Toxic Toys

The BPA Diaries: An Introduction

John DeCock | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green


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.

Embattled Blagojevich Signs Toy Warning Label Bill

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago


Children's products that contain small amounts of lead will have to come with a warning label alerting parents about the potentially toxic substance u...

Toxic Toys: What Parents Should Know This Holiday Season

Sloan Barnett | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green


Sloan Barnett

When you are out shopping for toys this holiday season, be sure to purchase from trusted manufacturers that go above and beyond regulations.

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

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


Christopher Gavigan

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

Obammunism

Disgrasian | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

Like the Chinese, Obama is a Communist. So you know what that means, right? Obama not only shared his toys, but he, like the Chinese, first tainted them with lead paint.

Bipartisan Support for our Children -- It Has Happened!

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green


Christopher Gavigan

The final day of July 2008 may go down in history as the moment the tides of democracy shifted away from corporate cronyism and back to the people.

China Blasts Obama Over Call For Chinese Toy Ban

CNN | Emily Sherman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Angry Chinese officials are taking aim at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama over his statement that he would "stop the import of all toys...

Greenpeace Smacks Microsoft, Nintendo For Using Toxic Chemicals In Video Game Consoles

BusinessWeek | Aaron Ricadela | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Greenpeace is smacking Microsoft and Nintendo for using toxic chemicals in their video game consoles, while applauding longtime target Apple for impro...