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Archive for the ‘Enironmental Safety’ Category

Installation of a Carbon Monoxide Detector Suggested

Carbon Monoxide injuries and fatalities occur most often during the winter months.  Unlike natural gas, carbon monoxide has no smell and is virtually undetectable.  Closed windows limit fresh air circulation so that the danger of carbon monoxide poising is greatest.
Possible sources of that poinsoning are from gas burning appliances such as ranges, ovens, waterheaters, furnaces, [...]

Great local Environmental Website

Our local San Francisco website for all things GREEN including         San Francisco Programs and Policies, Resources plus links to get anything recycled in SF!
Check it out at: www.sfenvironment.org

Recycle your Fridge, Earn a Gas Credit, Use CFL’s by PG&E in San Francisco

Howdy!  Look what I received today in my ValPak mailer.  A coupon from PG&E promoting Recycling, and energy savings.  The info below is what was on the coupon with all of their website links too!
Check out the program put into place by PG&E in San Francisco
It’s easy to recycle your old (still working) refigerator!  Guess who [...]

Re-Charge It! Camping & Batteries – Lots of ‘Em

We all use batteries at home and work-lots of them. In California, we buy over 500 million houshold batteries (anythingsmaller than a car battery)… by spending a little more for your home rechargeable batter set-up today, in the long run you will save time, money, and make your local community a safer, ehalthier place to live. That’s an investment you can get charged up about!

Assembly Bill makes it Easier to Return Units into Service after Meth Lab Remediation

State law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to take removal actions with respect to illegal substances. On or before October 1, 2008, DTSC was required to develop health-based target remediation standards for methamphetamine labs. CAA worked actively on the initial law that put these DTSC standards in place. Hundreds of single family [...]