Tag: Chemicals - Page 4
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As Roundup Causes Health Problems Around the World, U.S. Researchers Find Glyphosate in Air & Water
Mississippi and Iowa, two big farm states, were recently tested for glyphosate levels in the air and water. Researchers found the key ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide in every stream sample tested, Scientific
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Study Finds No Link Between Vaccinations and Autism or Type 1 Diabetes
The Institute of Medicine, an independent non-profit organization that works without political or commercial agenda, just released a study that should further allay fears about the risks of vaccination. Widely
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Big-Brand Clothing Found Laced with Toxic Chemicals
Samples of clothing from 14 of the most popular brands in the U.S., including Adidas, Uniqlo, Calvin Klein, H&M;, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lacoste, Converse and Ralph Lauren, have tested positive for toxic chemicals known as
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Small Victory: Organic Farm Allowed to Sue for Wafting Pesticide Contamination
Does anyone remember the case of Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer who was sued by Monsanto after the company's Roundup Ready canola had drifted onto his farm without him knowing about or wanting it? A new case in Minnesota
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Over Half of Child Car Seats Contains Toxic Chemicals
Healthy Stuff has released their test results for 2011 on child car seats. The organization has been testing car safety seats since 2008. The bad news in 2011: over half of child car seats still have elements detected
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Breakthrough Could Help Chemists Compute Safer Biofuels
This is your mission, should you choose to accept it: you are a biofuels researcher, diligently seeking a solution that can take mankind into the post-industrial revolution, an era of alternative fuels that are both sustainable
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New Formula for Carpeting Eliminates Latex, Makes It Biodegradable
Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are
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Detox Your Make-Up Kit: 10 Ways to Avoid Harmful Cosmetic Chemicals (Slideshow)
Whoever would have guessed the word natural could be so abused? And nowhere does the concept of natural take more of a beating than in the world of cosmetics.
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Redesigning How We Clean: Ami Shah of iQ on Their Award Winning Refill Packaging (Interview)
Over one billion plastic cleaning containers go into landfill each year, according to the Canadian eco-cleaning company Planet People. And did you know that the majority of household cleaners are 95 per cent water and only five per
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The Annual Green Whine: It's Time To Lose The Fireworks
They are shooting off fireworks for Canada Day tonight, and the Fourth of July is not far behind, so it's time to bring out our annual whine about how bad fireworks really are for the
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EPA Releases Names of 150 Secret Chemicals
Here's a little good news for people concerned about public health: the EPA released the names of 150 chemicals, the identities of which had been kept secret, to the public earlier this month. The New York Times describes
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Energy Poverty: India's Best Kept Secret
During a business luncheon with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in India for World Environment
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Anna Lappe Calls Out Dow Chemical On Water Pollution and Greenwashing In Brilliant Move (VIDEO)
I think I am in love with this video. Or rather, I am in love with the clever courage and ethics that went into creating it. Anna Lappe was contacted by Dow Chemical to create a 60-Second video for the "Future We Create"
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German Risk Evaluation Institute Issues Warning on Melamine Cookware
According to the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR, or German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment), melamine cookware and crockery are not suitable for microwaving, cooking, or exposure to high temperatures. Melamine, the
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REACHing the People: Europe Assesses Public Understanding of Chemicals
Europe's REACH Regulation modernizes governmental approach to controlling the chemicals we are exposed to in our everyday lives. Industry has been involved in a massive effort to re-review all available data on the chemicals in their
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Susan Freinkel on Our Toxic Plastic Love Affair (Podcast)
It clogs our oceans and tampers with our bodies, yet without it, all modern life would skid to a stop. Susan Freinkel's new book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, explores the rise of plastic into ubiquity, hails it for its life-saving wonders, and explores
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Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide Comes Under Fire: EPA Reviews for Safety and Boulder Discontinues Use
Monsanto's Roundup herbicide has been coming under increasing scrutiny, and it's about time. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide, is being reviewed for safety by regulators in the U.S. and Canada, despite
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Do We Need Flame Retardants In Our Furniture and Electronics?
What is it with Astroturfers and kids? Whenever there is a "grass roots" campaign, like Citizens for Fire Safety, they fill their websites with kids. Does this one tell them that their bodies are bioaccumulating brominated flame retardants, that,
