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Entries by Lynne Peeples from 04/2012

Global Warming May Bring More Lyme Disease, Ticks

Posted 04.04.2012 | Green
Read More: Cdc, Global Warming. Ticks, Infectious Diseases, Chagas, Chikungunia, West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, Zoonoses, Climate Change, The Infection Loop, Children's Health, Global Warming, Green News

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Darren Collins doesn't know li...

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Dangers Posed By Pesticides During Pregnancy

Posted 04.05.2012 | Green
Read More: Preterm Births, Low Birth Weight, Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, Organophosphates, Pesticides Children, Pregnancy, Green News

An expectant mother's exposure to commonly used pesticides might pose risks to her developing fetus comparable to those long associated with tobacco s...

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Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary: BP Disaster's Impact On Children Still Debated

Posted 04.20.2012 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, BP Settlement, Video, Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary, Deepwater Horizon, BP Oil Spill, Fishing, Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, Gulf Oil Spill, Children's Health, Seafood, Green News

SOUTH PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. -- Julie Creppel raises six children here, steps away from the lapping waves of the Gulf of Mexico. Her modest mobile ho...

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Oil Spill Risk May Rise In Northwest With Exports Of Coal And Tar Sands Oil To Asia

Posted 04.25.2012 | Green
Read More: Oil Sands, Gulf Oil Spill, Coal, Energy Policy, Exxon Valdez, Alberta Oil Sands, Coal-Fired Plants, Tar Sands, Alberta Tar Sands, Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill, Air Pollution, Asia, Green News

Like many residents of the San Juan Islands, Johannes Krieger's livelihood is inextricably tied to the sea. He runs kayak and whale-watching tours her...

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