Happy 83rd Birthday, American beer can. Now go away. There is no place for you in a healthy, circular economy, and this is nothing to celebrate By Lloyd Alter in Corporate Responsibility January 24, 2019
The surprising impact of paper receipts A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal. By Melissa Breyer in Environmental Policy January 10, 2019
If BPA is so terrible, why is everybody still drinking beer and pop out of BPA lined cans? There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't. By Lloyd Alter in Plastic September 17, 2018
BPA replacements aren't safe either, study finds Scientists have found that the chemicals used to replace BPA over the past 20 years have the same damaging effects. By Katherine Martinko in Health September 17, 2018
Who cares about BPA? Canned beer is more popular than ever Nobody should be drinking canned beer. Period. But it is particularly bad for young women. By Lloyd Alter in Health June 18, 2018
Study finds BPA in 86% of teenagers And that was after one week of avoiding foods that may have come into contact with the notorious hormone-disrupting chemical! By Katherine Martinko in Health February 6, 2018
Two-thirds of food cans tested contain BPA, and the alternatives may not be much better A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can. By Derek Markham in Green Food March 31, 2016
'BPA-free' plastics often uses Bisphenol-S ... which might be just as bad From one problem to the next... By Michael Graham Richard in Health February 1, 2016
BPA could be affecting desire to exercise Study assessed the effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals on mice's desire to exercise and found that it makes them lazier. By Katherine Martinko in Health September 28, 2015
EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now. By Katherine Martinko in Health June 10, 2015
More Americans drinking BPA in canned beer What's in that "polymer lining" in every can? A gender-bending hormone that may be really bad for you. By Lloyd Alter in Health November 24, 2014
Scientists agree that BPA is an "ovarian toxicant" Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system. By Katherine Martinko in Health September 4, 2014
A safer alternative to BPA could come from paper-making waste Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics. By Megan Treacy in Clean Technology March 17, 2014
Fetal exposure to BPA is linked to prostate cancer A new study from the University of Illinois shows how chemical exposure early in life can alter stem cells and cause disease. By Katherine Martinko in Health February 24, 2014
Popeye the Sailor Man after a life of eating from BPA lined cans Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero By Lloyd Alter in Health February 14, 2014
Jargon Watch: Plasticarian A new term for those who try to live without plastic, that might just catch on. By Lloyd Alter in Health June 11, 2013
Bisphenol A Now Illegal In American Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups, No Thanks to FDA It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA. By Lloyd Alter in Health July 18, 2012
More Americans Drinking BPA in Canned Beer, Thanks to Economy and Pabst Drinking Hipsters Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience. By Lloyd Alter in Health June 20, 2012
Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink