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As Earth Day aprroches on April 22, I have been researching more information on how to be more green, honor the Earth and be more aware of promoting more community awareness and how this all ties in with my profession of being a realtor.

When looking for a new home, we like to say that the three rules of real estate: location, location, location. A good location is typically thought of as a safe community with good public schools. According to an article published in the Washington Post,  where you live has a direct effect on how long you live. According to a team from Brigham Young and Harvard Universities, reducing air pollution has extended average life expectancy by five months for urban residents in dozens of U.S. cities over the past two decades. Average life expectancy improved 2.72 years (with five months of that increase attributed to cleaner air). However, the improvements were especially high in the District of Columbia, where residents are living roughly three years longer—most likely because of the profound reductions in particulate matter made in the region. This evidence that extensive clean-up efforts are worth the up-front investment can help environmentalists breathe easy. Urban air quality is no newcomer to the national stage: Earth Day Network released its own Urban Environment Report in 2007. The Report ranked 72 U.S. cities according to more than 200 environmental, health, and quality of life indicators. It also introduced, for the first time, a “Vulnerable Population Index” (VPI) which factors in each city’s susceptibility to an expanded list of environmental challenges based on the percentage of its population that is most at risk. Source:http://earthday.net/

To check out Earth Day Network’s Urban Environment Report, click here

Happy Earth day!
Karla