pollution
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How Vacuuming Affects Your Home Air Quality
If your area has poor air quality right now, you may have heard that it’s not a great idea to vacuum your home. Then again, vacuuming is also a tool that can help get dust and allergens out of your house, suggesting that sometimes it’s a good thing. There’s truth to both, so here’s what…
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Find Your Carbon Footprint Using This Emissions Calculator
Last month, JetBlue announced plans to become carbon neutral on all domestic flights in 2020 and offset up to 17 billion pounds (7,711,070 tonnes) of carbon emissions. And on the consumer level, airlines like United have long offered carbon offset options for environmentally-conscious travellers—but how exactly do carbon offsets even work?
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Is It Legal To Skip Work To Avoid Bushfire Smoke?
Australians across the eastern states have been choking their way through some of the worst air pollution on record. If you regularly commute to the city, this obviously isn’t great for your lungs. But is it legal to refuse to come into work due to health concerns? Let’s take a look.
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For 10 Years, Australia Has Been In A Climate-Policy Abyss
Federal Labor this week commemorated a dubious anniversary – a decade of climate policy failure. And it pointed the finger of blame squarely at the Greens.