South High Marathon Dance fundraiser set to return in May – Saratogian

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — The South High Marathon Dance, a longtime local fundraiser and beloved area tradition, is returning this spring for its 45th year. The 2022 event is scheduled for Friday, May 13, and will be held at Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury, organizers announced, noting that public health and safety measures will be […]

Passivhaus: how to insulate your home against soaring heating bills | Money

Soaring gas prices have been making headlines but for some households heating bills are nowhere near reaching record highs. These are the residents of Passivhaus homes. There are 1,500 Passivhaus buildings in the UK – and they have never been more popular. Each one is built – or retrofitted – to an internationally recognised “energy […]

The Actors’ Gang Theater’s CAN’T PAY! DON’T PAY Runs March 19

‘Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay!’ written by Nobel Laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame is returning to The Actors’ Gang Theater in the old Ivy Substation on March 19, 2022, with previews beginning March 12, exactly two years from the day the theater was shuttered and had to suspend this hilarious production. Fo’s high-energy, satirical farce […]

Carmel-by-the-Sea restaurants install air filtration systems for indoor dining. – KION546

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — A new air filtration system is being adopted by some Carmel-by-the-Sea restaurants to help employees and customers feel more safe when they’re indoors. The initiative comes from the non-profit Carmel Cares. The system was created through a collaborative effort from AirByDesign and Wynd. Carmel Cares President Dale Byrne said that the creation […]

Western voters concerned about drought, climate, pollution, poll shows

Voters in eight Mountain West states say a politician’s stance on environmental issues is just as important as the economy, health care and education come Election Day. That’s according to Colorado College’s annual State of the Rockies Project, which tries to gauge public opinion across the region on critical issues like drought, climate change and […]

Enjoying cleaner air at home with Roidmi cordless vacuum cleaners

INDOOR air can be more polluted than outdoor air. For those who live in a high-rise, smoke, dust and cooking odors can migrate from other units to theirs. Other sources of indoor air pollutants are paint, cleaning chemicals, dust mites, pet dander, carpets, parasites, mold and dampness and many others. Even the furniture at home […]

Belgium has reopened nightlife as country goes to “code orange” – News

Belgium will be reopening their nightclubs and bars as normal as the country enters “code orange” as of today. At midnight on Thursday night, Belgium eased several COVID restrictions that has been put in place to stop the spread of the Omicron variant. Read this next: How to help clubs open safely and for the […]

SARS-CoV-2 in the Air: What’s Known and What Isn’t

During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many public health authorities promoted hand-washing and maintaining six feet of distance, with the idea that SARS-CoV-2 was spread primarily in relatively large respiratory droplets that soon fell from the air after being exhaled, potentially contaminating surfaces. But epidemiological and animal studies soon pointed to the importance […]

Gas Stoves Emit Pollutants. Are They A Health Risk?

Whether you know it or not, your home is filled with microscopic particles and other invisible pollutants that may affect your health to some degree. Soot from candles, fumes emitted by furniture, microfibers from laundry, and proteins shed by pets or pests can all irritate your lungs. Even the dust hiding under your bed can […]