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Wee Wee
Phthalates linked to abnormal genitalia in baby boys |
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03 Oct 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:33 PM on 03 Oct 2008 Mothers exposed to high levels of phthalates during pregnancy are more likely to bear sons with abnormal genitals, says new environmental research published in the journal Environmental Research. (See what we did there?) The study looked at only 106 mothers and sons, and the afflictions -- undescended testicles, smaller penises, and a shorter anogenital distance -- aren't serious problems in and of the ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, scientific research, sex, toxics (all these topics) |
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http://www.grist.org/news/2008/09/03/bpa/index.html
National Toxicology Program still concerned about BPA |
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03 Sep 2008 |
News |
| "Some" of All Fears National Toxicology Program still concerned about BPA Posted at 4:58 PM on 03 Sep 2008 The National Toxicology Program begs to differ with the Food and Drug Administration's recent conclusion that common chemical bisphenol A is safe at currently regulated levels. In a report released Wednesday, the NTP notes "some concern" that BPA can affect children's brains and reproductive systems. The agency made the same conclusion in a draft report in April, which ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Sip 'n' Skip
California won't ban BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups |
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19 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:58 PM on 19 Aug 2008 With 22 legislators abstaining, the California Assembly voted 31-27 Monday not to ban chemical bisphenol A in baby products. BPA is one of those things you'd like to keep out of your kid; the bill would have banned it from bottles, sippy cups, and other containers for tots. Legislators also voted 36-33 (with 11 abstentions) against a bill that would have banned equally icky chemical PFOA from food ... |
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| Topics: California, food, green living, health, legislation, news, parenting, politics, state politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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Toying with you
Something for everyone in the emerging green market |
Joseph Romm |
12 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Kari Manlove, fellows assistant at the Center for American Progress. ----- Good news: Anyone looking for more environmentally responsible options now has choices. Green alternatives are turning up all over these days -- from children's toys to weddings. Families concerned with all the reports in the last year of toys tainted with lead paint will be happy to hear there's a new market for toys that bypass lead and other pote ... |
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| Topics: green living, green products, health, parenting, shopping (all these topics) |
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Splash Animation
On kiddie pools |
Umbra Fisk |
09 Jun 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Regarding your obsession with vinyl, as pertains to summer parenting: Greenpeace's thorough Vinyl Alternatives list indicates that no good alternatives to vinyl kiddie pools exist. Do you think it is worth it to put a huge effort into manufacturing or finding a vinyl-free backyard wading experience? I can't stop thinking about this, and think it merits faking a question. Yours as always, Umbra Dearest Me, What a great questi ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Leading to problems
Implications of the study linking childhood lead exposure and adult criminality |
Liz Borkowski |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A study just published in the journal PLoS Medicine (and written up in the L.A. Times) suggests a link between childhood lead exposure and adult arrests for violent crimes. Studying 250 adults for whom they had prenatal and childhood blood lead level measurements, University of Cincinnati researchers found that each 5-microgram-per-deciliter increase in blood lead levels at age 6 was associated with a nearly 50 percent increased risk of arrest as a young adult (the ris ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, green living, health, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Candy-shaped rat poison on its way out
EPA gives manufacturers three years to adjust to new regulations designed to protect children |
Fawn Pattison |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The U.S. EPA announced today that it would be tightening up the safety requirements on ten nasty rodenticides that are blamed for poisoning around 10,000 children -- mostly black and Latino inner-city kids -- every year. Those ten chemicals will no longer be available in the form of little pellets that look like candy, and that small children are so prone to stick in their mouths. The new rules will require non-agricultural users of rat poison to use it only inside tam ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, parenting, regulation, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Michigan WIC whacks organic
Evidently, women, infants, and children in need don't deserve organic |
Tom Philpott |
28 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Women, Infants, and Children program provides food aid to 'low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk,' according to the USDA website. The federal government funds the program through grants to states, which then decide how to allocate the cash. Evidently, in Michigan -- a state undergoing severe economic strain -- some bureaucrats have bought into ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, food, green living, health, Michigan, organic food, parenting, shopping (all these topics) |
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Ew, Toxins Again?
