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Whether we have wildfire smoke, shelter-in-place orders, or are just home bodies --  it's important to have good quality indoor air (IAQ) for our health and well being From my days in the facility management business where IAQ was critical for windowless office environments, there's a lot of little things we can do that have large impacts on improving our indoor air quality - and green plants ain't one of them (it takes zillions!).   The COVID pandemic is requiring us to shelter in place more than we like, and for most of the West Coast smoky skies surround our homes during summer and fall.  The former will eventually go away, the latter not.  We'll be dealing with smoky skies for the foreseeable future. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's several things you can do to get your indoor air cleaner: (1) House flushing. As asthma sufferers know, outdoor air is filled with all kinds of unhealthy fine particu...

For years I've advocated   'one earth' equivalence   and fair share based on our collective carbon footprint being spread evenly around the world.  From 10+earths first world usage to less than 1/4 earths for the poorest.   We only have one earth and everyone needs to understand this is the only sustainable long-term road.  Stopping short of egalitarianism, more equal distribution is essential.  After 20 years in that space (carbon footprints) i've moved on. Earth overshoot day and drawdown are now my go-to sustainable phenoms.  They are both great markers and solutions.  'Earth overshoot day marks the date when humanity's demand for ecological sources and services exceeds what the earth can regenerate in that year. '   https://www.overshootday.org In other words, we're writing checks we can't cash.  Our lifestyles are taking more than the earth can give.   Either the bank goes bankrupt or it has to invest in better c...