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That’s a pretty strange title, isn’t it? Yet think about what Botox does: it’s a non-surgical procedure that helps you look younger, with fewer facial ...

We’re living in extreme times with increasing heat, wildfires, & floods. Ben Zaitchik, professor in the Earth and planetary sciences department at Johns Hopkins University, ...

Anyone who has spent time in the San Francisco Bay Area during the summer months knows that this is not the time to wear shorts ...

You’re probably familiar with MSG, a harmful additive that’s often hidden in foods under innocent-sounding labels. ESG is much better for you. ESG stands for ...

Remember high school chemistry? In chem class, the one major admonishment your teacher probably made was to be careful. Even though you weren’t doing hazmat ...

“There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight,” goes an old American standard. When Theodore Metz composed this tune near the end of ...

Some people harbor resentment, which can lead to anger spilling over into caustic language. And while we specialize in cleaning up caustic spills, and spills ...

In Shania Twain’s hilarious takedown song, she says she’s not impressed even if a guy is Brad Pitt. She also sings, “OK, so you’ve got ...

Do you like shopping? Many women (and a lot of guys, too!) love the thrill of the hunt, not for big game but for big ...

You may have heard that a certain pop superstar has been playing to sold-out stadiums this spring. We weren’t able to snag tickets, but there ...

‘Way back in 1963, “Up on the Roof” was a hit for The Drifters. James Taylor recorded it in 1979, and again the song climbed ...

The weather is warmer, and after the winter we’ve had, everyone wants to be outdoors as much as possible. Picnics are a lovely way to ...

Now that the weather is nice, it feels good to spend time outside. One of the joys of being in Nature is peace and quiet. ...

In March, President Biden designated 770,000 square miles southwest of Hawaii as a new marine sanctuary. That’s a lot of water. To put it in ...

Sometimes, what we think is good can be turned on its ear. For instance, biodegradable products. We’re living in an age when compost bins grace ...

Life is all about cycles. In a time before Uber, before even automobiles (what? There was such a time?), people often rode two-wheeled contraptions known ...

We live in an era when everything is tracked: what websites we visit, what we eat, where we go, how much we sleep or exercise. ...

You know what a wild winter it’s been, with storms so severe they toppled trees onto cars and buildings, flooded roadways, and caused many businesses ...

That may not be exactly what Mr. Spock used to say to Captain Kirk aboard the original Starship Enterprise. Environmental preservation wasn’t a strong focus ...

Have you noticed a spate of business closures — and new business openings — since the pandemic began? Maybe you’re among them. One day a ...

The average business owner may or may not be familiar with the Office of Response and Restoration, but after the winter we’ve just experienced, OR&R ...

Okay, we admit we have a thing for puns. But sediment is not funny (or punny), and with the winter we’ve just had (and in ...

You have a spill. But you don’t want to stop what you’re doing to clean it up, even with Spill Hero’s exceptional line of spill ...

The need for speed seems to increase along with our 24/7 connectivity. It could be 8 am on a Sunday, or 9 pm on a ...

January was like living in the time of Noah. Californians could have used an ark to ride out the relentless storms. Known scientifically as an ...

Everybody knows Groundhog Day is February 2nd. No worries; nobody has to clean up a spill from a groundhog. But did you know February 2nd ...

Some people are naturally graceful. They seem to float down the street, barely touching the ground. Maybe they’re a dancer. Or just sharp-eyed.  But others ...

Spill Hero has been helping businesses of every size and industry for more than 30 years. As we enter a new year, we thought we’d ...

There’s youth culture. Yogurt culture. Kombucha culture. And the various cultures of other countries and peoples, which are sometimes “misappropriated”. But one type of culture ...