U.S. health agency says ubiquitous chemical may harm kiddos |
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16 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:24 PM on 16 Apr 2008 A U.S. federal agency has declared that there is "some concern" that chemical bisphenol A can harm the development of children's brains and reproductive systems. The National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, issued a draft report following up on an 18-month review of BPA. The agency reported more concern than was suggested by its advisory panel, ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, health, news, parenting, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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School-lunch crunch
Higher food prices mean crappier cafeteria fare for kids |
Tom Philpott |
16 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As food prices rise, who gets hit first and hardest? Clearly, urban dwellers in the global south, where people spend upwards of half of their incomes on food. According to the Wall Street Journal, here's the ever-growing list of nations that have experienced food-price riots:Rioting in response to soaring food prices recently has broken out in Egypt, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Ethiopia. In Pakistan and Thailand, army troops have been deployed to ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, education, food, green living, health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Polyvinyl Want an Attacker?
PVC is latest target of folks concerned about toxic toys |
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13 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:57 AM on 13 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Lead-toy furor is so last year; the source du jour of parental outrage is plastic polyvinyl chloride in toys. Numerous playthings -- balls, dolls, rubber duckies, tea sets, you name it -- contain PVC, which is made with carcinogen vinyl chloride, often softened with phthalates, and frequently contains lead and other heavy metals. While the Toy Industry Associa ... |
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Toxic as a Baby's Bottom
Lotioned-up babies have high phthalate levels, says study |
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04 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:58 AM on 04 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Ways to poison your kids: It's not just bottles, car seats, and toys anymore! Tots exposed to baby cosmetics -- lotions, shampoos, powders, and the like -- have high levels of toxic phthalates in their wee bodies, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Lotion exposure led to the highest phthalate concentrations in infant urine; use of baby ... |
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Ghoul, Interrupted
On Halloween |
Umbra Fisk |
22 Oct 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, We really enjoy the community aspect of trick-or-treating but we don't want to give out candy to the little ones, or toxic plastic Chinese toys. Two hundred kids come to our house every Halloween. How do we keep it green, safe, and economical? Jodi McMillian Charleston, W.Va. Dearest Jodi, Two hundred children? How did you keep it economical last year? Let's see, if you were to buy a bag of mini Snickers with 70 in the bag, a ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, holiday, parenting (all these topics) |
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The Age of Ban
Senate passes asbestos ban, Democrats want to rid toys of lead |
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05 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 5:38 PM on 05 Oct 2007 Hey, you with the asbestos-contaminated attic: The Senate has unanimously passed a measure to ban importation, manufacture, processing, and distribution of products containing asbestos. Forty other nations have already banned the cancer-causing mineral, which is found in more than 3,000 consumer products in the U.S. Speaking of things that should have happened a long time ago, Democrat ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, legislation, news, parenting, politics, toxics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Everything's Just Fin
Research funded by seafood industry concludes that moms should eat fish |
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05 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:40 PM on 05 Oct 2007 A group of scientists affiliated with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) announced conclusions yesterday that new moms and moms-to-be should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood per week to encourage wee ones' brain development. Federal agencies, which advise moms to consume no more than 12 ounces of seafood per week to reduce babies' exposure to ... |
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| Topics: Department of Health and Human Services, food, Food and Drug Administration, green living, health, mercury, news, parenting, scientific research (all these topics) |
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No Surrender
This family is sticking with eco-alternatives |
Christine Gardner |
27 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| This summer, my family and I took an overnight trip to Chicago that started out pleasant enough. We were well packed and tidy. Just before boarding our train, my husband took a few pictures of us, joking that this would begin our slow descent into madness. Consider the alternatives. Photo: iStockphoto Descent into madness. That turned out to be pretty accurate. We have a long and storied history of not ... |
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Adolescent Appetites
The road to disodium inosinate is paved with good intentions |
Amy Linn |
