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  'Again, a gaping whole has been exposed '  I guess that is a whole hole as opposed to a half a hole? Since May 23rd?!? That is what makes the US the best protected in the world - isn't that what the president said. Every day there is at least 1 recalled food notice in my inbox - somehow I think I'd be safer somewhere else.

  On Antibiotic-resistant salmonella burgers, with a side of flame retardants posted 4 months ago 6 Responses

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  I still don't see why Monsanto can't be sued.  They own the land being dusted and they hired the company to do the dusting.  Maybe it is time to take care of these problems the French way?!?

  On With a gust of wind, an Iowa crop duster can squash an organic farm posted 4 months, 1 week ago 18 Responses

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  hhmmm

  so this means we can capture the water and take it to the EPA  employee's houses that came up with this determination and use it to fill their pools and water their lawns with it, right?On EPA declares waste from oil-shale production 'non-hazardous' posted 11 months, 1 week ago 2 Responses

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  false advertising?

  They claim on their website that their products come from plants not chemical plants.  I'm not so sure.   Here are the ingredients from their lavender hand soap.  Some of these names sure don't sound like plant names. The list below is some of the info you can find on those ingredients at the EWG site.   I'd be interested in knowing if they are using the US TSCA list or the REACH list from the EU as a guide to 'safe' ingredients.  

  water
  sodium lauryl sulfate
  cocamide dea
  cocamidopropyl betaine
  glycerine
  aloe barbadensis gel
  tocopheryl acetate
  citric acid
  sodium chloride
  sodium citrate
  benzophenone 4
  methylchloroisothiazolinone
  methylisothiazolinone
  fragrance
  color

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  Cocamide dea - Diethanolamine (DEA) - known human immune system toxicant, strong evidence of human skin toxicant, limited evidence of cancer.

  cocamidopropyl betaine - known human immune system toxicant - moderate doses show toxicity in animal studies - low doses unknown at this time.  

  tocopheryl acetate - human skin toxicant - strong evidence

  sodium citrate - one or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at low doses

  benzophenone 4 - human skin toxicant

  methylchloroisothiazolinone - known human immune system toxicant, strong evidence of human skin toxicant

  methylisothiazolinone -  known human system toxicant, strong evidence human skin toxicant

  Fragrance  - non-defined begs the question pthalates?
  On An interview with the founders of Method green home-care products posted 1 year, 2 months ago 9 Responses

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  Big auto

  Ford's CEO laments a lack of "adequate resources or lead time"

  Lack of lead time - is he kidding?  They've had 35+ years of lead time.

  the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers says the timeline isn't "technologically feasible" or "economically practicable."

  If they had been busting their buts for the last 35 years instead of wasting time making them bigger and more wasteful - just think what we would have now.  They stuck their heads in the sand and it is everyone else's fault.  On Big Auto backs off support for tighter fuel-economy standards posted 1 year, 3 months ago 9 Responses