Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

U.S. City Water Quality Reports Are Out

Monday, December 14th, 2009

If you live in the U.S., you’ll be happy (or maybe not so happy, as the case may be) to know that information is becoming more transparent. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its latest figures on municipal water quality in the U.S. The former link goes to the EWG site itself, and the latter has links to other areas for water-loving exploration. I haven’t been able to drink water straight from the tap in my hometown of San Diego for decades—it’s only bottled or seriously filtered for me. Where does your city fall?

The latest on napping

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

I wrote a bit about napping a couple of years ago. It seems to be gaining even more acceptance these days in the U.S. Here’s the latest from The LA Times.