27 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Mea culpa. That's the only way I can honestly write anything about getting older kids to eat healthy foods. Because I've been a sucker for the look my 11-year-old gets on her face if I plop down a bowl of nuclear-orange SpongeBob mac-and-cheese in front of her. Sheer joy: that's the only way to describe it. Ditto for the times she eats (can I admit this?) Cookie Crisp cereal, high-fructose c ... |
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| Topics: food, green living, health, parenting, special series (all these topics) |
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Elmo Has Left the Giggle Box
An illustration and explanation of today's tainted toys |
Keri Rosebraugh, Katharine Wroth |
25 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| By Keri Rosebraugh and Katharine Wroth 25 Sep 2007 Seems you can't turn around these days without hearing about some trusted toy being yanked from the shelves. (Dora, we hardly knew ya!) If you want to keep on top of the latest recalls, check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission database or BabyCenter's product recall finder. Meanwhile, we offer a graphic cheat sheet below, followed by explanations of s ... |
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Alterna-Toys
Where to turn when you're sick of disposable doodads |
Katy Balatero |
25 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Block to basics. Photo: iStockphoto Keeping up with Ken and Barbie got you down? Check out these companies invested in making eco-friendlier playthings for your little ones. (And read about one mother's no-crap crusade.) Dwelling These soft, handmade toys are created by a women's knitting collective in Kenya, under the guidance of a nonprofit that helps connect artisans to international markets. All of ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping, special series (all these topics) |
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Play Lady Play
Can a crusade against crap toys ever succeed? |
Lou Bendrick |
25 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of fairies? Because personally I am sick to hell of wee folk and their tiresome fantasy ilk -- unicorns with rainbow horns, mermaids with cotton-candy hair, and tarty princesses. Oh, I'm especially sick of the princesses. Is there some unwritten law that princesses have to dress like down-market 1980s bridesmaids? Can't today's little girls take their cue from Camilla Bo ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, special series (all these topics) |
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Dr. Know
An interview with green pediatrician Alan Greene |
Amy Linn |
24 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| If you were to give a check-up to Alan Greene, eco-pediatrician extraordinaire, you just might diagnose him with ASHD -- Attention Surplus Hyperproductivity Disorder. It isn't a real disorder, of course. But whatever Greene's got -- whatever blend of vim and vision allows him to stay at the cutting edge of environmentalism and e-medicine while also writing books, doctoring, and being a 100-percent-organic-food-eati ... |
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Kids On the Web
A few of our favorite parenting and health links |
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21 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| It's possible to say a lot in a two-week series on parenting and health, but it ain't possible to say it all. That's why we've compiled a list of sites we're finding pretty dang helpful and entertaining. They tell the rest of the story, and they'll keep telling new stories after our series is over. Go ahead, poke around -- and add your own favorite resources below. Photo: iStockphoto Parenting sites: Babble iVillage N ... |
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To Freak or Not To Freak?
How four green parents deal with the plastics scare |
Katharine Wroth |
20 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Pop quiz time: plastic baby bottles are a) completely safe, or b) a risk to you, your baby, and every other living thing in the entire universe? The answer lies somewhere in between -- but you wouldn't know it from most media reports. Over the last year, countless stories have sprung up citing research about the dangers of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A leaching from clear plastic baby b ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping, special series, toxics (all these topics) |
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Two Words: No Plastics
A guide to buying non-plastic baby products |
Katy Balatero |
20 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Worried sick about plastic -- or even feeling a teeny bit queasy? Here are a few alternatives for common baby items, and resources for where to buy 'em. (And don't forget, you could always make your own.) Squeaky clean and PVC-free. Photo: iStockphoto Bathtubs Non-plastic baby tubs seem to be hard to find; probably the best you can do here is to use a nylon mesh sling or recyclable polypropylene Tummy ... |
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Fighting Fire Retardants with Fire
An interview with Mary Brune, founder of Making Our Milk Safe |
Amy Linn |
19 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Editor's note: Last year, Grist introduced readers to MOMS as the activist group was targeting Target's sales of PVC. In this interview, we catch up with co-founder Mary Brune to find out about the group's latest campaign. OK, so David slew Goliath. He never had half the battle facing Mary Brune and her fellow mothers in their crusade against the $500 billion-plus chemical ind ... |
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| Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, green living, health, parenting, special series (all these topics) |
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