Gina Carroll

Gina Carroll‘s blog appears at MomHouston, where she is TorturedbyTeenagers — a familiar feeling to many of us. Her smart, deft post on Five Conversations to Have With Your Teenager Before Spring Break says it all: she dispenses wisdom with compassion. In her career as a writer, she has lived all over the United States, but is now settled in Houston, Texas, with her husband and five children. Her blog is carried by the Houston Chronicle.

Articles by Gina Carroll

Racism Linked To Asthma In Black Women

by Gina Carroll

Learn about a study that found that African-American women who reported more frequent experiences of racism had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma.

Are Green Schools Keeping Their Promise?

by Gina Carroll

Learn about the Green Schools movement and how it helps reduce indoor air pollution and improve student performance. Ask your schools to go green!

The Browner the Neighborhood, The Browner the Air

by Gina Carroll

Air pollution, particularly soot pollution, disproportionately affects people living in communities of color. Help us fight for clean air for everyone!

A Recipe For Disease: Food Deserts, Food Swamps And Air Pollution

by Gina Carroll

Read about Food Deserts and Food Swamps, places where no supermarkets make it difficult for people to have access to healthy food.

Advocacy Beyond The Checkbook

by Gina Carroll

Learn about a company that is reducing pollution, helping the economy and increasing recycling all without asking for monetary donations.

Soot, Diesel And Buying a New Car

by Gina Carroll

Would you consider buying a diesel car? Learn some facts about how the diesel industry has cleaned up its act.

One Mom Activist’s Obscene Tale

by Gina Carroll

Learn how Douglas Lamborn, whose top donors are oil, gas and coal companies, falsely accused anti-pollution activist Maria Gunnoe of child pornography.

Conversations About Weird Weather

by Gina Carroll

Let’s all talk about the weather. As extreme weather due to climate change and global warming becomes more common we all need to start talking about it.