CNN is featuring a story today on keeping
your home and your family safe from toxins commonly found in homes. They
cite non-stick cookware, fast food packaging and microwave popcorn bags as dangerous
for emitting perfluorochemicals (PFCs). They discuss potential pollutants in
tap water that include lead and arsenic, though they do say tap is still less
polluted than bottled because it’s more regulated. They tell us that household

WalkScore.com announced
recently its list of the top 10 Most Walkable Cities in the US.

On Friday, MSNBC featured a story on the increased number of
cyclists in the wake of skyrocketing gas prices. While Bikes or Cars? Who Rules the Road?
focuses more on the cost-savings and safety issues associated with cycling, the
heated
discussion surrounding the article on Newsvine really gets into why
motorists hate cyclists, and vice versa. It seems that, if these commenters are

In what he likens to President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 goal
to land man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, Al
Gore is challenging the United States in a Thursday speech to rely solely
on renewable energy sources within 10 years.

A depressing study
by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed Wednesday that kids’
activity levels drop dramatically between the ages of 9 and 15, with the
majority of children failing to meet their daily recommended activity levels.

Jeanne Knightengale, board president of ALLY (Alliance for Leadership and Interconnection) in Cincinnati, OH, talks about the connection of Montessori education and ecology.

Obbie King discusses the possibilities of a car-free community.

Stephanie Routh talks about the 2008 Car-free Conference in Portland, OR. Rethinking Mobility. Rediscovering Proximity.

Ginny Frasier talks about schools and how they promote environmental education.

Gil Penalosa talks about the qualities of a humane city and why people need it.