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Protect California Kids From Harmful BPA!

Sep 20, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations

The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act is only one signature away from becoming a law! This landmark legislation would ban BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, protecting kids from BPA’s harmful health effects including brain and heart disorders, and breast cancer...

Justice Begins with (Non-GMO) Seeds

Sep 15, 2011Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

As the Justice Begins with Seeds conference kicks-off in San Francisco, it’s a good time for a reminder about some of the reasons that we are concerned about genetically engineered (GMO) food. For example, there is increasing concern that allergies may occur...

Keep Pesticide-Ridden Corn Off Your Dinner Plate

Aug 11, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Monsanto’s new GMO corn, intended for the frozen and/or canned corn market. This experimental corn will not be labeled, so consumers cannot know when they may be eating a GMO food that contains a toxic pesticide in every bite. Major companies that make frozen and/or...

A Pesticide in Every Bite: Monsanto’s New GMO Corn

Aug 11, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Food

Last week, the biotech food giant Monsanto announced it is marketing a new variety of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) food: a sweet corn intended for sale as frozen and/or canned food. Unlike most previous GMO crops, which are primarily used for animal feed or...

Decision Time for Governor Brown: Stop Methyl Iodide Now!

Jul 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Uncategorized

It’s not too late for Jerry Brown to save thousands of farms from being doused with the highly toxic methyl iodide. But he must act fast. Fumigation season is near for many non-organic California farmers, and already the toxic pesticide has been applied to a...

You and I vs. Money

Jun 29, 2011Caroline CoxFood, Tips

You may never have heard of Arysta LifeScience, the largest privately-held agrochemical company in the world. You’re more likely to have heard of Arysta’s most infamous product, methyl iodide. It’s a frighteningly toxic pesticide that has just been...

Stop the Use of Methyl Iodide in California

Jun 28, 2011Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Methyl iodide has been on the market for 6 months in California, and been used twice. Governor Brown agreed to revisit the methyl iodide decision in March, but has not yet done so. Meanwhile, more than 35 CA legislators wrote EPA urging a ban of the chemical...

Greenwash of the Month: Coke’s New Green Image Canned by BPA

May 18, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

In 2010, “Coca-cola went green” according to a Forbes article. Yes, the beverage behemoth has hopped on the “green-your-corporation-for-a-better-public-image” bandwagon, starting partnerships with Big Green groups Conservation International (who’s having their own...

Have You Had Your Daily Dose of Chemicals?

May 2, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

“Americans are exposed to untested combinations of food additives, dyes, preservatives, and chemicals on a daily basis. Indeed, for the vast majority of Americans consuming industrial foods, a veritable chemical cocktail enters their bodies every...

5 Simple Things You Can Do For Your Health & the Environment on Earth Day

Apr 22, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Usually Earth Day comes and goes, and often times, it can have the unfortunate side effect of greenwashing (just look at all the green leaves and “earth” symbols that are arbitrarily slapped onto the labels of a bevy of commercial products). But it’s important to...