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Science of Green

Climatologists are the New Santa

May 4, 2010

If you ask my son, climatologists are the new Santa. What’s that supposed to mean? Basically, my son was way more excited to meet a climatologist than he is to meet Santa (who stops by our house every Christmas Eve – literally). This past Sunday the local search and rescue team was practicing helicopter rappelling. [...]

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High Air Pollution Linked to Increase in School Absences

January 20, 2010

On Monday, Mike Lee with the Star-Telegram reported about a new study that shows a link between high air pollution and an increase in school absences at 39 school districts in Texas. As the mother of a child with asthma, and one that lives in Phoenix, which has some nasty air pollution in the winter [...]

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Science Wednesday – Are Fewer Antibiotics the Answer to MRSA?

January 6, 2010

There are two main types of MRSA – hospital acquired (HA-MRSA) and community acquired (CA-MRSA). Community acquired MRSA cases are on the rise across the nation. Just a few years ago, entire schools would be put on alert if a student had a confirmed MRSA infection but now they are somewhat commonplace. On the other [...]

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New Study Examines Link Between Maternal Occupation and Birth Defects

December 23, 2009

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Al Gore to Our Children, “We will NOT let you down!”

November 12, 2009

After a long day walking the expo hall, meeting with green building product manufacturers, and sitting in on some fantastic sessions I headed over to Chase Field to prepare for the Greenbuild 2009 Opening Celebration. After a great speech by U.S. Green Building Council CEO Rick Fedrizzi and representatives from green building councils across the [...]

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3 Ways to Get Kids Involved in Addressing Climate Change

October 15, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and I’m joining more than 5,000 bloggers from 126 different countries to discuss climate change. Since this is a family and child-oriented blog, I decided to provide parents with 3 ways they can get their kids involved in addressing the important issue of climate change. The beauty of learning [...]

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They Might Be Giants – Here Comes Science CD Review

September 23, 2009

A few weeks ago, we received the new CD from They Might Be Giants – Here Comes Science. After listening to it for several weeks, I have to say that it is honestly our favorite kids-themed CD. Alexander is working on a review of the DVD but I wanted to post a Raising Them Green [...]

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Energy Kids from the Energy Information Administration

September 8, 2009

Energy Kids is a project by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Energy Kids website is designed to engage children in fun activities that will help them learn about energy. The site is broken down into several sections: What Is Energy?, Energy Sources, Using & Saving Energy, History of Energy, Games & Activities, a Glossary, [...]

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Another Possible Effect of Climate Change – An Increase in Domestic Dengue Fever Cases

July 15, 2009

Studies have shown that two species of mosquito capable of carrying dengue fever have been found in 28 states and Washington, D.C. The counties that these mosquitoes have been found in contain more than 173 million people. Could climate change be what is allowing these mosquitoes to travel farther away from their typical tropical areas? [...]

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Car Pollution May Increase Premature Delivery and Preeclampsia Rates

July 1, 2009

I suffered from preeclampsia with my first pregnancy, thankfully the symptoms didn’t present until I was 37 weeks pregnant and already dilated. However, during the 48 hours (or so) that I dealt with the symptoms, I was miserable. At that time, I only knew of a handful of women (both in person and via online [...]