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'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.16.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Supreme Court, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Michael Mann, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Wall Street Journal, Pipeline, Monsanto, Consumer Reports, Video, Fossil Fuels, John Kerry, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Sequestration, Global Warming, Energy, California, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Manufacturing, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Skeptical Science, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - May 14, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green
Read More: Supreme Court, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Wall Street Journal, Monsanto, Pipeline, Consumer Reports, Video, Fossil Fuels, John Kerry, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Sequestration, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, California, Tom Vilsack, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Manufacturing, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Sally Jewell, Green News, Wildfires, Fox News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Mothers of Pure Food, Rebirthing a Movement

Elizabeth Kucinich | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics
Read More: Organic Farming, Congress, Children, Mother's Day, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Regulation, Sustainable Agriculture, Fda, Food Politics, Healthy Eating, Healthy Food, Farming, Gmos, Factory Farming, Personal Health, Pure Food, Free Trade, Franklin Roosevelt, GMO Labeling, Mothers, Toxic Chemicals, Farm Bill, Senate, Women's Health, Health, Deregulation, Environment, Food, Food Safety, Food Borne Illness, Industrial Agriculture, Children's Health, Gmo, Food Bill, Politics News
Elizabeth Kucinich

This Mother's Day, let us remember mothers and women who understood the patriotic nature of standing up for wholesome food, of standing up for the health of young children who would become our future.

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'Green News Report' - May 9, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.09.2013 | Green
Read More: Pesticides, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Coal, Gina McCarthy, Consumer Reports, Pipeline, Drought, Video, Colony Collapse Disorder, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Oregon, Energy, Bees, California, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Tom Carper, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Fox News, Ocean Acidification, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, David Vitter, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Common Household Chemicals Linked to Human Disease

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 05.08.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Formaldehyde, Bps, Toxic Chemicals, Endocrine Disruptors, Dangers of Bpa, World Health Organization, Personal Health, Toxic Chemical Exposure, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Natural Health, Endocrine Disruptor, Bpa, Phthalates, Healthy Living News
Dr. Joseph Mercola

A recent report, co-produced by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, suggests a ban of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be needed to protect the health of future generations.

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'Green News Report' - May 7, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.07.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Pipeline, Drought, Video, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, World Meteorological Organization, California, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, JPMorgan Chase, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Jerry Brown, Green News, Ocean Acidification, Wildfires, Fox News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Lightbulbs, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - May 2, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.02.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Pipeline, Drought, Newsweek, Video, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Frank Luntz, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Trade Talks Put Health Safeguards in Danger

Nasima Hossain | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Horsemeat, U.S. Economy, Trade Agreement, Consumer Protection, Politics News
Nasima Hossain

The U.S. and the European Union are beginning trade negotiations on a major new treaty designed to strengthen the lagging economies on both sides of the pond. Unfortunately, if history is any guide, the negotiations threaten to wreak havoc on our public health and safety protections.

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'Green News Report' - April 30, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.30.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, National Academy of Sciences, Video, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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You Are a Guinea Pig

David Rosner | Posted 04.28.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Biohazards, Environmental Toxins, Environmental Hazards, Toxins, Lead, Asbestos, Hazardous Chemicals, Formaldehyde, Green News
David Rosner

A hidden epidemic is poisoning America. The toxins are in the air we breathe and the water we drink, in the walls of our homes and the furniture within them. And there's a reason why you've never read about it in the newspaper or seen a report on the nightly news.

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'Green News Report' - April 25, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.25.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Lobbyists, Epa, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Fat, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, The American Chemistry Council, Lng, Video, Electricity, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Gasoline, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Alabama, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Water, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion, West Texas, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Eating Organic Is Like Giving Monsanto The Finger'

Posted 04.24.2013 | Green
Read More: Abes Market, Toxic Chemicals, Abes Market Chemicals, HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, Abes Market Dishing Dirty, Green-Living, Dishing Dirty, Organic Foods, Chemicals at Home, Green News

A new ad campaign is looking to target household chemicals found in everyday life in a series of dark and witty images. Abe's Market, an online eco-re...

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Green Sleep: Mattress Matters

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 04.18.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Environmental Health, Bedding, Organic Mattress, Mattress, Flammable Mattresses, Green News
Mindy Pennybacker

Recent tests commissioned by the Chicago Tribune found that popular baby mattresses were hotbeds of toxic flame retardants.

