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Quote of the Day: Jeanne Rizzo on Cancer and the Environment
Why is it when I wake up in the morning, I find myself asking if this is the year the environmental health movement goes mainstream. When will the cancer establishment open its eyes to the mounting evidence of harm from exposure to toxic chemicals and
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Being Green Isn't Black & White: Nau's Grey Matters
"I'm not sure what to call it, perhaps coincidence, perhaps serendipity, perhaps parallel universes, but yesterday we launched a new section on our site called Grey Matters." That was Ian Yolles of Nau commenting on our post about Patagonia's
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Pure Prevention: Breast Cancer and the Environment
As part of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, branding and marketing firm BBMG, the Breast Cancer Fund (BCF), and Luna Bar have teamed up to bring you Pure Prevention, a campaign to educate folks about the environmental causes of breast cancer.
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What Color Foods Should You Eat?
Ditch the greens and start reaching for those eggplants, red cabbage, elderberries, and bilberries. According to a scientific study released last weekend, vegetables in rich red, purple or blue color are the most powerful anti-cancer agents. The results
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Aussie Bush Tucker Takes The Fight to Free Radicals
The other month we observed rjust one of the companies benefiting from an awakening of interest in indigenous Australia bush foods. The future looks bright for the fledgling industry, which is estimated to be currently worth about $14 AUD million a
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Common Eco-Myth: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Causes Cancer
Companies have often gone to great lengths to exploit widely held consumer beliefs, however misguided, and translate them into higher profit margins. In recent years, we have seen efforts by firms operating in a variety of industries, ranging from the
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A Designer Plum That Can Spare You From Cancer?
Are you the kind of person who hates eating fruit? Maybe with the help of genetic engineering you can eat less and reap all the benefits. The question is -- are you willing to trade the risks of genetic engineering for the goodness that designer fruit
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Small Grecian Village Demonstrates Problem with Coal
Arkini is a village in northern Greece about two miles from the country's largest lignite-fired electricity, which, according to the
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Freshtopia Hiatus — Get well soon Oscar Grimm
I was originally going to start this post by saying many congratulations to the Freshtopia team, our good friends and fellow vloggie winners, who very recently moved to a new home and studio and have teamed up with BlipTv and Podtech, allowing them to
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Help! There's an Industrial Solvent in my Shampoo
While "gentle" and "no more tears" are terms we've learned to associate with products like baby shampoo, a recent study by the Environmental Working Group claims that another one might be appropriate for the list: carcinogenic. The study, released on
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Light Pollution Can Kill?
Back when I was working in the lab, weeks could go by when I didn't see the daylight hours. Without question, during those same weeks I stayed up late by the glow of my computer screen or television- It was self imposed, and always left me tired and
