Toxic Chemicals

Lynne Peeples

Are You Eating Flame Retardants With Your Peanut Butter And Jelly?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Pbdes, Tsca, Toxic Substances Control Act, Peanut Butter, Fire Retardants, Safe Chemicals Act, Meat, Pcbs, Flame Retardant in Food, Peanut Butter Flame Retardant, Flame Retardant Peanut Butter, Green News

Nothing says "lunch time" to an American kid quite like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Slices of deli meat might be a close second. Unbeknownst t...

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Lynne Peeples

Are Toxic Chemicals To Blame For Rising Rates Of Autism?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: National Stroller Brigade Day of Action, Toxic Chemicals, Cdc, Safe Chemicals Act, Learning Disabilities, Genetics, Autism, Toxic Substances Control Act, Autism Pregnancy, Autism Risk Factors, Autism Chemicals, Green News

While pregnant with her son Edgar, Melissa Wolfe followed the lead of many a cautious woman before her. She took prenatal vitamins and ate organic veg...

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More Evidence That Chemicals Are Changing Who We (And Our Children And Grandchildren) Are

David Crews | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Epigenetics, Exposure to Chemicals, Fungicides, Bpas, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Exposure Mental Health, Chemical Exposure Behavior, Science News
David Crews

We haven't proved that chemical exposure is at the root of increases in mental health disorders. What we do know with increasing confidence, however, is that chemical exposure is changing our brains, and that those changes are being passed on to our descendants.

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'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

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Lynne Peeples

Moms Descend On Congress To Urge Toxic Chemical Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, National Stroller Brigade, Flame Retardants, Frank Lautenberg, Safe Chemicals Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Green News

Christine Nienstedt is a fairly typical mom. Her time is stretched thin between work and her kids' soccer games -- and navigating the array of toxic c...

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Business Fights Back -- "No More Mr. Nice Guy!"

Norman Lear | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Flame Retardants, Cancer, Chemicals, Flame Retardants Birth Weight, Toxic Flame Retardants, Comedy and Satire, Satire, Humor and Satire, Business News
Norman Lear

The charges against flame retardant manufacturers have to be hogwash! Just another cheap shot against Big Business. How can so many people, and Americans no less, knowingly turn out a product capable of doing such dastardly harm? Impossible!

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Irresponsible Care: National Children's Study Faces changes That May Put Children's Health at Greater Risk

Nancy Chuda | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Public Health, Environmental Protection Agency, Flame Retardants, Pbde, Child Safety, Epa, Green News
Nancy Chuda

Public health advocates have long pushed for stronger standards on flame retardants, and, in particular, those containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDBEs), citing studies that suggest they cause harmful health effects -- especially in children.

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Lynne Peeples

Don't Call It 'Dirt': Why Healthy Soil Means Healthy People

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Soil Health, Organic Farming, Pesticides, Factory Farms, Herbicides, Cancer, Symphony of the Soil, Green News

Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico...

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: House GOP...

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Burning Old Computers Threatens Ghana's Health

Ben Barber | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Recycling, Arsenic, Computers, Ghana, Pollution, Chromium, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, E-Waste, Green News
Ben Barber

Not far from the heart of one of Africa's biggest cities, Accra, Ghana, black clouds of toxic smoke rise from an outdoor recycling operation that is converting America's used computers into copper, gold and other useful materials.

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Lynne Peeples

Lead Poisoning Threshold Lowered By CDC, Five Times More Children Now Considered At Risk

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead-Poisoning-Children, Lead Poisoning, Cdc, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Government Funding, Green News

The number of children considered at risk of lead poisoning jumped by more than five-fold on Wednesday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

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'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...

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'Green News Report' - May 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, 350.Org, France, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Coal, Pipeline, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Connect the Dots, Dept. Of Energy, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Warren Buffett, Sustainability, James Hansen, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Billionai...

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'Green News Report' - May 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, 350.Org, France, Greenpeace, Colorado, Protest, Britain, Dept. Of Energy, Connect the Dots, James Hansen, Warren Buffett, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: It's WAR!...