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The Exxon Pipeline Spill: Questions That Should Be Frequently Asked

Riki Ott | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Tar Sands Oil, Pegasus Pipeline Spill, Exposure to Chemicals, Tar Sands Pipeline, Exxon Oil Spill, Green News
Riki Ott

It is essential for the media to search for deeper explanations and more accurate information during incidents that threaten human health, wildlife, and the environment -- and future energy choices.

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Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer

Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D. | Posted 04.03.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Endocrine Disruptors, Pesticides, Personal Health, Bpa Health, Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Edcs, Bpa, Breast Cancer Risk Factors, Breast Cancer Prevention, Healthy Living News
Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D.

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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Christina Wilkie

Pesticide Lobby Spends Millions To Defend Chemicals Tied To Bee Deaths

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Pollen, Video, Bayer, Bees, Lobbying, Crop-Duster, Beehive, Pesiticides, Honeybees, Dupont, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The chemical pesticide lobby is waging a multi-million dollar battle to prevent regulation of chemicals linked to the dramatic escalatio...

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Lynne Peeples

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.25.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, U.S. Exports, Video, Toxic Profits, Lead Paint Cameroon, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Exports, Pesticide Exports, Asbestos Exports, Exports, Dumping of Products, Asbestos, Green News

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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Boys With Boobs: Hidden Chemicals Fed to Kids Can Impact Their Health

Beth Greer | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Endocrine Disruptors, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Childhood Obesity, Bpa Baby Bottles, Healthy Living Health News, Dangers of Bpa, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Bpa Plastic, Healthy Living News
Beth Greer

Chemicals in the everyday products we use in our homes may be negatively affecting our hormones, says a newly-released study by WHO, the World Health Organization.

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Lynne Peeples

What Middle-Class Parents Don't Know About Lead Could Hurt Their Kids

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.15.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead Poisoning, Home Renovation, Video, Cdc, Children Lead Poisoning, Lead Paint, Lead Poisoning Children, Green News

Erin Pavlica's family pediatrician had never recommended a blood lead test for any of her three children. And when she came in with her daughter Quinn...

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The Environmental Case for a Path to Citizenship

Philip Radford | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green
Read More: Migrant Workers, Toxic Chemicals, Environment, Immigration Reform, Coal, Health, Workers Rights, Green News
Philip Radford

Every human being deserves the dignity and right to stand up to polluters in the workplace and at home without fear of being deported and taken from their families. Without a path to citizenship, undocumented immigrants are left at the mercy of corporate polluters.

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Hormones Out of Whack: The Global Threat From Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Michael Green | Posted 05.13.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Toxic Chemicals, Healthy Living Health News, Lead Poisoning, World Health Organization, Personal Health, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Hormone Disrupting Chemicals, Who, Des, Flame Retardants, Hormones, Healthy Living News
Michael Green

I can imagine a world where children are not threatened by harmful chemicals in their daily lives, where simple acts of precaution are commonplace, and where our families' health matters more than short-term profits.

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The Hidden Danger in Recycled Toilet Paper

Maia James | Posted 05.08.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Recycling, Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Bidet, Toilet Paper, Personal Health, Healthy Living News
Maia James

Would you guess that the product recommendation I struggle with most in my consulting practice is toilet paper?

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Lynne Peeples

Chemical Creep: 'We Just Don't Know Where The Contamination Is Coming From'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.07.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Endocrine Disruptors, Plastics, Bpa Restrictions, Food Supply, Food Safety, Bisphenol A, Toxic Chemicals Food, Chemicals Body, Phthalates, Green News

Brent Collett already had some inklings about the pervasiveness of hormone-mimicking chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol-A (BPA). He knew, ...

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Moving to Safety First, for Our Children's Health

Michael Green | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Chemicals, Safe Chemicals Act, Toxins, Green News
Michael Green

What if chemical companies had to demonstrate that their products were safe before they were allowed to put them into hundreds of products our children and families use every day? That's a common sense change that could end needless illnesses and suffering.

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Inexcusable Exposure: Unprotected Workers, Toxic Lead At Gun Range

Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Read More: Gun Range, Toxic Chemicals, Shooting Range, Lead, Lead Bullets, Guns, Lynne-Peeples, Green News
Lynne Peeples

Welcome to my blog, Toxic Tracks. Please send along any feedback via email or Twitter. Knowledge of lead's toxicity is far from new. We began cutting...

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