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Something You Should Know about Going Green

Protecting Yourself From Cancer

August 29, 2013

 

Interview with Devra Davis, author of the book The Secret History of the War on Cancer

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Exposure to toxic substances seems to be a leading cause of cancer. But why do some people get it and others don't when they're exposed to the same level of toxins? 

 

Devra Davis:
There's a wide range of vulnerability. Some people (like my grandfather who lived to 97) are pretty tough.

 
Devra Davis

What You Didn't Know About Air Conditioning

July 2, 2013

 

Interview with Jeff Wilson, author of the book The Greened House Effect: Renovating Your Home with a Deep Energy Retrofit
www.serviceexperts.com

 

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Mike Carruthers:
This time of year thoughts turn to air conditioning, which is expensive to run now and is about to get more expensive.

 

Jeff Wilson:
People may not realize that the Freon that we use the R22 Freon the old refrigerant that we use is being phased out by the EPA. And the new ecofriendly refrigerant is being phased in.
 
Jeff Wilson

Are You Going Into Debt To Buy Christmas Presents?

December 17, 2012

 

Interview with Mary Hunt, author of the book Debt-Proof Your Christmas: Celebrating the Holidays without Breaking the Bank

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Spending discipline... it often flies out the window this time of year because, well, we need to buy Christmas gifts for people.

 

Mary Hunt:
Let me ask you a question: “Tell me what you received for Christmas last year?" Yeah, see people don't remember, so why in the world should you buy a gift now that you're going to have to pay for for the next twenty years, when the person you give it to isn't even going to remember?
 
Mary Hunt

Why You Need Nature - Part 2

May 25, 2011

 

Interview with Richard Louv, author of the book The Nature Principle

 

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Mike Carruthers:
We all pay a price for spending so much time indoors and so little time outdoors.

 

Richard Louv:
Study after study show a connection between spending more time in the natural world in increased health both physical health and mental health.
 
Richard Louv

Toxins In Your Home

April 19, 2011

 

Interview with Dave Wentz, author of the book The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family from Hidden Household Dangers

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Toxins come into your home in lots of little ways and they all add up. For instance dry cleaning…

 

Dave Wentz:
Most people don’t have any idea what that is it just magically works and their clothes are clean. But dry cleaning isn’t even a dry process; they wash your clothes in this chemical called perc, and that perc is a toxic chemical.
 
Dave Wentz

Saving Energy Without Sacrifice

November 5, 2010

 

Interview with Brain Keane President of SmartPower

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Getting consumers - people like you and me - to really conserve energy has been a tough sell. Because to conserve energy means, to many of us, to sacrifice.

 

Brian Keane:
We actually did focus groups among college students today. You talk to them about conservation and they will talk about Jimmy Carter. And these guys weren't even alive when Jimmy Carter was president.

 
Brian Keane

The Dark Side Of Plants

June 9, 2009
Interview with Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants

 

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Mike Carruthers:
We think of plants as being fairly benign but there are some mean, nasty and dangerous plants - for instance oleander.

 

Amy Stewart:
Oleanders grow all over the southern part of the United States and it is really a highly, highly toxic shrub that will make you very sick. It will make you very weak and can kill you quite quickly.
Amy Stewart

 

Going Green At Home

April 28, 2009
Interview with Diane MacEachern, author of Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to be green and protect the environment one thing you can do is…

 

Diane MacEachern:
Buy products that are in concentrated form - and this is particularly easy to do with cleaning products like laundry detergent.

 Diane MacEachern

 

Green Cleaning Tips

January 2, 2009
Interview with Linda C. Cobb author of Talking Dirty With the Queen of Clean: Second Edition

 

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Mike Carruthers:
You can save money and be good to the environment by using some alternative cleaning products around the house. For example...

 

Linda C. Cobb:
Use Tang breakfast drink to clean your toilet. It's much safer for a home that has children and pets.

Linda Cobb

 

Saving Energy During The Summer

 June 17, 2009
Interview with Jordana Gustafson, Editor of
www.sustainlane.com
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Mike Carruthers:
In order to save money on air-conditioning, many people believe it's best to keep a room at the same temperature all the time rather than turn the A/C up and down.

 

Jordana Gustafson:
And this is actually not true - the energy that's used to re-cool a space is always going to be less than or equal to the amount of energy used to keep it at a consistent lower temperature.

 

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