Environmental Safety Articles
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100 Easy Ways to Live Greener
Think you’re doing all you can to give the environment a break and make your home a little healthier for your family? Or do you want to go green but you’re not sure where to start?
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A Quick Primer on Greenwashing
Consumers are demanding more environmentally responsible products and so industries and advertisers are putting more environmental claims on packaging. But are they true?
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As Your World Changes, UL Does Too
Since 1894, UL has been working for a safer world and has been a leader in writing safety standards.
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Earth Day 2010
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Economics of Being Green at Home
Saving valuable resources is good for all of us, but it’s even more appealing when you realize that it’s good for your own pocketbook too.
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Energy Conservation Facts That May Surprise You – and What to Do About Them
Want to step up your energy-saving savvy? Here are some energy eye-openers along with ways to conserve you might not have thought of yet.
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Green activities to do with your kids
Kids today are more aware of environmental concerns than any generation. You can help them develop positive, healthy, green habits and attitudes with fun, easy activities.
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Green Answers
The story on current environmental concerns for your family
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How to Improve the Air Quality Inside Your Home
Ever since humans built fire and brought it into the home for heating and cooking, indoor air pollution has been a problem.
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Lead Poisoning: Get the Facts about the Threat
While many potential threats to childhood safety feel new, lead poisoning is a decades-old concern.
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Paint Your Walls. Protect Your Family: Tips on How to Safely Paint Indoors
Before you grab the rollers and get going, it’s important to remember that paint and paint thinner can have extremely harmful effects on you and your family, especially when used indoors.
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Product Recalls: How to Stay Informed
There’s no missing certain product recalls that are splashed across the headlines. But how do you keep up with recalls that don’t make the headlines even though they’re just as important to you and your family?
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Q&A: How Safe is My Tap Water?
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to keep your family as safe as possible, so even the simple act of turning on the faucet may provoke a moment of thought and worry.
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That’s Green to Me
Kitchen Chemistry 101With just a few things that are probably already in your cupboards, you can make simple green cleaning supplies for your home. Here are a few recipes to get you started.
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The Environment and You: What If?
You know instinctively that being environmentally responsible is the right thing to do. After all, you want your kids to grow up in a safe, healthy world with plenty of natural resources.
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The Recycling Bin: What Goes In, What Stays Out
You know recycling is important and you want to do your part. You also want to get your kids in the habit of recycling at home. Before you start filling up the recycling bin, make sure you know what should go in and what should stay out.
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The Why and How of Water Conservation
It’s hard to imagine running out of water, but it could happen. Between 1950 and 2000, the population in the United States doubled while public demand for water more than tripled.
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UL Sheds Light On New Research-Based Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) Safety Tips
Over the years, consumers have adopted CFLs because they use about two-thirds the amount of energy of standard incandescent bulbs and can last up to 10 times longer.
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What You Need to Know About Mercury Exposure
Mercury has been in the news a lot lately, frequently being blamed for serious and sometimes seemingly improbable health problems.
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Why Buy Organic?
Better yet, what is "organic?"