Other Green Lodging, Healthy Housing or Chemically Safe Housing Resources
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Green Lodging
GreenVacationHub.com lists green vacation lodging around the world. This is a great new site which is continually adding new listings online. Check it out at:
EverGreen rooms are located in standard hotels/motels in the USA, however, these rooms are non-smoking with carbon air filters, filtered drinking and shower water. Cleaning products, pesticide use vary. Expect carpet, new furniture, etc. Call to find out if windows open - some rooms have permanently closed windows. http://www.evergreenrooms.com
Organic places to stay worldwide: organic farms, B&Bs, guest houses, small hotels - organic produce is used according to availability. http://www.organic-holidays.com
Hostels are a worldwide economical source of lodging ideal for group traveling since rooms are mostly shared with others - for the chemically sensitive traveler, it would be best to share a room with others you know who are sensitive. http://www.hostels.com
If you are traveling to an area with a college or university, check with the Residence Hall Director for dormitory room rentals - many schools rent dormitory rooms to members of the public during summer break and at other times. These rooms tend to have simple, outgassed furnishings ideal for the chemically sensitive traveler.
U.S. government website: federal campgrounds, cabins, tours of national sites, historic homes and caves. http://www.recreation.gov
U.S. government website: information about outdoor recreation and access for the disabled: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=208
A guide for Traveler's with pulmonary disabilities - 110 pages, 1800 listings, 1700 cities throughout the world. Lodging with oxygen available. http://breathineasy.com
Holistic Holiday at Sea IV - A Voyage To Well-Being March
30 - April 6, 2008
(ad posted 07-2007) A Taste of Health presents a cruise of the Western
Caribbean on a premier Italian luxury liner. Dine on specially
prepared organic natural foods. Lectures and workshops on holistic living
and natural health with Dr. Sherry Rogers, other leading alternative
health professionals, research scientists, macrobiotic healers, shiatsu
practitioners, yoga and Pilates instructors, and vegan and macrobiotic
chefs. Continuing education credits available, including CME's for physicians
and other health professionals. Rates start at $1,195 each for two people.
Info 828-749-9537, booking - 1-800-496-0989 or visit the website www.atasteofhealth.org
Healthy Housing
Pollution in Your Community - get a free in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more. http://www.scorecard.org
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Web Based Resources in the USA - ecovillages, no-spray areas, etc. http://www.princesstigerlily.com/mcs/areas/us.html
Buy/sell your healthy home online. http://www.HealthyHomes-fsbo.com
Rental units that have been remodeled using less-toxic products - call for unit availability 510-610-1374 (California). Great resource for landlords going green: http://www.saferremodel.com
Immune Web has a list of housing ads (mostly USA). http://immuneweb.org/classifieds
CIIN - Chemical Injury Information Network publishes a monthly newsletter called "Our Toxic Times" which has housing ads (mostly USA) and many resources for dealing with MCS - become a member and receive this excellent newsletter. http://ciin.org
Green Communities is a five-year, $555 million initiative to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families. Created by the Enterprise Foundation / Enterprise Social Investment Corporation in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, the initiative provides grants, financing, tax-credit equity, and technical assistance to developers who meet Green Communities criteria for affordable housing that promotes health, conserves energy and natural resources, and provides easy access to jobs, schools, and services. http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org
Intentional Community is an inclusive term for ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives, etc. This group sells huge book listing intentional communities worldwide, many with a green/organic focus. http://www.ic.org
The Chemical Sensitivity Foundation (CSF) is working with Bennie
Howard, Acting Director of the Office of Disability Policy at the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to raise public awareness
about multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Mr. Howard allowed CSF
to film him presenting an introduction to the 30 minute HUD version of
CSF's 60 minute MCS video. Mr. Howard has arranged for HUD to place
a copy of this video in each of its 87 offices around the USA, thereby
helping MCS people obtain reasonable accommodation from landlords whom
they are paying with HUD Section 8 vouchers. Federal laws-specifically
the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act-prohibit discrimination on the basis
of disability. HUD considers multiple chemical sensitivity to be a disability
under these laws. Despite this coverage, the Department continues to
receive many telephone calls and correspondences from people with multiple
chemical sensitivity who report that their landlords refuse to reasonably
accommodate their disability. If you, or anyone you know, believes that
they have suffered housing discrimination because of their disability,
please contact the HUD office nearest you. Fair Housing is not an option.
It's the law.
http://www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org/
Subsidized housing in the USA is not usually built with the chemically
sensitive in mind, except for two outstanding green affordable housing
developments:
Ecology House - San Rafael, CA http://www.consultclarity.com/eh/
and Colorado Court - Santa Monica, CA http://www.californiasolarcenter.org/solareclips/2001.12/20011204-8.html
However, in some areas of the USA there are a few older buildings with
tile floors, hot water heat, etc. which the chemically sensitive in low
income situations may tolerate. Find affordable housing by State
at the HUD website, under Affordable Rentals. Subsidized housing
at individual developments often has a MUCH shorter waiting list than
section 8 voucher programs.http://www.hud.gov http://www.affordablehousingonline.com
Resources for People with Hurricane Katrina: Housing and Other Assistance
Reasonably priced ad space available for green commercial lodging
(see Travel Lodging page). Business advertising on the MCS Resources
page.
Similar sites: exchange a free link on the MCS Resources page. For
an ad or link contact us here.
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