Sean Sullivan, Author at Center for Environmental Health

Californians Are Getting Greenwashed This Election!

Oct 29, 2010Sean SullivanEnergy, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

It’s not like you haven’t been bombarded with the fact that there is an election going on in California since Valentine’s Day. And now that the time to vote is upon every American, our mailboxes are stuffed with political mailers and our doors are littered with...

CEH’s Christine Cordero discusses Clean Air and Good Jobs on SF Bay Area’s Green 960

Jun 25, 2010Sean SullivanChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Christine Cordero, CEH’s Coordinator of Environmental Health and Justice, has previously written about her advocacy on behalf of Clean Air and Good Jobs on our blog. Last week, Christine was invited to discuss her important work, on “YourSuperNatural...

Find Us on Oprah

May 5, 2010Sean SullivanChildren's Health, General Insights, Uncategorized

“Lead? In Purses?” Diane Sawyer asked, somewhat outraged, on ABC News earlier this year (as you can see from the clip up above) when they profiled the findings of CEH’s crack research team. Well now Oprah has sounded the alarm. More specifically,...

Samsung’s Dirty Little Secret

Apr 27, 2010Sean SullivanEnvironmental Justice

Look around your house, and no doubt you will find a Samsung product. Televisions, radios, cell phones, Samsung went from the little company that could to the conglomerate that went everywhere. As we approach Worker’s Memorial Day and May Day we wish we could tell...

Soup is Good Food

Mar 30, 2010Sean SullivanChildren's Health, Food, Uncategorized

Ali’s blog on seasonal food got me thinking. It also got me hungry. So I pulled out my seasonal food wheel and wondered what would I recommend to people in this time of root vegetables. Well before you cast them aside as spring comes and with it abundance in fresh,...

Greenwashing-Now with Plants!

Mar 23, 2010Sean SullivanFood, General Insights, Uncategorized

If you’re on Twitter or Facebook you probably saw the celebrations of World Water Day. If you watch television or happen by a billboard you’ll also learn that Dasani has come out with PlantBottle (oh & it’s trademarked, you know in case another water...

Flame Retardants – Preventing More than Fire

Jan 27, 2010Sean SullivanFlame Retardants

The Center for Environmental Health has long been championing the importance of full disclosure about chemicals included in all products that could be harmful to everyone, but especially women of child bearing years. We’ve been leading the way to remove hazardous...

Is There Life on Mars?

Oct 26, 2009Sean SullivanFood

Two weeks ago we asked you to join us in urging multinational candy conglomerates Hershey’s and Mars to stop using sugar made from untested sugar beets that are genetically engineered to withstand megadoses of pesticides. We were encouraged to see thousands of CEH...

Lead and GMO Sugar in Halloween Candy?

Oct 15, 2009Sean SullivanChildren's Health, Food

Urban legends of harmful products in Halloween candy and fruit have caused parents to greet Halloween suspiciously. However, a hidden threat is real in some of the candy on the shelves today – lead and GMO’s. With Halloween coming, every parent wonders what...