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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 9, 2013

2013-05-09T19:13:17Z

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The Average American Woman Puts How Many Products On Her Skin Each Day?

2013-05-01T14:22:46Z

"The average American woman puts between 12 and 20 chemicals on their skin 365 days a year." Sounds shocking, right? But stop for a moment to think ab...

Read more: Beauty Counter, Bpa, Pesticides, Green Living, Toxic Beauty Products, Green Living Tips, Gregg Renfrew, Video, Lead in Lipstick, Dangerous Beauty Products, Toxic Substances Control Act, Green Beauty, Beautycounter, Phthalates, Style News

Rebecca Gerendasy: Widespread Obesity: Are Certain Chemicals Also a Big Contributor? (videos)

2013-04-29T12:28:26Z

In part 1 of this interview, Dr. Susan Katz, a retired pediatrician, biochemist, and present Chair of the Environmental Health Work Group of the Orego...

Read more: Endocrine Disruptors, Pesticides, Obesogens, Video, Environmental Health Work Group, Fast Food, Bpa, Chemicals, Obesity, Dr. Susan Katz, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Overweight, Healthy Living News

Beekeepers Cause A Ruckus Outside British Parliament

2013-04-26T11:07:53Z

LONDON — Scores of worried beekeepers – and a brace of fashionistas – have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convinc...

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New Study Links Popular Herbicide To Fatal Diseases

2013-04-25T15:37:06Z

April 25 (Reuters) - Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a range of health problems and diseases, including...

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One Dead, 20 Injured After Chef Mistakes Pesticide For Sauce

2013-04-25T10:04:29Z

BEIJING (AP) — China's state news agency says one person died and 20 others were sickened after a chef mistakenly added pesticide instead of a sauce...

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Larry Jacobs: A Good Bug Doesn't Mean a Dead Bug

2013-04-12T09:50:56Z

The reality of our dependence on toxic pesticides in the United States and around the world can be hard to stomach. The toxic chemicals we spray on our crops aren't just killing pests.

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Frances Beinecke: Pioneers in Sustainable Food Show We Can Eat Well and Protect Environment

2013-04-04T00:28:19Z

People are starting to realize that if we change the way we eat, we can change the way the food system works. We can grow food that is good for our health, good for our communities, and good for the planet. The winners of the Growing Green Awards are showing us how.

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Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D.: Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer

2013-04-03T18:23:45Z

In addition to the traditionally acknowledged risk factors for breast cancer, scientists are increasingly coming to understand that many chemicals commonly found in products we use daily may also be contributing to the very high incidence of breast cancer.

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OnEarth: Honeybees to EPA: Where Is Thy Sting?

2013-04-02T16:05:34Z

By Scott Dodd, OnEarth
The list of fruits, vegetables, and field crops that rely on honeybees for pollination is truly astonishing: apples, avocados, ...

Read more: Epa, Conditional Registration, Pesticides, Bees, Bayer, Neonicotinoids, Colony Collapse Disorder, Agriculture, Honeybees, Neonics, Clothianidin, Green News

Bee Pesticide Manufacturers Propose Plan To Aid Failing Colonies

2013-03-28T12:45:40Z

By Emma Thomasson ZURICH, March 28 (Reuters) - Syngenta and Bayer , top producers of the pesticides blamed for a sharp fall in bee po...

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Beverly Bell: The True Cost of Industrialized Food

2013-03-27T13:58:21Z

It seems an irresistibly good deal, our 99¢ soda or $1.50 loaf of bread. But these prices represent just a fraction of the true costs of getting that soda and bread into our shopping bags. We pay for the hidden costs of the corporate food supply chain in multiple ways, not all of them financially.

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OnEarth: EPA Lets Pesticides on the Market Untested

2013-03-27T13:26:13Z

By Laura Fraser, OnEarthYou probably wouldn't expect to find pesticides in your toothpaste or your gym socks, but they might be in there all the same....

