Zero Waste Ambitions: An Interview with Murray Myers of Dallas Sanitation Services
If you live in Dallas you have probably heard that the City hopes to achieve Zero Waste by 2040. But what exactly is “zero waste” and how...
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URBAN URBANE
- Dec 1, 2016
- 4 min
Product Review: Grab Green Natural Cleaning Products
I will have to admit that I do enjoy testing and evaluating different kinds of cleaning products, but testing everything that is on the...
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URBAN URBANE
- Oct 1, 2016
- 2 min
Global Handwashing Day is October 15th
If you've read my blog before, then you may recall that I've brought up the important issue of washing one's hands more than once. Many...
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URBAN URBANE
- Sep 1, 2016
- 2 min
September is National Preparedness Month
September 2016 marks the 12-year anniversary of National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)....
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URBAN URBANE
- Aug 1, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: Where the Germs Are: A Scientific Safari, by Nicholas Bakalar
Where the Germs Are: A Scientific Safari is a fascinating exploration of the microflora and fauna that live in, on, and around us – most...
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URBAN URBANE
- Jul 1, 2016
- 5 min
Borax: Is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
While I have known about borax since my college days, I was never motivated to find out more about it until I started my own cleaning...
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URBAN URBANE
- Jun 1, 2016
- 2 min
Home Safe Home: June is National Safety Month
Have you ever injured yourself and then blushed and thought, “Man, I can’t believe I did that!” If so, you’re not alone. It happens to...
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- May 1, 2016
- 7 min
Low-Impact Insect Control: An Interview with Lin Ellis of Eco Friends Pest Control
Lin Ellis and her husband Mick are the owners of Eco Friends Pest Control, a local company that uses botanically-based insecticides for...
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URBAN URBANE
- Apr 1, 2016
- 2 min
Earth Day Texas, April 22nd thru 24th at Fair Park
As a voracious consumer of information and research about conservation and the environment, I am at somewhat of a loss to explain exactly...
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URBAN URBANE
- Mar 1, 2016
- 2 min
National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 - 26, 2016
I know I just did a blog post about laundry packet poison prevention back in January, but since March 20 – 26 is National Poison...
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URBAN URBANE
- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
Strange bedfellows
Photo by Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium (House dust mites Uploaded by Jacopo Werther) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/l...
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