How to Keep Your Home Safe While Staying Frugal
You want nothing more than to know that your home is a safe place for you and your family, especially from the toxicity of lead paint, but you just don’t have the savings to spend on fancy new security tools. Thankfully, Lead-Edu has the information and resources you need to protect you and your loved ones from harmful lead paint.
read moreA Caregivers 5 Step Guide to Lead Poisoning
Do you have a child in your life under the age of 6. Are they lead poisoned? No? How do you know? If you and/or your child spend time in a home (or daycare, or office) built before 1900, know that HUD says 9 out of 10 of those buildings were painted with lead. As that paint deteriorates it produces tiny particles of lead dust (too small to see) that can be breathed in by your infant or toddler.
read moreHome Depot 20 million dollar EPA Lead Paint violations fine – what does it mean for you?
When Home Depot was fined 20 Million dollars for lead violations in the spring of 2021, I have to admit, I was surprised. I didn’t expect that from this company. Over the years I have spoken at HUD and EPA events and conferences around Lead Poisoning Prevention and Regulations, and I have met some Home Depot executives there. They are good people
read moreMeeting on Capitol Hill
On Thursday, February 28, while in Washington, DC, exhibiting at the Healthy Homes Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting with Jared Golden, Congressmen of the 2nd District and Angus King, US Senator from Maine, and staffers to discuss Lead Poisoning Prevention.
read moreKitchen Table Entrepreneurs
Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs! I love them! They are creative, fascinating, problem solvers. They are the young people determined to control their destiny, the corporate executive who knows there must be a better way, the mom who wants to build an income that doesn’t...
read moreIs your job or the house you live in causing your miscarriage? How about your erectile dysfunction?
Wonder what I’m talking about? There are toxins in our environment that can affect our reproductive system in such a way as to cause miscarriages in pregnant women, and erectile dysfunction in otherwise healthy men. That means that something in our homes, or in our...
read moreBen Kirkwood reviews a 5 star HEPA VAC
I have done many Super Clean (lead dust cleaning) jobs over the past 5 years. During this time, I have used an assortment of hepavacs approved for the cleaning of lead dust.
read moreBen Kirkwood reviews a 1 star HEPA VAC
I have done many Super Clean (lead dust cleaning) jobs over the past 5 years. During this time, I have used an assortment of hepavacs approved for the cleaning of lead dust.
read moreReflections on my first Tedx talk
One week ago today, on Sunday, May 13, Mother’s Day, I loaded my suitcase and briefcase into my car and set out on the 8 Hour drive to Wilmington, Delaware to present my Tedx talk. I nervously practiced the talk while I was driving, imagining the audience, the...
read moreGetting ready for May 15 Tedx talk in Wilmington
Getting ready for TEDxWilmington has been a challenging yet fascinating experience. I am a teacher, used to finding the right words to express my idea to different audiences. But 12 minutes? Wow! That time goes by so fast! My coach tells me to keep it to 11:00 or...
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