A $10 million fine for anti-climate lobbying – Grist

It’s Tuesday, February 8, and a California natural gas utility may have to pay up for its efforts to delay climate action. The United States’ largest natural gas utility is facing the music for its attempts to delay climate action. California state regulators last week recommended a $9.8 million fine for Southern California Gas Company, […]

How to Clean a Yoga Mat

Use a towel. To keep your mat cleaner from the get-go, Emily Schmookler, a CorePower Yoga senior yoga trainer based in the Bay Area, suggests laying a towel down on top of your mat when you practice, especially one that is moisture-wicking and will absorb sweat. The mat will stay cleaner and you can throw […]

Dynamic duo developed air purifying paint on quest for clean air

A bad bout of haze in 2015 sparked the desire for two entrepreneurs to find a solution to indoor air pollution. Founders Mr Lester Leong and Mr Benny Jiao both suffered from childhood asthma, and recall their conditions being exacerbated by the annual haze season growing up. Their experiences inspired them to look for ways […]

Op-Ed: Climate change is upon us: It’s time for modern solutions

In my district in Northwest Washington, many families and small businesses are still reeling from the devastating flooding we experienced in recent months. With a warmer climate fueling the intensity of the weather extremes we’re experiencing; we know the climate crisis has unfortunately arrived. Now, we must find ways to become more resilient, so that […]

Ultrafine particle sensors for drastic improvement of air quality

Plasmas, which consist of charged particles and are the 4th state of matter, are used in high-tech industrial systems such as in lithography machines to make microchips or in ultrafine particle (UFP) sensors to measure the concentration of tiny particles (smaller than 0.1 micrometers) that could be damaging to human health. “Due to their small […]

HealTree sets plant therapy workshop Feb. 16

HealTree will present Let’s Grow: Plant Therapy from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 1632 Savannah Road, Suite 9, Lewes. Heather Spencer and Maxine Middlebrook will facilitate an evening of intention setting and planting. Participants will be guided through a meditation and then create their own intentional planter box. Cost is $45 per […]

Can you help? Our sister city in El Salvador faces clean-water crisis

Making the following plea is Anne-Marie Hilbert, Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project board member. The village in El Salvador no longer has adequate, clean drinking water. Access to safe drinking water is a basic human right but sadly, not the reality in Arlington’s sister city, Teosinte, El Salvador. The Arlington-Teosinte Sister City Project (ATSCP) has launched a fund-raiser […]