Tag: chemicals
Vermont Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Toxic Chemicals in Certain Products
Vermont has recently taken a positive first step in addressing the staggering number of chemicals, many of which are toxic, found in nearly all...
Why One Third of All Food Produced in the World is...
A report compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and released last September by the United Nations estimates that about 1.3 billion tons...
Silicone Wristbands May Provide Clues to Environmental Chemical Exposure
Scientists, as well as those of us who are concerned about our health, have become increasingly worried about our exposure to even extremely low...
The Problem with Indoor Candles
Are you in love with your scented candles? If so, this, unfortunately, is an affair worth ending. While they may smell nice and create...
Pesticides Found in Blood Linked to Alzheimer’s
Research is finding more and more evidence of the dangers of chemicals that linger in our ecosystem, even long after they are banned from...
160 Countries Have Banned Dangerous Meat Additive Ractopamine: Why are We...
Factory farming is all about high output and low costs. But... there is a cost. A cost that the animals, the environment and our...
What is Furniture Polish Poisoning and How to Avoid It
It makes your wooden furniture look shiny and new, and while it can brighten the entire room, are the risks of furniture polish really...
Dangerous Ingredients in Our Food – But Banned Elsewhere
While many of us like to think of America as fairly progressive, when it comes to some things we may be a bit behind...
The Real Soy Story
Oh the good old soy debate. For years, we’ve been bombarded with conflicting news about soy. “It’s a wonder food” and “avoid it at...
Bayer and Syngenta File Lawsuits to Overturn European Ban on Pesticides
In response to the European Union's ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides linked to the deaths of millions of bees, chemical corporations Bayer CropScience and...
