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  CAN YOU CONNECT THE DOTS  ABOUT GLADE I was visiting a friend who complained about constant headaches. Due to the strong perfume-like smell, I noticed at once she had all kinds of plug-ins of Glade air fresheners.   I wondered if there was a connection with her headaches and discovered the following- Scary effects of so called air fresheners-“ 32 percent more babies suffered diarrhea in homes where air fresheners were used every day, compared with homes where they were used once a week or less, and they had significantly more earaches in these homes as well. Air fresheners also affected mothers—those who used them daily suffered nearly 10 percent more headaches. Perhaps most surprising is the finding that women who lived in homes with daily air freshener use had a 26 percent increased risk of depression.” Glade -   contains short chain aliphatic hydrocarbons, can cause ventricular fibrillation and be fatal if inhaled (Lovech & Fullton, 2001). In ...

FELIX FINKBEINER -A TRUE HERO  I believe he embodies the most admirable of qualities we would like our children to embrace and emulate. Here is his incredible story . Felix was born on October 8, 1997 in Munich, Germany.  In 2007, when he was just 9 years old, his class was given an assignment to complete a project on climate change.   Felix was passionate about polar bears and became quite disturbed when he discovered that polar bears were in danger of becoming extinct due to global warming.  As the polar ice caps were melting, polar bears were finding it more an   d more difficult to locate food.  Felix wanted to do something to help slow down global warming.  In his research, he learned that many activities undertaken by people were responsible for creating greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane gas, and nitrous oxide and water vapour.  The largest amount of gases came from the burning of fossil fuels such as co...

CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH BACK AT THE COMMUNITY LEVE L What   can you do at the community level? START DIGGING -   Please note this can be   done at an   individual/family level if you own   property. Why dig? Dig a hole to plant a native sapling or a small tree! Then dig some more until you are ready to drop! Check on- line for community tree planting events. We need to plant as many trees as possible! Why you may ask?    The easiest, most effective and efficient way to  help reduce global overheating and mitigate the devastating effects of climate change is to PLANT TREES! Not only will a canopy of healthy trees mitigate the catastrophic effects of climate change, but they will save the government billions of dollars in health care costs etc.     Check   these   facts - ·       the billions of hairs on leaves trap, dust, dirt and 85% of nasty pollutants like sulphur ...

  1 Climate Change Push Back Ø   Individual /Family Level – One of the most powerful and effective actions you can take at the individual level is   to throw all green items   your dead leaves from potted   plants to potato peelings into your composting bin. I live in a condo so I have a a stainless steel bucket from the Dollar store sitting on top of my fridge. Luckily, in a condo you can empty it every day. Seeing that I have a small court   yard   in the summer I feed my roses with cut up banana peels,   crushed eggs shells in my planters and coffee grounds   only to plants like rhodendrons which are acid loving. Most cities have composting programs and it is very easy to   fill a covered bin with compostable materials. If you live in the country there are many grt websites that will tell you the best ways to compost. Why is composting such a big deal when it comes to global warming/climate change, you might ask? H...