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Question of the week: What do you do to keep children safe from household poisons?

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

Every 13 seconds, U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call about someone being exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child under three years of age.  March is National Poison Prevention Month.

What do you do to keep children safe from household poisons?

Question of the Week: How has your community used smart growth for environment-friendly development?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

Communities grow to meet demand for homes, schools, shopping, offices, roads, and everything else. But community growth can affect the environment due to increases in traffic, energy and utilities, waste, and more.

How has your community used smart growth for environment-friendly development?

Pregunta de la semana: ¿Su comunidad ha usado el crecimiento inteligente para un desarrollo beneficioso para el medio ambiente?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

En español: Cada semana hacemos una pregunta relacionada al medio ambiente. Por favor comparta con nosotros sus pensamientos y comentarios. Siéntase en libertad de responder a comentarios anteriores o plantear nuevas ideas. Preguntas previas.

Las comunidades crecen para cumplir con las demandas de hogares, escuelas, centros comerciales, oficinals, carreteras y todo lo demás.  Sin embargo, el crecimiento comunitario puede afectar el medio ambiente debido a aumentos en el tráfico, energía y servicios públicos, desechos y más.

¿Su comunidad ha usado el crecimiento inteligente para un desarrollo beneficioso para el medio ambiente?

Question of the Week: Which presidents do you think did the most to protect the environment, and why?

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

From Thomas Jefferson to Theodore Roosevelt to today, American presidents have worked, with considerable power and influence, to preserve and protect America’s environment and natural resources. February 16 is Presidents Day.

Which presidents do you think did the most to protect the environment, and why?

Pregunta de la semana: ¿Cuál presidente piensa que hizo más para proteger el medio ambiente, y por qué?

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Cada semana hacemos una pregunta relacionada al medio ambiente. Por favor comparta con nosotros sus pensamientos y comentarios. Siéntase en libertad de responder a comentarios anteriores o plantear nuevas ideas. Preguntas previas.

Desde Tomás Jefferson a Teodoro Roosevelt hasta hoy, los presidentes estadounidenses han trabajado, con considerable poder e influencia, por preservar y proteger el medio ambiente y recursos naturales de Estados Unidos. El 16 de febrero es el Día de los Presidentes.

¿Cuál presidente piensa que hizo más para proteger el medio ambiente, y por qué?

Question of the Week: What do you do at home to help protect the environment if you don’t own your home?

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

Many people don’t own their living space such as renters or workers assigned to temporary housing. Non-owners general don’t make major changes to their homes, such as buying more efficient large appliances or improving insulation.  Concerned citizens

What do you do at home to help protect the environment if you don’t own your home?

Question of the Week: Qué hace en su hogar para ayudar el medio ambiente si usted no es el dueño de su casa?

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

En español: Cada semana hacemos una pregunta relacionada al medio ambiente. Por favor comparta con nosotros sus pensamientos y comentarios. Siéntase en libertad de responder a comentarios anteriores o plantear nuevas ideas. Preguntas previas.

Muchas personas no son los propietarios del lugar donde viven tales como los inquilinos u obreros asignados a viviendas temporeras. En general, los que no son dueños no hacen arreglos importantes en sus casas como comprar enseres eléctricos grandes que sean más eficientes o proveer aislamiento.

¿Qué hace en su hogar para ayudar el medio ambiente si usted no es el dueño de su casa?

Question of the Week: What have you done to protect your home against radon?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas, but it can build up inside homes and cause lung cancer (it’s number 2, after smoking). You can buy radon test kits to check for radon, improve home ventilation, and other things. January is National Radon Action Month.

What have you done to protect your home against radon?

Question of the Week: Qué ha hecho usted para protejer su hogar del radón?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

En español: Cada semana hacemos una pregunta relacionada al medio ambiente. Por favor comparta con nosotros sus pensamientos y comentarios. Siéntase en libertad de responder a comentarios anteriores o plantear nuevas ideas. Preguntas previas.

El radón es un gas radiactivo que se encuentra en la naturaleza. Este se puede concentrar en el interior de los hogares y causar cáncer del pulmón (es la segunda causa de cáncer despúes de fumar). Usted puede comprar kits para la detección del radón, aumentar la ventilación de la casa, entre otros. Enero es el mes de consientización sobre radón.

¿Qué ha hecho usted para protejer su hogar del radón?

Question of the Week: What are your New Year’s resolutions to help protect the environment in 2009?

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Each week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.

Happy New Year! I will drive more efficiently. I will start a compost pile. I will read pesticide labels. I will …

Share what YOU will do in the coming year to help protect the environment.

What are your New Year’s resolutions to help protect the environment in 2009?