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Take the Farm to Schools
I recently checked out the website for Farm to School and absolutely adored the video they had on their main page. I love the movie Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and relating it to food just felt so right! Farm to School connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals [...]
Continue reading...Toxic Household Cleaners May Affect Fertility
25. April 2011
It is common knowledge in the field of sustainability that chemicals are harmful, especially to pregnant women. Studies now show that exposure by pregnant women to chemicals in household products may adversely affect fertility and fetal development. Now Congress is reconsidering whether to modernize the Toxic Substance Control Act, which hasn’t been updated in 35 [...]
Continue reading...Drowning in Asbestos
13. April 2011
Over the past few decades, we have come to know just how dangerous asbestos really is. This strong, heat-resistant “magic mineral” was once added to nearly anything that needed to withstand extreme temperatures. Asbestos was particularly prevalent in the construction industry, where it was mixed into everything from cement sheeting and drywall to roofing and [...]
Continue reading...Toxic Toys “R” Us
11. April 2011
Independent product testing has confirmed that Toys “R” Us is selling toys made with PVC. Chemicals released during PVC’s lifecycle have been linked to chronic diseases in children, impaired child development and birth defects, cancer, disruption of the endocrine system, reproductive impairment and immune system suppression. There is no safe way to manufacture, use or dispose [...]
Continue reading...From Hippie to Hip – Earth Day 1970 to 2011
6. April 2011
Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Protest was [...]
Continue reading...PVC In Shower Curtains
28. March 2011
Are there toxic ties to your shower curtain? The familiar new shower curtain smell may be toxic to your health, according to a new study by Center for Health, Environment & Justice. New laboratory testing found PVC shower curtains can release over 100 chemicals into the air, some of which can damage the respiratory and reproductive systems, and even [...]
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