Fire Retardants

Flame Retardant Industry: Using Tobacco Industry Tactics to Promote the Asbestos of Our Time

Michael Green | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Environment, Big Tobacco, Asbestos, Tobacco, Fire Retardants, Health, Flame Retardant Chemicals, Chicago Tribune, Flame Retardants, Fire Retardant Chemicals, Green News
Michael Green

The Chicago Tribune found that the three leading makers of fire retardant chemicals have for decades used deception and phony "citizen's groups" to mislead the public, legislators and regulators about the efficacy and safety of their products.

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Lynne Peeples

Toxic Chemical Under Attack, But Are Alternatives Any Safer?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.23.2012

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As evidence mounts of the dangers of bisphenol-A, there is a rising urgency to purge the common chemical from consumer products. Several states hav...

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Forest Service Will Continue Using Fire Retardant

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 12.21.2011

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The U.S. Forest Service has backed off claims about the effectiveness of the huge red plumes of fire retardant that big airplanes drop on wildfires, b...

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Up in Smoke: The Reality of Preventing Fire Deaths

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Toxic Chemicals, Pbdes, Exposure to Chemicals, Human Health, Fire, Fire Retardants, Chemicals, Healthy Child Healthy World, Healthy Living News
Christopher Gavigan

Generally, I'm a strong advocate for prevention. But what happens when your method of prevention creates its own set of risks? This is increasingly the case with flame retardants.

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Our Flame Retardants -- Ourselves

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Pcbs, Consumers, Ddt, Chemical Pollution, Chemicals, Fire Retardants, Ozone Hole, Ozone, Freons, Pbdes, Green News
Bill Chameides

Introduced as the miracle compounds, halocarbons have revealed themselves as fools good. The flame retardant chemical often leach, leading to lower IQs and depressed fertility.

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Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Halloween, Store-Bought, Acrylic, 350.Org, Toilet Paper, Eco-Minded, Cover Girl, China, Pretty Scary, Toxins, Sugar Crash, Paper-Bags, All-Hallows-Eve, Christmas, Eco-Freaks, Jack-O-Lanterns, Urban Myth, Plastic, Flame-Retardant, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Fire-Retardants, Trick-or-Treat, Holidays, Petrochemicals, Pumpkin Seeds, Ready-Made Costumes, Revlon, Candy-Corn, Martha Stewart, Candy-Bars, Heavy-Metal-Toxins, Booty, Womens Voices for the Earth, Big Box Store, Carbon Footprint, Mask, Make-Up, Forest Stewardship Council, Halloween Costumes, Columbus Day, Seventh Generation, Nylon, X-Box 360, Acetate, Ghoul Make-Up, Mommy-Made, Maybelline, Green News
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.

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Could Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Vaccines Cause Autism?

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, Environmental Health, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Toxics, Pediatrics, Chemicals, Detox, Vaccines, Toxins, Epa, Mercury, Environment, Bpa, Autism, Fire Retardants, Children's Health, Environmental Chemicals, Phthalates, Edcs, Healthy Living News
Deirdre Imus

Like it or not, vaccines are likely the largest source of one-time exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in early infant development.

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