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Government Agency Chooses Money Over Health: Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide Methyl Iodide Approved in CA

Dec 2, 2010Caroline CoxFood

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation just announced its decision to approve the use of the cancer-causing strawberry pesticide methyl iodide. Ignoring the recommendations of expert scientists, and the concerns of thousands of Californians, this agency has...

Say No to Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide!

Nov 30, 2010Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

You may remember last May when many of you (actually over 50,000 people around the state) helped us tell Governor Schwarzenegger that we didn’t want the dangerous pesticide methyl iodide approved for use in California. The primary use of this cancer-causing...

Safe Food Tips for a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving

Nov 24, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Certain traditions of the Thanksgiving meal have a knack for evoking the nostalgia of family and Thanksgivings past. For me, having that weird Ocean Spray “smooth jelly” cranberry sauce from the supermarket was a must every year when I was growing up. I couldn’t...

Eco-Tip: It’s Hard to Like a Bed Bug

Nov 3, 2010Caroline CoxFood, Tips

If you had a contest to design an obnoxious critter, the winner might very well be a bed bug. They feed on our blood. They make us itch. They hide out in (or near) our beds, which after all should be places for rest and relaxation. And there’s more. In the US,...

Warning: Your Baby Contains Toxic Chemicals!

Oct 28, 2010Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

Crossposted at SupernaturalMom.com Hundreds of toxic chemicals, including PCBs, DDT, endocrine disruptors, and dioxins — to name just a few — are showing up in mothers’ and their newborn babies’ bodies. These chemicals, found in everyday household products, can get...

Halloween Hyperactivity Comes in Bright Colors

Oct 27, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Tips

Halloween is one of those holidays where even the most rational, health-conscious adults give their kids, and themselves, a break and let all junk food precautions fall by the wayside?. They fill their homes with all the Snickers, Skittles, M&Ms and other...

Monsanto’s Superweeds Come Home to Roost

Oct 26, 2010Charles MargulisFood

There’s been much recent news about Monsanto paying farmers to use its competitors’ herbicides, in what many see as a last ditch effort to address the spread of superweeds created by the company’s “Roundup Ready” (RR) GMO crops. Environmental scientists warned even...

Moving Past Pinkwashing: Breast Cancer Prevention Means Eliminating Toxics

Oct 22, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Today I bought a yogurt and opened it up to find a pink ribbon on the back of the lid next to the words “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. For the last few years, these pink ribbons have been omnipresent in everything from media to food product packaging during the...

Eco-Tip: Ten Everyday Toxics to Avoid

Oct 13, 2010Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Have you seen USA Today’s brand new health magazine Fresh? The first issue includes a list of “Top 10 toxins and how to protect your family.” When a widely-read mainstream publication like USA Today tackles a topic like this, everyone in the...

The Food Revolution Begins At Home

Oct 11, 2010Mary BruneChildren's Health, Food, Tips

I was a huge fan of cereal as a kid. Captain Crunch, Golden Grahams, and Lucky Charms were among my favorites. Magically delicious is right. If I didn’t know any better—and I’m not claiming that I do—I would think those miniature, jewel-colored...