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Toxic Chemicals

Biomonitoring: Essential for Protecting Public Health

Nena Baker | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Biomonitoring, Flame Retardants, Body Burden, Bisphenol A, Kid Safe Chemical Act, Environmental Working Group, The American Chemistry Council, Phthalates, Green News
Nena Baker

We have a right to know what's in us, no matter how disturbing.

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Thank You, Bill Maher, For Asking Where in the World is Barack Obama and What is He Going To Do About Healthcare?

Anne Dunev | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Debt, Socialized-Medicine, Car Accidents, America, Restless Leg Syndrome, Exposure to Chemicals, Lobbyists, Cheney, President Obama, Donald Rumsfeld, Restless-Leg-Syndrome, Fat, Health Insurance, The Matrix, Dick Cheney, Television, National Debt, Insurance, Vice President Dick Cheney, Washington, Universal Health Care, Cheney Torture, President Bush, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Vice President, Michelle Obama, Lindsay Lohan, Bankruptcy, Lobbying, Surgery, Washington DC, The-Matrix, Chemicals, Capitalism, Kodak, Don Rumsfeld, Toxic Chemicals, Dumb as Hell, Pharmaceutical Companies, Bill Maher, Pharmaceutical Industry, Donald Rumsfeld Torture, Health, Caveat Emptor, Prescription Drugs, Doctors, Florida, Prescription Medication, Vice President Cheney, Politics News
Anne Dunev

Most decent people cannot conceive that anyone would profit from knowingly harming others. That is the flaw in capitalism. And that is one reason that evil can exist.

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The BPA Diaries: An Introduction

John DeCock | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Exposure to Chemicals, Water, Bpa Baby Bottles, Clean Water, Plastic Water Bottles, Nalgene, Toxic Toys, Water Bottles, Bisphenol A, Green News
John DeCock

BPA is a symbol of a much broader problem--our need to evaluate chemicals before they reach the marketplace, and to develop safer alternatives to chemicals we already know to be toxic.

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If a Pregnant Woman Told You BPA Was Safe, Would You Believe Her?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, California, Canned Foods, Toxic Free Babies, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa, Food Safety, Marketing, Fda, Health, Living News
Christopher Gavigan

The end is near, BPA industry, best put your money into R&D for a safer alternative instead of poorly thought out marketing plans

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Thank You for Buying Our Toxic Plastic

Elaine Shannon | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Thank You for Smoking, Bpa Baby Bottles, Kathleen Roberts, Bpa Plastic, Green News
Elaine Shannon

The embattled food and chemical industry, trying to head off a nationwide ban of the toxic plastic chemical BPA in cans and bottles have decided to target women.

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Bisphenol A: The Goods on a Bad Plastic

Nena Baker | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bisphenol A, Food and Drug Administration, Diethylstilbestrol, National Institute for Environomental Health Sciences, Exposure to Chemicals, Women's Health, Health, Plastic, Plastic Bottles, Green News
Nena Baker

The leaked minutes from industry's bisphenol A strategy session in Washington D.C. last week tell a sad and scary tale of desperation.

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Toxic Substances Control Act - Plain and Simple

Suzy Shuster | Posted 06.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Chemical Related Illness, Regulation, Toxic Substance Control Act, Tsca, Epa, Green News
Suzy Shuster

Chemicals and their witch's brew of ingredients continue to augment American Industry without anyone quite knowing their makeup and possible toxicity. And that needs to change.

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Death by Rubber Duckie: Is Our Stuff Killing Us?

Dan Goleman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Consumerism, Toxic Chemicals, Chemicals, Green News
Dan Goleman

There are about 100,000 industrial chemicals in regular use in the things we buy -- 62,000 of which were arbitrarily grandfathered in as "safe" by virtue of their being used already.

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5 Secrets Conventional Cleaning Product Manufacturers Don't Want You to Know

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Households, Cleaning Products, Natural, Exposure to Chemicals, Cpsc, Antibacterials, Truth in Labeling, Consumer Reports, Toxic Chemicals, Environmentally Friendly, Nontoxic, Triclosan, Seventh Generation, Surfactant, Green Cleaning Products, Cleaning, Activeion, Ecover, Dapple, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

These products were meant for use all over the house. If they were as toxic as their labels implied, why were we using them where we ate, bathed, slept and played?

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Health Care: Scientific or Rational?

Kim Evans | Posted 05.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Pesticides, Flouride, Body Cleansing, Healthy Lifestyle, Personal Health, Exposure to Chemicals, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Chemicals, Toxic Chemicals, Personal Responsibility, Unhealthy Eating, Organic Food, Pesticide, Cancer, Heart Disease, Cleansing, Health Care, Healthcare, Living News
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.

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Green News Report - April 23, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Pentagon, Iowa, Earth Day 2009, Congress, Chrysler, Sustainable Food, District of Columbia, Contaminated Water, Camp Lejeune, Green News Report, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, U.S. Postal Service, Water, Electric Cars, Fish, Green News, Autism, Climate Legislation, Toxic Waste, Wind-Energy, Chicago Tribune, Grist, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Welcome aboard to our latest new affiliate station - KRXA 540am in beautiful Monterey, CA! IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama in Iowa for Earth Day whil...

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Green News Report - April 21, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Earth Day 2009, Co2 Emissions, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, John Boehner, Water Pollution, Water, Epa, Green News, Green News Report, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The EPA declares pollution a hazard (duh)....so Congressional Republicans focus on (wait for it).... cow farts!; The 39th ce...

