Toxicity News
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Five ways to green back-to-school
September is right around the corner, and the yearly ritual of back-to-school shopping has already begun. School supplies run the gamut from the utilitarian to the ridiculous and,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (21 days ago) 15 comments- Definitions
- Reuse, Recycling, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phthalate, Organic
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Microbe managing the gulf spill
A host of tiny microbe managers have taken up the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. According to an Article in The New York Times, hoards of heroic hydrocarbon-chewing… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (28 days ago) 6 comments- Companies
- BP
- Definitions
- Down
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Largest Oil Leak in Midwest History
These are some mighty dark days for oil. In the wake of the still unfolding BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, news of another massive oil spill in the U.S. is mighty bad news… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (36 days ago) 7 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Web News
- detnews.com
, battlecreekenquirer.com , edition.cnn.com , freep.com , TreeHugger
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A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas
If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments -
Five easy ways to avoid harmful chemicals
"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." Henrik TikkanenThere are so many harmful pollutants in our environment that we have little, immediate,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (46 days ago) 5 comments -
Joining hands in peaceful protest
People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Marine conservation
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Feature How to help heal the Gulf
The devastating explosion on April 20th, of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is undoubtedly an environmental disaster of epic proportions. The specter of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (92 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Marine conservation, Conservation, Toxicity, Carbon footprint, Sustainable
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C2C launches GPII
"The time is now for us to go beyond simply being less bad and to lead the world in the invention and innovation of more good with Cradle to Cradle products and a prosperous Cradle… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (101 days ago) 2 comments- Companies
- Cradle To Cradle
- People
- Rosario Dawson, Michael Braungart
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- Sustainable, Non-profit
- Web News
- triplepundit.com , TreeHugger , ecofabulous
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Environmental risks are "grossly underestimated" says cancer panel.
Created by an act of Congress in 1971, the President's Cancer Panel is charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program and reports directly to the President in a report every… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (109 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Water, National, Food, Lead, Pollutants, Formaldehyde, Air, Carcinogens, Exposure, Plastic, Regulatory, Public, Benzene
- Products
- Water
- Web News
- environmentalhealthnews.org , Yahoo! Green , The Daily Green , WebMD Health
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Making eco-scents of fragrance
That fresh, clean smell really isn't actually very fresh or clean at all. We've talked here before about the dangers lurking behind the word "fragrance" on cleaners, candles and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (114 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Organic, Fragrance, Carcinogens, Toxicity, Formaldehyde
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