Flame Retardant

Flame Retardants Secrets & Lies

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 05.14.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

The flame retardants' industry star witness lied in testimony that was "part of a decades-long campaign of deception that has loaded the furniture and...

Flame Retardants Refuse to Burn Out

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 03.20.2012

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Think the flame retardant Tris is a thing of the past? Think again. Last week the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States released a study that found 80 percent of new baby and children's products tested positive for chlorinated Tris (TDCPP).

Toxic Flame Retardant on Its Way Out: Will What Follows be Safe?

Elizabeth Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth Grossman

The EPA made the flame retardant announcement that by the end of 2013, the two producers and the largest importer of decaBDE in the US, will end production, use, and sales of the chemical.

Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael DeJong

Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy festive holidays as much as the next person, but we eco-freaks can't help ourselves from sucking the fun out of things, particularly when it comes to harming children.

How To: Green Your iPod

Planet Green | Cara Smusiak | Posted 05.25.2011

iPod Nano's and iPod Classic's eco-friendly characteristics--they're arsenic-free glass, brominated flame retardant-free, mercury-free, PVC-free--go a...