chemicals

Is the EPA Letting the Chemical Industry Regulate Itself?

September 8, 2011

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The American Chemistry Council is trying to influence how the EPA prioritizes the chemicals it chooses to evaluate for safety. The ACC—a group that supported Obama’s recent decision to drop the effort to tighten Bush…

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Adidas Joins Nike, Puma in Banning Hazardous Chemicals

September 2, 2011

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Adidas is now joining Nike and Puma in pledging to detox its supply chain, following pressure from Greenpeace. As a result of the group’s

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Study Finds No Link Between Vaccinations and Autism or Type 1 Diabetes

August 31, 2011

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The Institute of Medicine, an independent non-profit organization that works without political or commercial agenda, just released a study that should further

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Big-Brand Clothing Found Laced with Toxic Chemicals

August 23, 2011

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Samples of clothing from 14 of the most popular brands in the U.S., including Adidas, Uniqlo, Calvin Klein, H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lacoste, Converse and Ralph Lauren, have tested positive for toxic chemicals known as n…

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Small Victory: Organic Farm Allowed to Sue for Wafting Pesticide Contamination

August 5, 2011

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Does anyone remember the case of Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer who was sued by Monsanto after the company’s Roundup Ready canola had drifted onto his farm without him knowing about or wanting it? A new case in Minneso…

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Over Half of Child Car Seats Contains Toxic Chemicals

August 3, 2011

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Healthy Stuff has released their test results for 2011 on child car seats. The organization has been testing car safety seats since 2008. The bad news in 2011: over half of child car seats still have elements detecte…

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Breakthrough Could Help Chemists Compute Safer Biofuels

July 31, 2011

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This is your mission, should you choose to accept it: you are a biofuels researcher, diligently seeking a solution that can take mankind into the post-industrial revolution, an era of alternative fuels that are both sustainab…

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Cheap, Biodegradable Carpeting Eliminates Latex, Cuts Energy Consumption In Half

July 13, 2011

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Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are…

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Detox Your Make-Up Kit: 10 Ways to Avoid Harmful Cosmetic Chemicals (Slideshow)

July 12, 2011

´Meghan MacDonald culled her makeup bag to remove the above items. Photo: Meghan MacDonald.

Whoever would have guessed the word natural could be so abused? And nowhere does the concept of natural take more of a beating than in the world of cosmetics…

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Redesigning How We Clean: Ami Shah of iQ on Their Award Winning Refill Packaging (Interview)

July 8, 2011

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Over one billion plastic cleaning containers go into landfill each year, according to the Canadian eco-cleaning company Planet People. And did you know that the majority of household cleaners are 95 per cent water and only five per …

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