Tag: Pesticides - Page 8
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The Nag Asks: Why Do We Always Buy Roses on Valentine's Day?
We want to give our love to The Nag this Valentine's Day, purely for their best Nag so far. It's one that makes you think, it's educational, it's topical and it's very easy to do! The big question is: Why do we always have to buy our love roses for
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Can BRT Encourage Bike Use?
Another great short film from the folks at StreetsBlog,
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Got Organic?
Fast way to get an unpleasant reaction from Mom? Come to dinner with mud on your face and hands. You're full of germs...eeeww. March right into the bath young man!
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Early Exposure to Lead May Accelerate Aging of Brain in Later Life
In a disturbing study released recently, it appears that early childhood exposure to lead may, in fact, lead to an acceleration of the normal aging of the brain. As Dr. Brian Schwartz of John Hopkins University put it, "We're trying to offer a
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Ask TreeHugger: Leave Your Shoes at the Door
Response: In the olden days (as my kids call them),
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I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Scene Of Poison Scare
The area which ITV has marked for the new series of UK hit jungle show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! has been hit by a poison scare, just three weeks before the series goes on air, the Daily Star reports.
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Ask TreeHugger: Does An Organic Diet Matter?
Response: Yes, with
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Sugar From Genetically Engineered Beets on Its Way
Look out for genetically modified sugar in a shopping aisle near you by next year. American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, has announced it will be sourcing its sugar from genetically engineered sugar beets
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Organic Cotton: For Clothing, Baby, Bedding and More
Ed. note: This is now the seventh post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and
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Latin American Banana Farmers Sue Over Pesticides
At least 5,000 agricultural workers from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama have filed five lawsuits in the United States. The farmers claim that exposure in the 1970s to dibromochlorpropane (DBCP), a
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80% of Schools Apply Pesticides Regardless of Need!
Picture an FBI agent on the trail of poisons in America's schools, and that's what you've got when you take a look at Marc Lane, an entomologist and professor at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He says that
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Laurie Tumer: An Environmental Artist Among Green Farmers
We first met environmental artist Laurie Tumer while writing an article for Grist; plus we posted about her here. Not long ago, we dropped her a line, asking what's new and she returned with this brilliant update on her experience at the last
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The Grass is Greener When it's Organic
There are people who don't give a damn about the environment (or don't believe the environmentalists) and just want a perfect lawn. "I don't want those weeds -- that's the bottom line," says a woman who doses her garden with herbicides three times a
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Design Will Save the World (but This T-Shirt Will Not)
TreeHugger knows that changing the way we think about stuff, and working to change the way that our stuff gets made can make a big difference in the world. By updating the philosophies, materials and manufacturing practices, we can spend less time
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Serious Chemical Contamination Leaves School District in Chaos
While kids and parents across much of the U.S. are deciding how they can get the most out of summer vacation, there’s a boatload of parents in Paramus, New Jersey who are having their children's blood tested for exposure to dangerous pesticides at West
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Organic Farming Resurrects Fields of Poppies
For the first time in 50 years, the fields at Neston House Farm in Wiltshire are abloom with spectacular swathes of bright red poppies—courtesy of the landowner's shift to organic farming.
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Green & Black's Organic Ice Cream Stateside
Long available in the UK, Green and Black's line of super premium organic ice cream is finally due to cross the pond and hit the shelves nationwide here in the US. This spring, keep an eye out for Chocolate, Vanilla and White Chocolate with Strawberry
