Green Products Continue Their Industry Ascent, Manufacturers Say
January 21, 2009 - More and more consumers are seeking green products, especially those that focus on energy and water efficiency, and there is every indication that trend will only get stronger, according to home building industry product suppliers who spoke at a press conference today during the International Builders’ Show®.
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Wildfires and Hurricanes Create Indoor Air Quality Nightmares for Homeowners and Insurance Companies
EMSL Analytical offers testing solutions for property owners from recent tropical storms and devastating fires. Now that many of California’s wildfires have been brought under control, Mother Nature is bringing torrential rains from Tropical Storm Cristobal to coastal areas of North Carolina and Tropical Storm Dolly has just entered the Gulf of Mexico.
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CertainTeed Corporation Achieved GREENGUARD Certification for Indoor Air Quality
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) has awarded GREENGUARD Certification to CertainTeed Corporation's Residential and CertaProTM Commercial Fiber Glass Insulation batts and Blankets as well as their Premium Loose Fill products, InsulSafe®4 and Optima®. GREENGUARD certifies that the CertainTeed products are low emitting and have minimal impact on indoor air quality.
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Bush Air Pollution Plan a Threat to Air Quality; National Parks Group Says Plan Fails to Protect Parks
President Bush's "Clear Skies Initiative," an air pollution plan introduced in Congress today, will not clean up the air pollution that poisons America's national parks, according to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). "At a time when our parks need real leadership to restore their future, the president is putting a giant roadblock in the path to cleaning up the air pollution plaguing national parks," said Don Barger, NPCA southeast regional director. "Air pollution is one of the most critical threats our parks face, and the administration's proposal leaves our parks in jeopardy."
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EMSL Scientist Publishes Book on Understudied Gnomoniaceae Fungi
The family Gnomoniaceae is a little understood family of fungi. They spend most of their life cycle as symptomless endophytes producing fruiting bodies on fallen leaves of trees, shrubs or dead stems of herbs. However, some of the fungi are serious plant pathogens and despite being inconspicuous they are everywhere around us.
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Leading Experts Urge Mississippi River Flood-Affected Homeowners Not to Use Bleach to Clean and Prevent Mold Damage
The National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI), a not-for-profit cooperative of mold experts and professionals, is urging owners of residential and commercial properties affected by Mississippi River flooding not to use household bleach to remove potentially harmful mold and mildew from water-damaged surfaces.
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