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Think Before You Drink...Water

Hedrick Smith | Posted 05.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Endocrine Disruptors, Clean Drinking Water, Toxic, Parabens, Water, Tap Water, Environment, Safe Drinking Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Pollution, Drinking Water, Green News
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.

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Green News Report - April 14, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Cookers, Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, Renewable Energy, Utah Wilderness, Oil Prices, McDonald's, Tim Dechristopher, Bpa Plastic, Green News Report, Fda, Green, Green Living, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Florida homes stink!; FDA under fire (again); McDonald's may reduce pesticides in fries; the cardboard box that could save the world; and Utah college student indicted for saving public lands from destruction.

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7 Steps To A Super Natural Home And Life

Karen Leland | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Spring Cleaning, House-Cleaning, Karen Leland, Green Living, Chemicals, Living News
Karen Leland

Beth Greer thought she was leading a healthy life. But after a lifetime of eating right and exercising regularly, at age 49, she was diagnosed with a ...

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Rated X

Hillary Newman | Posted 05.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Wear, Linda Loudermilk, Fashion, Organic Cotton, Underwear, Eco Fashion, Environment, Green News
Hillary Newman

Watch this... So, do you know what's in your knickers? Probably not. Creators and sisters, Jenny White and Verity White, made this film and feature...

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The Toxic Side of Beauty

Tracy Hepler | Posted 03.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Green Cosmetics, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Parabens, Natural Ingredients, Environmental Working Group, Green News
Tracy Hepler

Why does being a woman often include surrounding yourself with toxic chemicals? That question seems to come up daily as we discover ingredients inside of our favorite hair dyes, nail polishes and lipsticks.

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Poison: One Lump or Two?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Valentine's Day, Pesticides, Poison, Usda, Sugar Beets, Monsanto, Style News
Andrew Kimbrell

As with mercury levels in corn syrup, our government agencies have simply not taken the time to conduct proper research, preferring rather to push genetically modified sugar beat initiatives at the whim of Monsanto and other agribusinesses.

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Let's Have a Heart to Heart

Anne Dunev | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Exposure to Chemicals, Valentines Day, Flu, Immunity, Germs, Green Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Heart Disease, Gardening, Blood Pressure, Medicine, Love, Environmental Chemicals, Flu Season, Valentine's Day Gifts, Ohio State University, Personal Health, Therapeutic Touch, Pediatrics, Chemicals, Babies, Valentine's Day Ideas, Immune System, Toxic Chemicals, How to Be Happy, Heart, Daily Life, The Ohio State University, Romance, Hospitals, Being Happy, Gardens, Living News
Anne Dunev

We can be a big influence on each other's health. A warm smile, a greeting, a hug to a dear one, can brighten anyone's life -- and may have more of a therapeutic effect than you realize.

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

Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, Los Angeles Unified School District, Green, The Oscars, Music, Infrastructure, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Hurricane Katrina, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Leonardo Dicaprio, Huffington Post, Green Buildings, Celebrities, Gavin Rossdale, California, Toxic, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Green Living, Los Angeles, Parties, Rebuilding New Orleans, Sheryl Crow, Toxic Chemicals, Oscar Parties, Education, Health, Environment, Oscars, Schools, Children's Health, Hollywood, Green News
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.

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Al Meyerhoff and the Chemistry of Life and Death

Diane Dulken | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Farming, Pesticides, Lawyers, Toxic, Organic Farmers, Nrdc, Organic, Memories, Death, Toxic Chemicals, Natural Resources Defense Council, Leukemia, Food Quality Protection Act, Tribute, Al Meyerhoff Leukemia, Al Meyerhoff, Organic Food, Memory, Cancer, Memorial, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Green News
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.

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More Evidence That BPA is Toxic and Industry Tactics Exposed

Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Bpa, FDA and BPA Baby Bottles, FDA BPA, Breast Cancer, Fda, Chemicals, Dangers of Bpa, FDA Ban BPA, Toxic Chemicals, Baby Bottles, Women's Health, Health, Bpa Baby Bottles, Bpa Plastic, Cancer, Food and Drug Administration, Children's Health, Living News
Sarah Janssen

New research suggests that BPA may interfere with metabolism and lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes in humans.

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Parents! Mercury Contamination Found in High Fructose Corn Syrup

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Toxic Chemicals, Junk Food, Chlorine, Children, Melamine, Health, Nutrition, Hfcs, Mercury, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food, Neurotoxin, Fda, Barack Obama, Parents, Green News
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.

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Peaceful Revolution: When Did It Get So Hard To Be A Mom?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Causes of Autism, Genetically Engineered Foods, Asthma, Food Safety, Adhd, Autism, Parenting, Fda, Momsrising, Peanut Allergies, Food Dyes, Parenting and Food, Chemicals and Autism, Sick Children, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Ten years ago, we didn't worry about sending a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches into school with our children, and we didn't medicate our eight year olds to get them through the school day.

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Melamine is Mean Stuff

Zem Joaquin | Posted 01.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Melamine Poisoned Dog Food, Melamine and Infant Formula U.S., Chemical Infant Formula, White Rabbit, Melamine, Melamine Regulation, China, Infant Formula Melamine, Health, Green News
Zem Joaquin

Melamine, when consumed, can cause problems in the kidneys and bladder, and at least four children in China have died, and more than 50,000 have become sick with kidney problems.

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