Toxic

Why Breaking Up Is So Hard to Do

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Women have an extraordinarily difficult time ending their friendships, even very toxic ones. It's not surprising. Like divorce, the potential losses can be staggering, extending well beyond the friendship per se.

When Parents Are Too Toxic To Tolerate

nytimes.com | RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your lover mistreats you. But what can you do if the source of your misery is your own par...

Could You Be a Toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

If you're finding that you're having frequent conflicts, you have to consider whether there's something you are doing or saying that's sabotaging your own friendships.

Am I My Friend's Keeper?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Over the past six months I've been friends with a 25-year-old girl, and I'm a 37-year-old woman. She is where I used to be: bingeing, playing the victim role, can't find love, affection, or the attention she needs.

Owning Up

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Sometimes people believe they need to obtain closure from another person before they sever a friendship. This isn't true.

Get the Lead Out

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green


Michael Markarian

When mourning dove hunting season begins next week, hunters will once again discharge enormous amounts of toxic lead into the environment.

Are Your Candles Making You Sick?

Yahoo! News | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


(HealthDay News) -- Paraffin wax candles, used mainly for romantic ambiance, fragrance and light, may also contribute to air pollution inside your hom...

Why We Need to Declutter Our Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Audit your friendships -- because having too many bad ones can prevent you from having good ones.

Organics No Better Than Chemical/GMO/Sewage Sludge-Soaked "Food"?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.04.2009 | Green


Waylon Lewis

Studies like the FSA report need to look beyond the dinner plate and recognize that organic farming's avoidance of chemicals offers health benefits beyond nutrition.

Fertilizer Chemical Linked to Toxic Blaze

Juli Charkes | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


Juli Charkes

The chemical arsenal Americans rely on to help cultivate crops turns out to be the same one used for warfare and acts of domestic terrorism.

30 New Toxic Chemicals You Should Avoid

thedailygreen.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green


California has identified 30 chemicals that may cause cancer, reproductive problems and other serious health concerns. ...

EPA Says Air Pollution In 600 Neighborhoods Poses Cancer Risk

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that ...

Babu's Story: A Child Worker In The Shipyards Of Bangladesh

Sandy Tolan | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Sandy Tolan

For many of the children here, the idea that they shouldn't work is an entirely foreign concept. Despite laws in Bangladesh restricting child labor, the reality is starkly different.

Think Before You Drink...Water

Hedrick Smith | Posted 05.21.2009 | Green


Hedrick Smith

Chemicals in consumer products are finding their way into sewers, storm drains, and eventually into our drinking water. Millions of people are drinking endocrine disruptors in their tap water.

Cracking the Corporate Media's Iron Curtain Around Death at Three Mile Island

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

But people did die at Three Mile Island. And it's the "alternative" media that now brings reality to the mainstream.

Time to Applaud the "New" EPA

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 04.30.2009 | 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.

Healthier, Wealthier and Wiser: The Case for Creating Green Schools Now

Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Matt Petersen

As the Congress deliberates the largest stimulus package in history, there is no single better investment that we can make than to help maximize the potential learning and productivity of our children.

Al Meyerhoff and the Chemistry of Life and Death

Diane Dulken | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


Diane Dulken

This environmental lawyer reminded us that the vast majority of commercial and industrial chemicals in circulation today are not tested for longterm health effects before being put on the market.

Describing the Devastation of Mountaintop Mining

Peter Lehner | Posted 03.02.2009 | Green


Peter Lehner

We also need to cap carbon and make coal pay its true price so that clean energy can compete with it. NRDC will be working on all of that.

What IS An Organic Mattress?

New York Times | Julie Scelfo | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


In recent decades, most mattresses have been made either with metal springs sandwiched between layers of polyurethane foam, or with just foam. In show...

Duped: A Nation of Eaters

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Robyn O'Brien

As I read about baby formulas and jars of salsa laced with who-knows-what, I was left slack-jawed.

McCain Approves Bush's Rush To Open Grand Canyon To Toxic Uranium Mining

The Wonk Room | Brad Johnson | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green


The Bush Administration is rushing forward with plans to mine the Grand Canyon for uranium, ignoring a command from Congress to cease such operations....

Why The CDC Ignored Formaldehyde Levels In FEMA Trailers

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


The Centers for Disease Control study (PDF) sounded reassuring when it was made public in 2007. Hurricane Katrina survivors didn't have to worry about...

Report: EPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow "Virtually Unrestricted"

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

According to the report, other used electronics "flow virtually unrestricted, even to countries where they can be mismanaged."

Why Canadian Babies are Safer from Toxins: The Case for Banning BPA

Susan Kane | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living


Susan Kane

We get that more research needs to be done to truly understand the effects of this chemical on our bodies, but that doesn't mean the public should remain the guinea pigs.