Mercury

The Food & Drug Administration: Broken, Now Break It Up!

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Andrew Kimbrell

The FDA seems to have never heard of the precautionary principle and, in service to the interests of a few chemical companies like Monsanto, put the entire eating public at risk.

Lake Titicaca Is Full of Sh*t

Anneli Rufus | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


Anneli Rufus

No, really. It is. According to Peru's Environment Ministry, over 12 million cubic meters of raw sewage are dumped into Lake Titicaca every year.

The Cove: an "Eco-Thriller" Halfway Between Flipper and The Bourne Identity (Video)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.11.2009 | Green


Waylon Lewis

Pass it on: The Cove may be the best, most worthwhile yet thoroughly entertaining movie you haven't seen yet.

Mr. King Coal's Neighborhood: Washington DC, Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.29.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

What does a Wyoming rancher, a Navajo elder, a Southern community organizer, a Latino immigrant organizer from Chicago, a young indigenous Ottawa woma...

Obama's First 100 Green Days

Dave Burdick | Posted 04.29.2009 | Green


Dave Burdick

Barack Obama: The first ______ president. Can we put the word "green" in that blank?

Cement Industry: Mercury And Toxins Must Stay!

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green


TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group representing the U.S. cement industry says a federal government plan for cutting emissions of mercury and other a...

Born in Wartime, Earth Day Unified the Nation

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 04.22.2009 | Green


Trip Van Noppen

Arriving suddenly -- as a gift whose time had come -- it offered folks something to unite around: the idea of an entire planet, our home, in peril.

The Piven Principle: Watch Your Fish And Mercury Intake!

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green


It might sound like Jeremy Piven is telling a fish story. The actor known for playing uber-agent Ari on "Entourage" blamed mercury poisoning from eat...

Tuna And Mercury: What's Best For You Is Best For The Planet

Grist | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green


Polar bears are cute, cuddly, and everyone is sad that they might run out of ice and become extinct like the pathetic animated bear in An Inconvenient...

Time to Applaud the "New" EPA

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 03.30.2009 | Green


Trip Van Noppen

We've got to make sure that the coal industry's considerable money and influence and the false hope of "clean coal" don't sidetrack government action.

Jeremy Piven Plays Obama Card In Mercury Poisoning Defense

tmz.com | TMZ Staff | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


Jeremy Piven is dragging Barack Obama into his war over the "mercury poisoning" excuse he used to get out of a Broadway play a few months ago. With t...

Off to a Green Start: A Roundup of Obama's Environmental Progress

Frances Beinecke | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

People often ask me these days what it is like to advocate for environmental protections under the Obama administration. My answer is simple: it is a tremendous relief.

Celebrate 24,000 Dead Americans!

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green


Glenn Hurowitz

The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank, has announced it is holding a counter-protest to the Capitol Climate Action, the bigges...

Unearthed: The News Without the Chaff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Green companies do better during economic downturn, Santorum says the Qur'an was written in 'Islamic', Alan Keyes calls Obama "a radical communist," and more.

Who Is Getting It Done?

Carl Pope | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

America is rejoining the world in the 21st century -- and the world is responding. After a global effort to solve the problem of mercury pollution wa...

US Reverses Policy, Signs International Mercury Pact

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


In the wake of several scary mercury stories -- reminders that the toxic metal is all around us like the revelation that it's in high fructose corn sy...

On Vaccinations: Consider the Source and Follow the Money

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living


Deirdre Imus

A vaccine profiteer personified (he is now a multimillionaire from his partnership with Merck) Dr. Offit continues to make intellectually and factually dishonest remarks regarding vaccine safety.

Obama Reverses Bush Effort, Companies Will Have To Reduce Mercury Pollution

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 02.06.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration signaled Friday that it will seek more stringent controls on mercury pollution from the nation's power pla...

What's The Matter With Kansas? The Fight Against Big Coal Hits the State Legislature, with National Repercussions.

Simran Sethi | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green


Simran Sethi

If built, the plants in Holcomb, Kansas will belch out about 11 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, to become the largest new source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

President Obama: Continue to Lead on Restricting Mercury

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

President Obama has deftly used his time in office to make bold statements on everything from Guantanamo to global warming. In two weeks, he will have...

FDA = Failure to Do Anything

Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Our chronically overworked and underfunded FDA hasn't got the means -- or the inclination -- to protect consumers from the monstrous machinations of that tri-headed hydra, Big Ag/Big Food/Big Pharma.

Parents! Mercury Contamination Found in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green


Christopher Gavigan

A study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the present.

One More Link in the Mercury-High Fructose Corn Syrup Chain: Autism

Paula Crossfield | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

There has been a previous association made between diet and autistic functionality -- and specifically high fructose corn syrup been singled out as a cause for worsening the disorder.

Pour Some Sugar On Me: Heavy Metal in Our Daily Bread

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 01.28.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

You just might have missed the heartburn-inducing headline of the year -- heavy metal has been found in our daily bread.

Our Melamine: There's Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup, and the FDA Has Known for Years

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 01.27.2009 | Home


Leslie Hatfield

In China, heads might roll over a scandal like this one, at least if the country received global attention for its allowing corrupt health officials' greasy palms come before, um, public health.