Pesticides

Chemicals In Everyday Products Turning Boys Into Girls?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Christopher Gavigan

A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products.

The Obama Administration and Food, Year One

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

A year after Obama's election, advocates hoping for deep improvements in our food system can point to only a few successes, while other policies that could lead to food insecurity are brewing in back rooms.

Big Barack Bummer

Sarah Newman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

It's disappointing that the Obama Administration is not providing the visionary leadership on agriculture, like it is in some many other policy areas.

The Adventure of the Strangled Gulf

John DeCock | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


John DeCock

I requested of Holmes an elucidation as to how residents of the rural Midwestern United States could be responsible for a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. "It's elementary," he said with aplomb.

EPA Decides to Take a New Look at Atrazine

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


Andrew Wetzler

Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will initiate a review of the health and environmental effects of atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States.

Obama's Chief Agricultural Negotiator Nominee a Pesticide Pusher

Paula Crossfield | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

The Obama administration has chosen someone from an organization dedicated at all costs to chemical-based agriculture to represent our trade interests abroad.

Pesticides Linked To Parkinson's

Yahoo! News | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


People whose jobs bring them in regular contact with pesticides may be at increased risk for Parkinson's disease, a U.S. study finds....

Diabetes and Endocrine Disruption: Connecting the Dots

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Maria Rodale

I consider myself fairly well-read, and educated about health. I've researched the endocrine disruption effects of chemicals--that is, the ways that c...

Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws Neglected At A Cost To Health

The New York Times | CHARLES DUHIGG | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


Jennifer Hall-Massey knows not to drink the tap water in her home near Charleston, W.Va. In fact, her entire family tries to avoid any contact wit...

Thirsting for Truth: No "Safe" Level of Atrazine

Timothy LaSalle | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Timothy LaSalle

Even atrazine's advocates do not deny the toxicity of the chemical outright -- it is, in fact, a substance created to kill. The legal pollution in our water has unacceptable human consequences.

Why It's So Hard Not To Be Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...

Agricultural Biotechnology: Scourge or Savior?

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Michael F. Jacobson

Congress should require the Food and Drug Administration to formally approve new GE foods to ensure that they are safe for humans.

The Real Reason to Eat Organic Food

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Maria Rodale

Aside from the fact that the nutritional content of just about ALL of our food has declined over the past 50 years, we are, as a rule, overfed. And good nutrition is available from many sources in our diet.

Preserving the Dying Art of Cooking (and Other Things I Do Because I Know in My Heart They're Important)

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 08.17.2009 | Style


Jerusha Klemperer

Cooking for ourselves is something people did for hundreds and hundreds of years and now we don't do it. The loss of this in our culture strikes me as profound.

Keep Yourself and Your Child Away from FDA-approved Pesticide Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

Yet another report is out suggesting pesticides are a leading cause of Parkinson's Disease

On the Streets: Organic or Ganic? (VIDEO)

Jonathan Kesselman | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Jonathan Kesselman

In episode 10 of my show for The Mother Nature Network, I learn that either I have amazing powers of persuasion...or people will eat some of the nastiest stuff in the world to be on camera.

Protect Your Children From Pesticides

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


A new study suggests yet more reason kids are more susceptible to the harmful effects of harsh chemicals: Their bodies have yet to produce significant...

18 Tips To Green Your Pest Control

WebEcoist | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


There are many eco-friendly ways to approach pest control, whether the problem is slugs on your patio or a snake in the pool. We no longer have to rel...

Parkinson's Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


Yet another study has linked pesticide exposure to Parkinson's disease, according to Reuters, and this study, published in Annals of Neurology seems t...

8 Pesticides In Your Own Kitchen (Whether You Use Pesticides or Not)

Dan Shapley | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green


Dan Shapley

A new study finds that the kitchen floors in most U.S. homes are laced with pesticides -- including pesticides known to cause cancer or disrupt the normal functioning of the human hormonal system.

Owls: Israel's Organic Pesticides

BBC NEWS | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green


Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East. Many farmers are installing nest boxes to encourage the b...

Green News Report - May 14, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Zombie lies that just won't die; EPA bans pesticide in U.S.; Just whose side is God on in the climate legislation debate?

Health Care: Scientific or Rational?

Kim Evans | Posted 05.26.2009 | Living


Kim Evans

It's time we started thinking about things differently. If a reliance on proven demonstrated science has gotten us exactly to where we are now, perhaps a shift of focus to rational is the best move we can make.

Earth Day Film Review: A Sense of Wonder

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

It's a quiet film, one that asks us to set aside our hunger for over-dramatic portrayals of human conflict; watching it feels like a meditation of sorts.

Commonly Used Pesticides Threaten Survival Of Pacific Salmon

AP | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


SEATTLE — Federal biologists say three pesticides commonly used by farmers threaten the survival of many Pacific salmon and steelhead listed as ...