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Toxic Chemicals

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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Taking Mercury off the Table

Sloan Barnett | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Toxic Chemicals, Mercury Poisoning Symptoms, Poison, Mercury, Environment, Green Living, Mercury Poisoning, Chemicals, Pollution, Green Living Tips, Green News
Sloan Barnett

Emissions from coal-fired power plants release airborne mercury, which eventually settles in bodies of water and, with the help of bacteria, is transformed into the very toxic methyl mercury.

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Eco-Conscious Conception

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Women, Children, Baby, Raising Children, Pregnancy, Body Burden, Human Reporduction, Planet, Chemicals, Detoxification, Children's Health, Sperm, Health, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

Every person carries a body burden of industrial chemicals, most of which didn't exist two generations ago. Babies born today have over 200 toxic pollutants pulsing through their bodies.

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Common Plastic Found to Leak Chemicals

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Research, Biology, Packaging, Regulation, Science, Green Living, Fda, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Contamination, Green News, Environment, Plastic, Bisphenol A, Food and Drug Administration, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Two highly reactive chemicals in a common plastic can leak from disposable lab equipment and skew the outcome of life science research.

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"The Change" Our Children Need: REACHing for Kid Safe Chemicals

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Plastics, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Hospitals, Cpsc, Cord Blood, Chemicals, Toxic Toys, Reach, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

At the local hospital near you, right now, babies are being born with over 200 industrial chemicals in their cord blood.

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Day One: There Is a New Green in Town

Sloan Barnett | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Disease, Books, Green, Environment, Asthma, Green Living, Enviromentalism, Green News
Sloan Barnett

The cause of my son's asthma may have been me. I may have been poisoning my own son by using certain cleaning products.

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

Susan Kane | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living

Read More: PET Plastic Bottles, Bpa Baby Bottles, Living News, Bisphenol A, Dangers of Bpa, Parenting, Parenting Magazine, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Baby Bottles, Toxic, Fda, Parenting.com, Bpa Plastic, Cans, Baby, American Plastics Council, Health, Bpa Petition, Bush Administration, Green News, Deregulation, Bpa, Baby Bottles, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Children's Health, Toxic Chemicals, Living News
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.

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I Used To Be An Island

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Green Living, Toxic Chemicals, Children's Health, Health, Living News
Olivia Rosewood

The nurses have a running joke that they know isn't funny, and it's just this, "Don't get pregnant in Bakersfield."

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Good Guide Helps With Green Shopping

Maura Judkis | Posted 10.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Websites, Green Shopping, Green Living, Green Energy, Shopping, Greenwashing, Green News
Maura Judkis

Without carbon labeling, it's hard for consumers to know which products make the eco-friendly grade and which don't (and some would argue it's difficu...

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A Second Look At the NYTimes Science Section's "10 Things To Scratch From Your Worry List "

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, John Tierney, Water Bottles, The New York Times, Green, Green Living, Exotic Fruit, Plastic Bottles, Toxic Chemicals, Paper Bags, Climate Deniers, Food Miles, Environment, Cell Phones and Cancer, Green News, New York Times, Plastic Bags, Global Warming, Green News

We have heard of climate deniers and chemical industry defenders, but now John Tierney of The New York Times joins the ranks of the Everything Deniers...

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Fireworks Safety. Avoid Fireworks Accidents With Fireworks Alternatives

TheDailyGreen.com | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Fireworks Accidents, Fireworks Chemicals, Fireworks Safety, Green, 4th of July Fireworks, Green Living, Fireworks Injuries, Green News

Although it may seem hard to imagine a Fourth of July celebration without fireworks, it's also true that the gunpowder-propelled attractions cause pol...

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Missing White House Emails, Iraq War, Samuel Alito Exxon, Exxon Mobil, Polar Bears, Iraq Contractors, Newt Gingrich, Dennis Kucinich Impeachment, Exxon Valdez, Torture, Afghanistan War, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Investigation confirms torture at U.S. bases in Afghanistan, Michael Reagan calls for murder of anti-war activists, Gingrich claims Supreme Court decision will "cost us a city" and $23 billion in lost Iraq funds.

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9 Toxin Free Baby Bottles

TheDailyGreen.com | Annie Bell Muzaurieta | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Toxic, Baby, Plastic Bottles, Consumer Product Safety Commission, PET Plastic Bottles, Green News

Plastic baby bottles have received extra attention recently as research came to light showing many popular models leach Bisphenol-A (BPA), a suspected...

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