Botswana: Termites Force Clinic Closure
[Botswana Daily News] Mogoditshane -The Mmopane clinic has been closed down to avoid accidents and injuries to both staff and patients after it was discovered that its roofing is devoured by termites.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 26, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Pulaski County’s Most Expensive Home Sales of 2016
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County jumped in 2016 to a number not seen since Arkansas Business began tracking them in 2004. Last year, 29 homes sold for $1 million or more, up from 20 in 2015. Arkansas Business has been keeping statistics on high-end sales since 2004, when 29 million-dollar homes were sold. Sales hit a low of 13 in 2012. This year, strong sales should continue, Jon Underhill predicted in an email to Arkansas Business last week. Underhill sells upscale home through his agency, Jon Underhill Real Estate of Little Rock. “The economy and the stock market are both doing well, and that bodes well for ...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - June 19, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: MP Ncube Donates U.S.$30,000 for Clinic
[The Herald] Gokwe-Kana Member of Parliament Cde Owen Ncube has donated $30 000 worth of roofing material for the completion of Katema Clinic in Marapira area under Chief Jiri, Gokwe South, which will service a population of more than 30 000.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The 'time machine' that replicates 3 years of weather in 3 days
(Concordia University) An engineering team at Concordia has collaborated with researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California to simulate the weathering of cool roofs in the lab. In just a few days, they can now reproduce three years of aging for roofing products in order to test their solar reflectance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 22, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Canada Will Ban Asbestos by 2018
After the latest push from unions and federal labor advocates, the Canadian government is moving to ban asbestos by 2018. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced the long-awaited news in late December. The ban will apply to the manufacture of any products containing asbestos, as well as imports made with the deadly mineral. It could be extended to products already manufactured. New Democrat Party Critic for Labour Sheri Benson introduced Bill C-321 in November to help speed the process. Despite a steep decline in global demand and Canada’s last asbestos mines closing in 2012, the Canadian government continued to drag i...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 4, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos ban asbestos ban in canada asbestos deaths in canada asbestos in canada justin trudeau asbestos ban mesothelioma in canada Source Type: news

Rwanda: Govt Mulls Extension of Asbestos Roofing Deadline
[New Times] The Government is considering moving ahead the deadline to eradicate asbestos roofing materials on public and private buildings across the country, The New Times has learned.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Sen. Boxer: EPA Should Include Asbestos in Top Priorities
Selecting the 10 most dangerous chemicals in the U.S. is the first order of business under the recently strengthened arm of the Environmental Protection Agency. “EPA must consider all forms of asbestos in this initial list of chemicals it acts on,” U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., wrote in an Aug. 26 letter to EPA administrator Gina McCarthy. President Barack Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law in June, updating the antiquated Toxic Substances Control Act and granting the EPA more power to regulate toxic chemicals. Boxer, a ranking member of the Environment and Publi...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 23, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos ban asbestos cancer asbestos diseases epa asbestos regulations mesothelioma asbestos cancer mesothelioma cancer senator barbara boxer Toxic Substances Control Act Source Type: news

The Netherlands Orders All Asbestos Roofs Removed by 2024
Although the Netherlands banned asbestos 22 years ago, officials continue eliminating the toxic mineral from the country’s infrastructure, most recently ordering all asbestos roofing be removed by Jan. 1, 2024. The removal only applies to exterior asbestos-containing materials such as corrugated sheets and slate roofing. It does not apply to interior asbestos roof boards and roof insulation. “The ban on [asbestos] roofing is a start,” David de Vreede, a technical advisor for the Dutch group Committee for Asbestos Victims, told Asbestos.com. “The goal is no asbestos in the country, but that will take a long time.”...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 12, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos ban asbestos ban in europe asbestos cement roofs in the netherlands asbestos products asbestos removal asbestos use in the netherlands banned asbestos products Committee for Asbestos Victims David de Veerde mesothelioma in europ Source Type: news

Elon Musk Revolutionized Cars. His Brother Wants To Do The Same For Food.
NEW YORK ― Last month, Elon Musk laid out his “master plan” to transform Tesla into a clean energy giant. In a 1,483-word blog post, he outlined plans to meld his automobile company with SolarCity, the country’s largest solar installer, to create a one-stop shop for electric cars, batteries and solar-panel roofing. He’s not the only Musk with a grand vision. For the last 14 years, Kimbal Musk, Elon’s younger brother, has been quietly waging his own battle against industrialized food. While Elon built a tech empire in California, the younger Musk moved to Colorado and founded The Kitchen, an...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

New Shade Of Blue Set To Change Our Homes For The Better
The color you see below is no ordinary hue. It's one of the world's newest -- and perhaps most vivid -- shades of blue. It also happens to be the result of a brilliant mistake. A team of chemists discovered YInMn blue during a chemistry experiment at Oregon State University in 2009. "It was serendipity, actually," said Mas Subramanian, the OSU chemist who led the experiment, in a press release. "A happy, accidental discovery." Now scientists have perfected the pigment and it's going on sale as an option in commercial coatings, plastics and household paint this year. It all started when Subramanian and his team w...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Tanzania: Public Cautioned On Rainwater Tapping Through Painted Roofing Sheets
[Daily News] Dodoma -Members of the public were on Monday advised to consult experts before starting harvesting rain water through painted iron sheets as the paints contain poison.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 21, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Solar roof: New hybrid solar panel roof slashes energy bills
Scientists have designed a new hybrid roofing system which could halve energy bills in new homes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 25, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Are Children Safe from Asbestos Lurking in Their Crayons, Toys?
Recent reports of deadly asbestos discovered in crayons serve as a grim reminder that children may come in contact with the toxic substance where parents least expect it — their toys. Independent tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund (EWG) revealed that several toys manufactured in China and imported to the U.S., including crayons and amateur crime lab kits, contained asbestos fibers. "Even if the absolute risk is relatively low, children are more vulnerable to toxic material and carcinogens," said Dr. Richard Lemen, former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and now a professor at Emo...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 10, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tim Povtak Tags: Asbestos Exposure & Bans Source Type: news

New 'cool roof time machine' will accelerate cool roof deployment
Scientists have established a method to simulate in the lab the soiling and weathering of roofing materials, reproducing in only a few days the solar reflectance of roofing products naturally aged for three years. Now this protocol has been approved by ASTM International, a widely referenced standards body, as a standard practice for the industry.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 14, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

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