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Poison Pushers: Lead Paint, Other Toxic Products Sold To Unsuspecting Customers Abroad

2013-03-25T18:40:32Z

Not until Perry Gottesfeld pulled up to the front gates of Seigneurie in Cameroon did he realize the African country's leading paint manufacturer was ...

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Evaggelos Vallianatos: What I Tell My Students

2013-03-15T19:04:53Z

I have taught sporadically at several universities. My latest teaching is at Pitzer College that prides itself for its liberal and environmental value...

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Gary Hirshberg: Why GE Labeling Makes Sense

2013-03-07T11:32:06Z

Our government's failure to require labeling, and to be engaged in developing the science supporting GE food risk assessment is an absolute breach of its responsibility to the American public.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff: Fumigating? Four Easy Steps to Take Before You Tent

2013-02-27T14:20:49Z

Chances are, at least one house in your 'hood is being treated for termites right now. And despite the festive clown-and-circus themed tent, the chemicals that go into the fumigation process simply aren't funny.

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Lynne Peeples: Afternoon Tracks: Hormone Mimics, Toxic Air, Dirty Dare And More

2013-02-19T13:56:17Z

Welcome to my blog, Toxic Tracks. Please send along any feedback via email or Twitter.

Chemicals that mess with hormones in humans and wildlife such ...

Read more: Hormone Disruptors, Bpa, Heart Disease, Air Pollution, Pesticides, Monsanto, China Pollution, Endocrine Disruptors, Lynne-Peeples, Green News

Maggie Sergio: Astounding Acts of Arrogance From the Makers of d-Con, Reckitt Benckiser

2013-02-13T09:07:54Z

From my first phone call to the EPA in 2009 to the recent conference calls the EPA has held with environmental groups over the past year, I have witnessed this process closely.

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Dr. Douglas Fields: Golf Links to Parkinson's Disease?

2013-02-01T11:28:33Z

Paraquat, rotenone, maneb and other organophosphates have been linked to Parkinson's disease in several studies, as well as many solvents used in the sprays. This, researchers suspect, is the reason for the high number of people living down-wind of golf courses developing Parkinson's.

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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff: Pop Some Tags: Green Fashion 101

2013-01-29T21:39:20Z

Add another question to those that we women usually ask ourselves before purchasing, i.e. "Do I like it?" "Can I afford it?" and "Does it look good on me?" (Or, the converse, "Does this make me look fat?") The fourth question: "Is it sustainable?"

Read more: Clothing, Pesticides, Vintage, Healthy, Natural, Cotton, Green, Fashionista, Eco, Fashion, Used, Swap, Thrift, Organic, Macklemore, Style News

Ken Cook: Another Environmentalist Apologizes Over GMOs

2013-01-18T13:31:37Z

At the time, it seemed quixotic to campaign against GMOs. The FDA and USDA were blithely rolling on their backs for multinational corporations that were poised to reap billions of dollars in profit from the technology. Now I see the error of my ways.

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Peter Lehner: 3 Steps the FDA Can Take in 2013 to Show It Is Protecting Americans From Harm

2013-01-17T14:23:31Z

For as welcome as the new food safety programs are, the FDA is still plagued with problems. It moves at a glacial pace in the face of pressing health hazards, like its three-decade-long refusal to act on its own findings that the use of antibiotics in livestock feed threatens human health.

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Adam C. Levine: Improving Medical Education in Rwanda

2013-01-15T18:34:22Z

One of the wonderful things about knowledge and training is that they are inherently renewable resources. Unlike drugs and equipment, knowledge never has a stock-out, never breaks down, and never stops working when the power goes out.

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Alex Formuzis: Parkinson's and Pesticides

2013-01-10T12:20:01Z

A team of neurologists at UCLA have demonstrated an unsettling link between Parkinson's disease and exposure to a fungicide called benomyl, which was used for decades on wide variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts before being discontinued in 2001.

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