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Reforming Prop 65

Eric Biber wrote 4 days ago: With all the attention being paid to proposals to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in … more →

Tags: California, Citizen Suits, Proposition 65, toxic chemicals

Bottoms Up

HEFN Blog wrote 1 week ago: Lois Gibbs Lois Gibbs, Executive Director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice and co … more →

Tags: health, Environmental health, Philanthropy, Foundations, Environmental Justice, Chemicals, Grassroots

'Detritivore' Design: How to Use Trash to Create Scalable Tech Solutions- Mathew Lippincott

Max Liboiron wrote 1 week ago: Guest post by Mathew Lippincott. Originally posted on Mediashift’s Idea Lab. Detritivores are … more →

Tags: art 2, Environment, reuse, Pollution, Methods, DIY, Science, technology, Detritivore designs

Time-dependent Toxicity of Imidacloprid in Bees and Ants

Gary Rondeau wrote 1 week ago: Honeybee colony losses continue to be unacceptably high.  In the US this spring, colonies brought in … more →

Tags: Diseases, [CCD], imidacloprid, neonicotinoids, time-dependent toxicicy

Time-dependent Toxicity of Imidacloprid in Bees and Ants3 comments

Gary Rondeau wrote 2 weeks ago: Honeybee colony losses continue to be unacceptably high.  In the US this spring, colonies brought in … more →

Tags: beekeeping, [CCD], imidacloprid, neonicotinoids, time-dependent toxicity

CFP: Body Burdens, Biomonitoring, and Biocitizenship

Max Liboiron wrote 2 weeks ago: Since at least the publication of Silent Spring, scientists, policy-makers, and the general public h … more →

Tags: Body burdens, Scholarly Opportunities, Anthropology, Pollution, Human/Bodily, Conferences/Events, Disease, activism, Justice (EJ)

Toxic-Free Tips

fumcgreen wrote 3 weeks ago: With the Toxic-Free Kids Act coming down to the wire in the legislative session, here are some sugge … more →

Tags: Green Team Discussion, Cookware, Advocacy, voluntary simplicity

The French Exerpience

Gary Rondeau wrote 3 weeks ago: It all started with bees in the sunflowers in France. It hasn’t let up. These videos tell the … more →

Tags: Bayer, [CCD], colony collapse, Fipronil, imidacloprid, neonicotinoids

Watch Out for Water-hating Chemicals

K.M. Kowalski wrote 1 month ago: People talk about water as being the universal solvent, but it turns out that some chemicals hate be … more →

Tags: Science Stuff, Biology, plastics, Chemistry, great lakes, Fish, PAHS, PCBs, ríos Mendoza

'Bihar Dy CM misinforms State Assembly on Asbestos, adverse health impact studies': Activists

bargad wrote 1 month ago: Press Release of Toxics Watch/New Delhi/Patna/April 10, 2013 Gopal Krishna, Convener, ToxicsWatch Al … more →

Tags: Economy, environment, Politics, Corporate Greed, Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Asbestos, Sushil Modi, Bihar Assembly

Oil Pipelines Are Not Safe

TV wrote 1 month ago: About This Video: 84,000 gallons of oil leaked into the Central Arkansas town of Mayflower in Friday … more →

Tags: Energy, Central Arkansas Oilspill, 84, 000 gallons, mayflower arkansas, Mark Pryor

Resolving the Imidacloprid Paradox and the CCD Connection

Gary Rondeau wrote 1 month ago: There are quite a number of studies that show imidacloprid and other neonicotinoid insecticides don … more →

Tags: beekeeping, Ideas!, colony collapse, [CCD], imidacloprid, neonicotinoids

I'm getting rid of Imidacloprid - Avoiding the Worst Neonicotinoid Insecticides3 comments

Gary Rondeau wrote 1 month ago: I’m often asked which products are OK and which should be avoided.  Hence the mnemonic in the … more →

Tags: neonicotinoids, imidacloprid, Pesticides

NASA - New Map Offers a Global View of Health-Sapping Air Pollution

Tara Buakamsri wrote 2 months ago: NASA – New Map Offers a Global View of Health-Sapping Air Pollution. … more →

Tags: Feature, China, Coal fired power plant, Mercury, health impact, fine particulate, PM2.5, Air Pollution, coal mining

Ouch, Couch: Flame Retardants and Your Health

Jeff Gang wrote 2 months ago: Think about your living room. What’s the most dangerous thing in there — the TV? Maybe t … more →

Tags: Featured, Action, Daily Tips, flame retardants, furniture, Household

A truly natural deodorant? No sweat!5 comments

David & Lisa Boyle wrote 2 months ago: Another great article courtesy of Miessence®. This most shared graphic on the Miessence Facebook pag … more →

Tags: Informational, organic, health, healthy, Miessence, Chemicals, Toxic, Cell mutation, Aluminum

Malama Ka 'Aina1 comment

David & Lisa Boyle wrote 2 months ago: Malama Ka ‘Aina in Hawaiian means “to care for and live in harmony with land”. Thi … more →

Tags: Informational, GMO, Environment, Climate, Science, Monsanto, Sygenta, Pioneer, DOW

Thinking alternatives...

Diane S. Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: image from Women’s Voices from the Earth web site Thinking alternatives… … more →

Tags: endocrine disruptors, Asthma, environmental pollutants, water pollution, Pharmaceuticals

The Prescription Cocktail in Your Water Glass

Diane S. Ferguson wrote 2 months ago: Several years ago, I started learning about and becoming concerned over the announcement that the wa … more →

Tags: water pollution, Pharmaceuticals, drinking water, Business, Refrigerator, Philadelphia, Ice Cube, Water Supply, water filter


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