Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: iStockThe risk of wildfires across the globe is increasing because of rising temperatures caused by pollution. While it’s perhaps assumed that rural areas would take the brunt of these devastating events, urban areas are also at significant risk.In August, a wildfire in the Hawaiian town of Lahaina on the island of Maui killed more than 100 people and practically razed the community to the ground. It was the deadliest wildfire in the United States...…Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: iStockThe risk of wildfires across the globe is increasing because of rising temperatures caused by pollution. While it’s perhaps assumed that rural areas would take the brunt of these devastating events, urban areas are also at significant risk.In August, a wildfire in the Hawaiian town of Lahaina on the island of Maui killed more than 100 people and practically razed the community to the ground. It was the deadliest wildfire in the United States...WW…

Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThere’s a growing din for the National Football League to eliminate its artificial turf playing fields.The conditions at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey caused the topic to reach a boiling point this season when four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on its turf field. The Sporting News recently published a deeper dive on the stadium’s history of notable injuries. While many players have been outspoken on the matter,...…Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThere’s a growing din for the National Football League to eliminate its artificial turf playing fields.The conditions at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey caused the topic to reach a boiling point this season when four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on its turf field. The Sporting News recently published a deeper dive on the stadium’s history of notable injuries. While many players have been outspoken on the matter,...WW…

Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Princeton UniversityPrinceton researchers have a theory that strings can be used as part of an efficient system to gather lithium, the hard-to-harvest material vital to powering most of our electronics. Much research worldwide is focused on finding an alternative to the expensive battery component. This idea offers a solution that could make lithium — a proven power storer — easier and cheaper to supply. If successful, the...…Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Princeton UniversityPrinceton researchers have a theory that strings can be used as part of an efficient system to gather lithium, the hard-to-harvest material vital to powering most of our electronics. Much research worldwide is focused on finding an alternative to the expensive battery component. This idea offers a solution that could make lithium — a proven power storer — easier and cheaper to supply. If successful, the...WW…

Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.If you’re like most folks, you probably haven’t given much thought to your detergent beyond what smells good, what doesn’t make your kid itchy, and what’s on sale this week. But as something we literally flush down the drain — and toss into the landfill to the tune of over 677 million jugs of laundry detergent per year — it’s something worth thinking about.Plus, with some popular brands getting banned in New York state over probable carcinogen 1,4 dioxane, we’re...…Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.If you’re like most folks, you probably haven’t given much thought to your detergent beyond what smells good, what doesn’t make your kid itchy, and what’s on sale this week. But as something we literally flush down the drain — and toss into the landfill to the tune of over 677 million jugs of laundry detergent per year — it’s something worth thinking about.Plus, with some popular brands getting banned in New York state over probable carcinogen 1,4 dioxane, we’re...WW…

Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: iStockI’ve been a “natural” deodorant skeptic since high school, when my mom forced me to use a funky crystal deodorant stone. I’ll spare you the details but nobody wanted to sit next to me in class. I know I shouldn’t be skeptical of natural deodorants, since I review clean, eco-friendly products for a living. But let’s just say, that kind of experience sticks with you, so the bar is set pretty high. I now know that my mom had my health in mind...…Skip to contentTcd Newsletter© 2023 THE COOL DOWN COMPANY. All Rights Reserved. Do not sell or share my personal information.Photo Credit: iStockI’ve been a “natural” deodorant skeptic since high school, when my mom forced me to use a funky crystal deodorant stone. I’ll spare you the details but nobody wanted to sit next to me in class. I know I shouldn’t be skeptical of natural deodorants, since I review clean, eco-friendly products for a living. But let’s just say, that kind of experience sticks with you, so the bar is set pretty high. I now know that my mom had my health in mind...WW…