By the time you read this, I'll be driving north to Ottawa Canada to speak at the Prevent Cancer Now conference. My seminar is already sold out! So no new posts on the Green Living Q&A blog til June 4, but you can send in your comments and questions in the meanwhile. And if you get this email in time and you want to tune in, you can hear me being interviewed live online on public radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California (I'll be in Florida, they'll be in Berkeley). They're giving away copies of my book Home Safe Home for their pledge drive. I'll be on at 8:05 pacific/11:05 eastern for about a half an hour. Debra :-) HEALTH, HOME & HABITAT #85 ~ 22 May 2007 * HAVE A HEALTHY SUMMER If the links don't work on this newsletter, you can view it online at http://www.dld123.com/newsletter/newsletterupdateback.html Health, Home & Habitat Back Issue (tables of contents) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HAVE A HEALTHY SUMMER Often I think I have to come up with something new every week, but there is so much information already on the website, I'm sure all of you haven't found it all! So with the official start of summer--Memorial Day--coming up this weekend, I thought I'd link to pages that have tips for having a healthy summer. * My Chlorine-Free Swimming Pool * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GREEN LIVING Q&A BLOG Here are the questions and new comments posted through yesterday. Remember, you are welcome to share your own comments and experience in response to any of these questions, and post questions of your own. To read and comment on more questions posted previously go to Green Living Q&A blog.
* Dishwasher Detergent Preventing Algae Growth in Wading Pools What is the best (safest) method for preventing algae growth in children's wading pools at home? I'd prefer not to have to drain the pool after each use since it's an 8 foot diameter pool that holds over 400 gallons of water and is a pain to drain and refill. A homemade alternative to Scotchguard? My husband and are are going to reupholster our dining room chairs, and since we have 2 kids under the age of 4, we'd like to pretreat the fabric to make it more stain repellent. I don't like the idea of a chemical fabric protector like Scotchguard, so I'm wondering about the alternatives since I won't be able to just take the covers off and wash them! (We're planning on stapling them to the chairs permanently.) Clay Plaster walls I have checked with the companies that sell clay plaster and they tell me kaolin clay is one of the ingredients. Since kaolin clay is somewhat radioactive, wouldn't covering the walls of my home with it be ill advised? Or is it such a tiny amount that it is negligible? I have asked them this question and they won't answer it (probably for liability reasons). I would love to know since clay plaster is beautiful and (apart from the radioactivity) nontoxic. Magnetically-attractive stainless steel cookware I recently read your letters concerning cookware and I have a question: Slug Problem I am wondering if you have any recommendations on how I might kill garden slugs naturally rather than using the pellets or other chemical options sold at stores. I have seen a couple of natural products online, but am not sure how well they work or if I might be able to make something at home that works just as well? Making The Local Choice A year and a half ago I wrote to you asking about installing a hardwood floor on a low budget. We had a source for some local burr oak or ash wood that had been thoughtfully harvested, milled and dried locally that we would have had to sand and finish it and put up with some off-gasing even if we went with a low VOC, (would that also mean slow drying) finish. Solar roof tiles My husband and I own a roofing company in Tampa, Florida. I am interested in learning more about solar tile roofs. I had heard of a community in Arizona that had solar tile roofs. I would be excited to provide solar tile products and installation, if it were to be approved in Florida. Any information you have would be appreciated. can visions cookware and pyrex shatter while cooking? I had been tempted to get some of the clear cookware, but now I've heard some complaints about the "glass" cookware exploding?
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