By Emily Wong Most of us love to travel. It adds spice to our lives, whether learning new ideas, discussing our research at medical meetings, creating friendships, encountering cultures, or visiting loved ones. But travel’s “dark side“ is its environmental cost: the carbon dioxide and other pollutants
Read more →We all recognize the Energy Star logo on refrigerators and other appliances. Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Energy Star rating to products that are determined to be energy efficient in their class. What My Green Doctor readers may not know is that
Read more →Claim Your $7,500 Solar Tax Credit The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022 contains hundreds of billions of dollars to lower healthcare costs and to build roads, bridges, and public buildings. It also contains a huge tax credit for rooftop solar panels that every
Read more →How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green Read Abigail Cukier’s December 2020 Medscape article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942979 “How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green” Abigail Cukier December 21, 2020 Ted Shieh, MD, developed a passion for environmental advocacy after an oil tanker crashed
Read more →“Green” Offices are Healthier: New Analysis Author: Todd L Sack MD FACP We know that hospitals create a lot of hazardous pollution: air pollution, chemical waste, bio-hazards, dirty water, and greenhouse gases. A 2016 study by Matthew Eckelman and Jodi Sherman from Northeastern and Yale and Northeastern
Read more →Author: Todd L Sack MD Cleaner air inside your home will improve your family’s health, especially for children, for people with known lung problems such as asthma, and for the elderly. Cleaner air can mean fewer asthma and allergy attacks, fewer doctor visits, and fewer days missed
Read more →Helping Children to Save Energy: A Guide for Parents Author: Todd L Sack MD It’s easy and smart to help your children to save energy. Developing in them good habits will money for your household budget and will set young people on their way to conserving
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This website shows you how any doctor office can use wise environmental practices to make your office healthier and save you money. Here you learn ideas for your office, your families, your patients, and your community. We will guide you step-by-step to create an office Green Team and to take
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