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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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Netroots to go green in '09
Event planners announce location, greening plans for next year's conference |
Kate Sheppard |
20 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Near the end of this year's Netroots Nation, event planners announced that next year's gathering will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., a spot selected for its green merits. One of the main reasons is that Pittsburgh has the first and largest LEED gold-certified convention center in the country. 'We have a goal of making 2009 the most environmentally-friendly gathering ever,' wrote event planners in an email last night. They're also planning to start a carbon-offset pro ... |
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| Topics: green living, Muckraker, news, Pennsylvania, politics, websites (all these topics) |
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Making Degrade
Pope talks to youth about consumption, environmental degradation |
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17 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:32 AM on 17 Jul 2008 Pope Benedict XVI addressed over 150,000 people in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday as part of Whirled-Youth Day World Youth Day, a massive Catholic get-together meant to infuse the church with the energy of its youth. The pontiff commented on the beauty of the natural world as he saw it from aboard the papal plane. That Pope's-eye-view, he said, was a source of inspiration and wonder. ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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Goode grief
Virginia candidates split on personal transit choices |
Kate Sheppard |
09 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Rep. Virgil Goode, the incumbent Republican in Virginia's 5th District, appeared in a Scottsville, Va. Fourth of July parade last week accompanied by a Hummer H3. His opponent in this year's House race, Tom Perriello (D), appeared on a float pulled by a biodiesel-fueled tractor. Perriello fans put together a video highlighting the candidates' automotive choices: |
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| Topics: cars, Congress, elections, green living, Muckraker, news, politics, video (all these topics) |
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Making cities less dumb
Select Committee examines the benefits of smarter urban planning |
Kate Sheppard |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing on Thursday about the opportunities for better urban planning to reduce energy use and greenhouse-gas emissions. 'Planning Communities for a Changing Climate' brought together a panel of experts on 'smart growth,' clean air policy, and transit. Witnesses included Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, who works in smart growth in Abu Dhabi; Steve Hewitt, administrator of Greensburg, Kan., the town ... |
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| Topics: green living, Muckraker, news, placemaking, politics, urban planning (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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The State of Play
Washington governor may veto bill restricting toxins in toys |
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27 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:21 PM on 27 Mar 2008 Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire may veto legislation that would be the toughest in the nation at making sure toys are free of (or low in) lead, cadmium, phthalates, and other toxins. Even though a slew of amendments exempt certain playthings, from tricycles to pellet guns to sleds, Big Toy officials have warned Gregoire that the bill is still too restrictive, since it doesn't ... |
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| Topics: green living, legislation, news, parenting, politics, state politics, toxics, Washington (all these topics) |
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Better Safe Than Sorry
Senate passes consumer-safety bill that would reduce toxics in toys |
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06 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:28 PM on 06 Mar 2008 The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at decreasing consumer exposure to dangerous products (like, oh, lead-tainted toys, to pick a random example). Specifically, the measure passed Thursday would increase the staff and budget of the Consumer Product Safety Commission; sharply reduce acceptable levels of lead and phthalates in toys; create a database of public compl ... |
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| Topics: green living, green products, legislation, news, parenting, politics, toxics, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Thirty-Nine and a Half Won't Do
United States scores badly in world environmental assessment |
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23 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 8:18 AM on 23 Jan 2008 The United States ranked poorly in a recent international environmental assessment, coming in 39th out of 149 countries. Nations were ranked according to their performance in key categories, including agriculture policies, air pollution, sanitation, greenhouse-gas emissions, and more. Countries in Europe scored well as a whole; seven of the top 10 nations were European: ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Capitol Idea
Group will do organic lawn care outside Capitol |
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09 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:46 PM on 09 Oct 2007 Nonprofit SafeLawns.org has received permission to use organic gardening techniques on a portion of the National Mall for a two-year trial period. Can environmentally friendly soil treatments be embraced at the site of battling over a Live Earth concert? You could cut the tension with a spade. sources: National Park Service [PDF] From the Archives Stock and Barreling Ahead. ... |
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| Topics: gardening, green living, news, politics, White House (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 |
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| 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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Vermiculite Reading
EPA refuses to warn homeowners about asbestos exposure from insulation |
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05 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:19 AM on 05 Oct 2007 If you happen to be reading through the U.S. EPA website -- which you no doubt do every day -- you might come across a warning that some 35 million homes nationwide contain insulation processed with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from infamous Libby, Mont. If you ask the agency about it, they'd be happy to send you a pamphlet -- but they're sure not going to come right ... |
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| Topics: Government Accountability Office, green living, health, insanity, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Wheeling and Dealing
U.S. Transportation Secretary blames bikes for decay of roads and bridges |
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14 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:15 PM on 14 Sep 2007 When one rides a bicycle, one is able to transport oneself from place to place -- thus, one might call a bicycle "transportation." But not if one is U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters. Despite the fact that 10 percent of all U.S. trips to work, school, and store happen on bike or foot, Peters said in August that bike paths "are really not transpor ... |
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| Topics: bikes, Department of Transportation, green living, news, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Well, There's One Thing They Can Agree On
National party conventions aim to go green |
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21 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Well, There's One Thing They Can Agree On National party conventions aim to go green You've maybe noticed that green is the Hot New Thing these days -- and the U.S. political arena is no exception. The 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions both plan to get hip to the greenness. Denver, Colo., site of the Democratic potlatch, is primed to beat eco-friendly convention predecessor Boston by providing hybrid transpor ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music
Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds |
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30 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds In a decision that sent discordant music wafting toward Al Gore's ears, a group of Republican senators has put the kibosh on using the Capitol grounds for a gigantic climate-change-awareness concert this summer. The group -- led, not surprisingly, by climate skep ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, James Inhofe, music, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Meany in a Bottle
Baby bottles found to leak chemicals, California may ban them |
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01 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Meany in a Bottle Baby bottles found to leak chemicals, California may ban them Most parents discourage their kiddos from ingesting known toxics, so a new study from green group Environment California is a bit of a bummer: when run through a simulated dishwasher 50 to 75 times, name-brand baby bottles leach the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in levels that have caused reproductive abno ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, health, news, parenting, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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Al's Well That Pens Well
Al Gore to publish new book on global warming |
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25 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Al's Well That Pens Well Al Gore to publish new book on global warming The self-proclaimed "former next president of the United States" -- currently at the Sundance Film Festival (and, may we point out, looking quite natty) to promote his new documentary about global warming, An Inconvenient Truth -- has announced that he'll soon be coming out with a new book on th ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, movies, news, politics (all these topics) |
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No Word on the Mansions
Governors abandon gas-guzzling SUVs as they ask others to use less fuel |
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12 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| No Word on the Mansions Governors abandon gas-guzzling SUVs as they ask others to use less fuel As post-hurricane gas prices in the U.S. hover around $3 a gallon, several governors have dumped their state-funded, gas-hogging SUVs for more energy-conscious vehicles. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) will be sidelining his Lincoln Navigator for a Ford Escape hybrid, and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, green living, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Next Up: Jerry Bruckheimer on Defense Policy
Novelist Michael Crichton testifies before Senate on climate change |
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29 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Next Up: Jerry Bruckheimer on Defense Policy Novelist Michael Crichton testifies before Senate on climate change As part of his ongoing attempts to defy parody, Senate Environment Committee chair James Inhofe (R-Okla.) convened a hearing yesterday on climate science, featuring as an "expert" witness ... a novelist. Yup, it was Michael Crichton, whose latest thriller State of ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, Hillary Clinton, James Inhofe, news, politics (all these topics) |
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