. It represents a balancing act between design, energy efficiency and quality of life for the occupants that will live and work in the space. Fifteen points can be harvested here, and many are easy...
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EWG Study Finds Hundreds of Pollutants in Nation’s Tap Water

January 7, 2010
By Green Stuff
EWG Study Finds Hundreds of Pollutants in Nation’s Tap Water

Source: EWG.org WASHINGTON, DC – Tap water in many large metropolitan areas is polluted with a cocktail of chemical contaminants. These pollutants usually don’t violate any legal standards, but they often come in potentially toxic combinations that raise serious questions about the long-term safety of drinking the water. Pensacola, Fla.; Riverside, Calif.; and Las...
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Bottling Coke, Uncorking Poisons

October 15, 2009
By Bhaskar Sarma
Bottling Coke, Uncorking Poisons

In my last post I had mentioned that “development” as we know it would make our earth unlivable in a very short span of time. This post illustrates that assertion with a real-life incident that touches almost every one of us. Or at least each one of us who drinks soft drinks. It was...
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