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How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck?
California restricts formaldehyde in wood products |
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27 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| How Much Wood Could a Wood Check Chuck? California restricts formaldehyde in wood products It may be a land of earthquakes, smog, and drought, but California's doing something right. In the latest in a string of forward-thinking green policies, state air regulators passed restrictions on formaldehyde in wood products that are the restrictiest in the world. "There is no safe threshold for this carcinoge ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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At Least the Couch Is Clean
DuPont, 3M criticized for production of 'probable' carcinogen |
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26 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| At Least the Couch Is Clean DuPont, 3M criticized for production of "probable" carcinogen Public furor is simmering over a chemical used in Teflon, Scotchgard, and other miracles of non-stick, stain-resistant living. Protesters picketed DuPont's annual shareholder meeting in Delaware yesterday, upset over the company's environmental and labor policies -- including its production of PFOA (perf ... |
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| Topics: business, grassroots activism, health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Now This Is Corn-fusing
Study says ethanol fuel could cause more health problems than gasoline |
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18 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Now This Is Corn-fusing Study says ethanol fuel could cause more health problems than gasoline Time to trot out Alanis, cuz this is what the kids call "ironic": a study from Stanford University says widespread use of ethanol in vehicles could have serious health effects. Atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson ran computer models comparing air quality in 2020 based on use of both gasoline and E85, a blend of 85 percent ... |
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| Topics: energy, ethanol, health, news (all these topics) |
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Message on a Bottle
On aluminum bottles |
Umbra Fisk |
04 Apr 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Umbra, Are aluminum bottles safer than Nalgene bottles? I'm looking at getting Sigg bottles for my self, wife, and son. Vendor agnostic, are the materials used by aluminum-only vendors safer than those that incorporate Lexan? Chris Webber Seattle, Wash. Dearest Chris, I swear, I pick questions and only then do I notice that yet again I have chosen one from Seattle. It is not a conspiracy. I just wanted a question to go with our r ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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Deca Dent
Washington state first in the nation to ban PBDEs |
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04 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Deca Dent Washington state first in the nation to ban PBDEs Washington state will be the first in the nation to phase out nasty fireproofing chemicals called PBDEs, which show up in the bodies of people and wildlife and may cause neurological damage. Yesterday, the state Senate passed a measure that will eventually ban home items containing deca, the most commonly used PBDE; the House had already approved the bill, and no ... |
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| Topics: health, news, toxics, Washington (all these topics) |
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Then There's the Short Term
Long-term radiation risks lower than some daily hazards, study finds |
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03 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Then There's the Short Term Long-term radiation risks lower than some daily hazards, study finds Living in fear of a nuclear meltdown? Now you can relax! A new study says the long-term risks faced by survivors of two of the world's most notorious nuclear episodes -- the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the 1945 bombings of Japan -- are lower than the risks caused by urban air pollution, obesity, and smoking. ... |
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| Topics: energy, green living, health, news, nuclear power (all these topics) |
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Green consumerism: Getting the rat poison out of the baby food
So to speak |
Gar Lipow |
02 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: food, green living, green products, health (all these topics) |
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More beef = fewer babies?
Growth promoters in beef may damage sperm |
Julia Olmstead |
29 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, green living, health (all these topics) |
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Punishment for gluttons?
Rising costs affect consumers |
Clark Williams-Derry |
28 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, energy, ethanol, food, green living, health (all these topics) |
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Pangea's labyrinth
Great finds in the search for green cosmetics |
Yolanda Crous |
26 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, green products, health (all these topics) |
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Playing with food
Er, food data that is |
Clark Williams-Derry |
23 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: food, green living, health (all these topics) |
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IV League
Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers readers' questions |
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23 Mar 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Karen Bowman, president of Karen Bowman & Associates Inc. I'm intrigued by environmental-health nursing as a career path -- I'd never heard of it until now! How did you become an environmental-health nurse, and how does the average person do so? -- Marta Lindsey, San Francisco, Calif. I am so glad you asked -- and if I can do it, you can do it too! As you learned from my initial bio, I've been in oc ... |
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| Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Rethinking the bottom line
Bill McKibben questions thinking as usual when it comes to climate. |
Anna Fahey |
21 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, Bill McKibben, farmers markets, food, green living, health, local food (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Freeze right there!
Skating arenas can be bad for your health |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
21 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, health, sports (all these topics) |
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Coal kills
Report from India |
Gar Lipow |
20 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, health, India (all these topics) |
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'Drop-dead gorgeous guts'
Metamucil's bold new marketing, uh, move |
Tom Philpott |
20 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, green living, health (all these topics) |
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Healthy cars
Also known as bikes |
Sarah van Schagen |
20 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cars, green living, health, toxics (all these topics) |
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Hello, Nurse!
Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers questions |
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19 Mar 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Karen Bowman. What work do you do? I have the best job in the world! I'm president of Karen Bowman & Associates Inc., a nurse-owned firm that provides occupational- and environmental-health services to the global community. How does it relate to the environment? The company designs and implements cost-effective, sustainable solutions that enhance health and safety in the workplace. Companies love nurses! We ... |
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| Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Femme Natal
Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers readers' questions |
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16 Mar 2007 |
InterActivist |
| What are the implications of the Bush administration's denial of funds to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)? -- Name not provided Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA. In 1969, the U.S. was integral in the formation of UNFPA, recognizing the importance of providing women's health care. Since 2002, the U.S. has withheld $161 million from UNFPA. The denial of funds strips the moral, ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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The Weight of the World
Exposure to chemicals could contribute to obesity, studies find |
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13 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Weight of the World Exposure to chemicals could contribute to obesity, studies find Obesity is largely blamed on calories (too many) and exercise (too little), but recent studies suggest that chemical exposure may also pack on pounds. And it's tough to diet from so-called "obesogens," which show up in everything from pesticides to food containers. Chemicals found to produce more and larger fat cells in mice include ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news (all these topics) |
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Intent of a Woman
Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers Grist's questions |
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12 Mar 2007 |
InterActivist |
| Anika Rahman. What work do you do? What's your job title? I'm the president of Americans for UNFPA. UNFPA, or the United Nations Population Fund, is essentially the United Nations' women's health agency. It provides women's health care and promotes the rights of women all over the world. Working in 140 countries, it is the largest international source of such assistance. Americans for ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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Diet Coke + vitamins = healthy beverage!
Uh, no it doesn't |
Tom Philpott |
07 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: food, health (all these topics) |
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The Knights Who Say NIH
Health agency reviews bisphenol A safety as controversy swirls |
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06 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Knights Who Say NIH Health agency reviews bisphenol A safety as controversy swirls Ignoring the news about bisphenol A? Time to pay attention, cuz the plastic resin is used in everyday products from baby bottles to canned goods and linked to a host of health problems. And with the National Institutes of Health reviewing the safety of BPA this week, a maelstrom is brewing: a major player in the NIH study, Sciences International, is ... |
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| Topics: health, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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And You Thought It Was the TPS Reports
Your commute may be killing you, says clean-air advocacy group |
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02 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| And You Thought It Was the TPS Reports Your commute may be killing you, says clean-air advocacy group Here's one more reason to hate your commute: it could be making you sick. Commuters -- on car, train, bus, bike, or foot -- breathe in up to eight times more diesel soot particles than they would just being in a downtown area, according to a new study by the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force. Based on air-quality mon ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, news, placemaking (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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