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It is confusing to me how a large group of Republicans can be so vehemently pro-life yet so anti the environment. Either these people don’t understand that protecting the environment from major polluters and pollutants keeps all life (humans included) free of unnecessary toxins and carcinogens (SEE LINKS BELOW), or… Read the rest
More on Breasts and Guns
From Grist: Palin and Bachmann trash Michelle Obama’s breast-feeding advocacy
From CNN: Palin defends rule allowing loaded weapons in national parks
From EcoChildsPlay: Posts on breastfeeding
From Mother Nature Network: More on breastfeeding
photo within cartoon: Roger H. Goun… Read the rest
Most conventional ski and snowboard wax isn’t as benign as it may seem. Quite the opposite, actually. These speed-enhancing waxes contain perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), which have been deemed potential human carcinogens that last excessively long in the environment and in the bodies of living beings.
Although the EPA has stated… Read the rest
Consider a day when the saying, “Go outside and get some fresh air” is obsolete. Now consider we’re partly there. A recent global study undertaken by two Japanese scientists determined that Bisphenol A (BPA)–the widely recognized and utilized industrial chemical that coats plastics and aluminum cans, among other things–is floating… Read the rest
For twenty summers, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has published Testing the Waters… Read the rest (TTW), a national report on beach water quality. The report first drew attention to the lack of information available to the public on beach water quality—and the presence all too often of pathogens in bathing waters.
If you’ve ever wondered what makes the Lysol under your bathroom sink appear strikingly neon in color, and if it’s ever seemed strange to you that detergents and bath soaps don’t have ingredient lists, you’re not alone. In fact, environmental advocates, including groups such as the American Lung Association and… Read the rest
On January 15, the FDA made two grand statements. It (finally) admitted that Bisphenol-A is “concerning.” It also ruled the chemical “safe” for continued use in industrial food packaging (in other words, it’s still legal for use in pretty much any type of food container, can, baby bottle, water bottle,… Read the rest
Plastics are destroying our oceans, and yet it has taken a long time to get communities and governments to commit to working towards gleaning us off of our plastic dependency. To expose the issue on large scale, a team of Algalita Marine Research Foundation staff set sail last year from… Read the rest
