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Okay, so you may not have a "healthy" Thanksgiving meal, but with tips from the Green Docs it can at least be less-toxic. The food that is. The dinner conversations are on you. And you'll have plenty of food-for-thought after listening to our interview with Ashely Ward, an expert in heat policy at Duke University, who teaches us why staying cool is a year-round job.
You'll learn about the latest headlines including which applesauce packs to avoid over concerns about lead toxicity, new "old" techniques for mowing lawns, and can there really be a pregnant woman with twins… in two separate wombs?? Tune in for all this plus some seasonal mocktails using ginger and cranberry. You'll be grateful you did. Thanks for listening and happy Thanksgiving.
Show links:
CDC warning about lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches:
Lambs "mowing" lawns in North Virginia:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/24/lawn-care-mowing-sheep-grazing/
Woman pregnant with two babies, in two separate wombs:
https://www.newser.com/story/342556/she-knew-her-uterus-was-rare-now-an-even-rarer-pregnancy.html
Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub:
https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/heat-policy-innovation-hub
Heating and cooling assistance for low income citizens: https://www.liheap.org
FEMA federal program for resiliency planning funds https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities
Community block grants through the Office of Housing and Urban Development https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/cdbg
Ashley Ward's radio show: "Climate Thursdays" https://chapelboro.com/category/news-on-the-hill-with-andrew-stuckey/climate-thursdays
Heat Index App from NOAA: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noaaweather_lite.android&pli=1
