Posts under Technology Category
Greenovation TV
Posted on August 16, 2011 In: Resources, Sustainability, Technology
This is a pretty awesome website – short videos (about 3 min) about all kinds of green renovation projects – they feature real projects and explore issues like “what eco-labels can you trust” and “are some solar panels toxic?” The site also has blog articles to go along with the videos. I think the best part is that Michigan is more »
Using fishbones to clean up lead?
Posted on August 15, 2011 In: Brownfields, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Technology
by Sandra Yu Wow. Many of you may know that lead poisoning is a big, big issue in Detroit. Lead is present in older homes (built before the 1972 ban on lead paint) and in soil (back from when gasoline was leaded, from historic lead smelters, demolished houses and other sources). Exposure to lead can impair neurological development in small more »
