Santé environnement : une nouvelle étiquette dans les rayons pour un air intérieur plus sain. Suivant le même principe que l’étiquette énergie, les fabricants doivent afficher, depuis le 1er janvier 2012, les niveaux d’émission en polluants volatils de tous les nouveaux produits de construction et de décoration allant de A+ (très faibles émissions) à C (fortes émissions).
Une étiquette affiche les niveaux d’émission en polluants volatils A terme, plusieurs milliers de références – peintures, papiers peints, parquets, moquettes, vernis, colles, adhésifs… – seront étiquetées pour éclairer les choix des consommateurs. Ce travail d’information sur les risques de toxicité présents dans certains produits est le fruit d’une coopération originale entre le ministère du Développement durable et la distribution. D’ici septembre 2013, tous les produits de construction et de décoration vendus en France devront posséder cette étiquette. Cette obligation devra être achevée avant le 1er janvier 2015 pour les établissements accueillant des enfants de moins de six ans et les écoles maternelles. QAPA: Trouver un emploi rapidement sur vos compétences. GoToo. Ohio's tourist destinations put ecology into business model.
Some of the state's most popular tourist destinations are getting greener -- and not just because spring is finally here.
The environmental tourism movement has reached the Midwest, where popular vacation spots, from Sandusky to Hocking Hills, are discovering that going green can keep them out of the red. "Besides being the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," said Karen Raymore, executive director of the Hocking Hills Tourism Association, who recently spearheaded a go-green movement among the many tourist-related hotels and attractions in her Southeast Ohio region. Efforts extend far beyond the no-need-to-wash-my-towel programs that have become commonplace at hotels nationwide. In Ohio, environmental initiatives continue to evolve at tourist sites both large and small: Tips for green travel Here are some ways to reduce your carbon footprint during your travels: • Use public transportation where available. • Walk or ride a bike once you get to your destination. • Keep showers short.
Top 5 Green Apps for the Droid. An estimated 160,000 Droid phones are sold each day.
Photo: Flickr/MoHotta18 We’re big fans of anything that makes going green a little easier. Tech-lovers that we are, we’ve recently become obsessed with great green apps for the iPhone, including our very own iRecycle®, but going green on the go isn’t just for the iPhone anymore. Other smart phones are giving Apple a run for their money with hot new apps that will help you go green with every click. And guess what? For your downloading pleasure, here are five of the best green apps out there in the Android Market today. 1. iamgreen We all know charging your electronics less saves energy, time and money. Download the app and learn to easily change your phone’s settings to maximize battery life. Share more and charge less? Price: $2.99 2. Want to donate to eco charities but a little low on funds? You simply walk into a participating store, check-in on your phone and earn “karma points.” Welcome to cleanaircommute.ca. How Your Droid Phone Can Track Air Pollution - Forbes.com.
Familydoctor.org. What is air pollution?
Air pollution is made up of many kinds of gases, droplets and particles that reduce the quality of the air. Air can be polluted in both the city and the country. In the city, cars, buses and airplanes, as well as industry and construction may cause air pollution. In the country, dust from tractors plowing fields, trucks and cars driving on dirt or gravel roads, rock quarries and smoke from wood and crop fires may cause air pollution. Ground-level ozone is the major part of air pollution in most cities. What symptoms can air pollution cause? Air pollution can irritate the eyes, throat and lungs. People can react very differently to air pollution. Is air pollution bad for my health?
Fortunately for most healthy people, the symptoms of air pollution exposure usually go away as soon as the air quality improves. Children probably feel the effects of lower levels of pollution than adults. People who have heart or lung disease also react more severely to polluted air.