Grist | Topics | 677 Results

RESULTS		Results 51 – 75 of 677
Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 28
Headline	Author	Published	Section
Ash Ask On burning paper	Umbra Fisk	19 Mar 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, We heat our house primarily by wood, in an efficient, EPA-rated woodstove. My question is this: We recycle all of our paper, paperboard, cardboard, etc., but would it be better to burn it? As it is, we drive it to the recycle center, they ship it off somewhere, it is then processed, then shipped back out as a product. If we burn it, we get some heat, and ashes to spread on our garden. Which is better for paper -- recycling or burning ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, recycling, toxics (all these topics)

Bush Whacked President Bush interfered to weaken U.S. ozone standards		14 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:39 AM on 14 Mar 2008 President Bush interfered at the last minute to weaken the recently announced U.S. ozone standards, according to EPA documents. On Wednesday, the EPA set both the "public health" standard (how much ozone is in one place at one time) and the "public welfare" standard (consideration of the long-term effect of ozone) at the same level. Before Bush interfered, the agency planne ...
Topics: air pollution, George Bush, health, jackassery, news, ozone, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics)

Got chemical and pesticide residues in your milk? Conventional milk contains toxics, says the USDA	Tom Philpott	13 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, food, health, organic food, toxics (all these topics)

Gasp! EPA lowers ozone limit, but ignores scientific advisers' calls to lower it more		12 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:34 PM on 12 Mar 2008 Photo: iStockphoto In an effort to clear up smog, the U.S. EPA on Wednesday lowered the permissible amount of ozone in the air, a move that will require 345 counties around the country to clamp down on pollution over the coming years. But the agency ignored the calls of its own scientific advisers for a steeper pollution cut. The EPA will lower the ozone standard to 75 parts ...
Topics: air pollution, health, news, ozone, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics)

I Sink, Therefore I Am On tap water	Umbra Fisk	12 Mar 2008	Ask Umbra
Umbra, I was wondering where the H2O from the tap comes from, and where it goes to. Beth Swarthmore, Pa. Dearest Beth, It comes from and goes back to the water cycle, which I've been reading a lot about in Richard Scarry's classic work What Do People Do All Day? The book answers the "where it comes from" question, but Scarry doesn't have so much to say about sewage. Lowly Worm does not get to travel through the toilet. Let ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Misfortunes of War Gulf War syndrome likely caused by chemical exposure, says research		11 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 5:56 PM on 11 Mar 2008 Fatigue, dizziness, rashes, memory loss, and other symptoms of Gulf War syndrome are likely tied to a combination of chemicals that veterans were exposed to during the war, says new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The review of studies on Gulf War syndrome supports the theory that pesticides used around military bases, anti-nerve-gas ...
Topics: health, news, toxics (all these topics)

Bristler's Mother A family-friendly review of six eco-toothpastes	Katharine Wroth	11 Mar 2008	The Bottom Line

Topics: green living green products health shopping (all these topics)

Keep your laws off my germ-resistant hook EPA versus the antimicrobial keychain	Tia Ghose	06 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: US EPA, health, toxics, innovation (all these topics)

Smog showdown Public health pitted against polluter pressure	Frank O'Donnell	05 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, health, US EPA (all these topics)

California waiver update	David Roberts	04 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, California, climate, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions, health, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

One hell of a company Monsanto uses child labor in its Indian cottonseed fields	Tom Philpott	29 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, toxics, health, business, India (all these topics)

It's a Wash A review of six green laundry detergents	Sarah van Schagen	26 Feb 2008	The Bottom Line

Topics: advice green cleaning green living green products health shopping The Bottom Line (all these topics)

Like calves to the slaughter The beef recall shows yet again that the USDA doesn't protect schoolchildren	Guest author	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, education, food, health (all these topics)

I know why the caged hen squawks U.K. government says organic, free-range eggs have 'significantly' less salmonella	Tom Philpott	21 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, food, health, organic food, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Election '08: Real alternatives for real food? Questions for Obama and Clinton from a Wisconsin farmer	Guest author	19 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, Barack Obama, biofuels, elections, food, health, Hillary Clinton, local food, politics, presidential race 08, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Still a 'jungle' out there Upton Sinclair on downer cows	Tom Philpott	19 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, books, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: Don't have a (downer) cow, man Despite biggest meat recall ever, 37 million pounds of suspect meat made it to schools.	Tom Philpott	18 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, education, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

A hunk, a hunk of burnin' love Why burning a vinyl album is a bad idea	Sarah van Schagen	16 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: advice, green living, health, music, toxics (all these topics)

'Hyde and Shriek CDC confirms FEMA trailers tainted with formaldehyde; residents urged to move		14 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 12:03 PM on 14 Feb 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that the trailers used to house Gulf Coast hurricane victims are tainted with high levels of formaldehyde. The Federal Emergency Management Agency urged residents of over 35,000 of the trailers to move out as soon as possible, especially families with kids, elderly folks, and those with chronic illnesses. Formaldehyde ...
Topics: health, news, toxics, United States (all these topics)

Polyvinyl Want an Attacker? PVC is latest target of folks concerned about toxic toys		13 Feb 2008	News
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 ...
Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

My Three Sins On avoiding vinyl	Umbra Fisk	13 Feb 2008	Ask Umbra
Hi Umbra! I've been in denial about vinyl. Blue Vinyl, the movie, got me thinking, but unfortunately I space out and lie to myself. I even have bought those recently popular adult toys that advertise as being vinyl in large unavoidable proclamations on the front of the box and I still managed somehow to think, "It is probably a different process for toys." After reading your article about the LPs, I realized just how bad I have ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

On the Ball: Delhi legs Outlook not good for air quality at Delhi-hosted games	Sarah K. Burkhalter	11 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, China, health, India, sports (all these topics)

Unhappy Campers Fewer folks are regularly getting out in nature, says study		05 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 11:44 AM on 05 Feb 2008 Kids -- and adults -- these days are "videophiliacs" who prefer their nature through the TV screen rather than personally experienced, says a new study estimating that U.S. folks' participation in outdoor recreation has dropped as much as 25 percent over the past 20 years. Researchers looked at four metrics: visitation to public lands, number of fishing and hunting licenses iss ...
Topics: green living, health, Nature Conservancy, news, scientific research (all these topics)

LP, I Need Somebody On vinyl records	Umbra Fisk	04 Feb 2008	Ask Umbra
Umbra, I know that PVC is bad, and vinyl records are PVC (right?), but is there any harm in keeping the records I already have, or should I get rid of them? And if so, what's the best way to do so? I've recently been trying to phase out any "bad" plastics, including anything that leaches, and while I understand the danger of plastic leaching chemicals into a water bottle, is there anything all that bad about playing an old ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, health, music, toxics (all these topics)

Toxic as a Baby's Bottom Lotioned-up babies have high phthalate levels, says study		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 ...
Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 28		Results 51 – 75 of 677

Stories About: health