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Read an excerpt from Thomas Friedman’s new book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded”. On the same page, you can also listen to a half hour interview with Friedman which is loaded with insightful, intelligent opinions on how America should be focusing on “geo-greenism” rather than staying addicted to oil.

His book also offers ideas on how America can battle its downtrodden image abroad by emerging as the leader in green technologies. A foreign affairs columnist with the New York Times, Friedman’s other books include From Beirut to Jerusalem and The World is Flat.

You’d think i would have read it earlier. Here’s a description for Toxic Bedrooms: Your Guide to a Safe Night’s Sleep.

Your bedroom should be a safe haven, but unfortunately more and more research is revealing that the bedroom may be one of the most toxic places in the home.

Consider that the average conventional mattress contains more toxic chemicals than a 50 gallon oil drum, and that our skin, the largest organ of the body, is also the most porous entry point. It is no wonder that chemicals found in mattresses, known to cause toxic reproductive effects, are regularly being found at significant levels in human blood samples.

Walter Bader outlines the dangers of the toxic threats lurking in the home so that, armed with knowledge, you can defend yourself and your family against them.

For a full list of chemicals found in mattresses visit the following link www.essentiadirect.com/research/glues-toxic-components