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Though the committee may create indoor social space in the future, Mostafavi said that it will use feedback from the two-month experiment in the fall in making further recommendations...
...back on its feet, those energy savings make a difference - as does the fact that some research has shown that students actually learn better in greener schools. (It's not exactly clear why that's the case - one possibility is that absenteeism and sick days both decrease when the indoor environment is healthier.) (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...Year in which the first indoor toilets were installed at 97 Orchard Street...
...that warning enough to deter the 28 million Americans who use the booths every year? The Indoor Tanning Association, which oversees the $5 billion annual business of tanning-bed makers, distributors and salon owners, certainly hopes not. On the association's website, it continues to promote tanning-bed use as a health benefit: in response to the FAQ "Is moderate exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light (UV) good for your health?" the answer reads cheerfully, "Absolutely. There is a growing body of well-conducted, validated scientific research demonstrating that the production of the activated form of vitamin...
Nobody would argue with the fact that UV rays - whether of the outdoor or indoor variety - can help your body make more vitamin D, but the more salient question is, How does that benefit stack up against the risk of skin cancer from UV exposure? "My role is not to tell you what the risk is. My role is to give you the other side of the story about the benefits of UV exposure," says Dan Humiston, president of the Indoor Tanning Association, adding, "Most people are vitamin D deficient, and one of the easiest way to prevent that...