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Lynne Peeples

Could You Blame Your Ancestors For Your Fertility Problems?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Pcos, Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Epigenetics, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Dioxin, Phthalates, Green News

The environment in which your great-great-grandmother lived, breathed, ate and drank might be responsible for health problems endured by you, your chi...

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'Green News Report' - May 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Dow Chemical, Climate Science, Exxonmobil, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Pacific Garbage Patch, Wildlife; Endangered Species; ALEC, Poll, Pipeline, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Electric Cars, Clouds, Ibm, Fisheries, Overfishing, American Legislative Exchange Council, Nrc, Water, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Oceans, Aei, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Poll show...

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Protecting Our Communities From a Chemical Disaster

Philip Radford | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Environment, Epa, Environmental Justice, Toxics, Politics, Clean Energy, Obama, Christine Todd Whitman, Greenpeace, Administrator Lisa Jackon, Clean Air Act, Toxic Chemicals, Bhopal, Nejac, Green News
Philip Radford

President Obama has sent clear signals that he will pursue initiatives that he can move forward within existing laws and without the need to wrestle with Congress. Now is the time for the president to take action to protect communities from the threat of chemical disasters.

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'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Dow Chemical, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Ice Melt, Wind Energy, Roundup, Antarctica, David Cameron, Exxonmobil, Factory Farms, Clean Energy, Herbicides, Pollution, Coal, Monsanto, Drought, Nuclear, Stephen Chu, Britain, Sea Level Rise; Chernobyl, Iea, Corn, Oil Profits, Agent Orange, Toxic Chemicals, Donald Trump, Wildfires, International Energy Agency, Ice Sheets, Jimmy Fallon, Slow Jam the News, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Just a fl...

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Soviet Chemical Plant Threat to Ukrainian City

Ben Barber | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Ukraine, Tnt, Blacksmith, Toxic Chemicals, Gorlovka Chemical Plant, Gorlovka, Chemical Plant, Soviet Union, Green News
Ben Barber

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, it left behind in the Ukrainian city of Gorlovka an abandoned chemical factory awash with leaking drums and pipes containing TNT and other dangerous chemicals.

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Message From Mama Earth: Stay Off the Lawn Chemicals

Dr. Gary Ginsberg | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Cancer, Lawns, Organic, Greenwashing, Dogs, Earth Day, Green News, Green News
Dr. Gary Ginsberg

The "junkie" lawn may push up healthy-looking grass, but looks can be deceiving.

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Earth Night: How Green Is Your Sleep?

Rubin Naiman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Environment, Apnea, Earth Day, Snoring, Health, Sleep, Toxic Chemicals, Sleep Health, Mattresses, Healthy Sleep, Sleep Tips, Earth Day 2012, Tips for Sleep, Melatonin, Vocs, Good Sleep Tips, Healthy Living News
Rubin Naiman, Ph.D.

This week, we celebrate the heightened awareness and many major environmental initiatives promoted by Earth Day. But, what about Earth Night?

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Earth Day 2012: Harder to See, Harder to Catch

Peter Hanlon | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Earth Day, Epa, Factory Farms, Clean Air Act, Toxic Chemicals, Clean Water Act, Slidepollajax, Documerica Photos, Earth Day 2012, Wastewater, 1970s Environmental Problems, 1970s Environment, Green News
Peter Hanlon

It's perversely easy to wax nostalgic for the bad old days, and not just because the images are so captivating. Environmental problems were so much more apparent back then.

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"Making It Right" After BP Oil Disaster Is Up to Us - Not BP

Riki Ott | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Oil Spills, Exxon Valdez Payments, Bp Chemical Dispersants, Bp, Green News, Deepwater Horizon, Oil, Chemical Illness, Bp Gulf Spill, Exxon Valdez, Greenwashing, Green News
Riki Ott

Two years after the BP oil disaster, I ask for people to help make it right -- in the Gulf and across the country. We have the power to stop BP and the federal government from doing more harm. It is time to exercise our power in our communities.

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Lynne Peeples

Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary: Debate Continues Over BP Disaster's Impacts On Children's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.20.2012

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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