Stop Organic Greenwashing in Chicago

Jul 7, 2011Legal Action, Tips

Many personal care product labels misuse the word “organic”, duping consumers into buying products that are not actually “organic” and may even contain toxic chemicals that consumers would never expect to find in an organic product.  Companies selling...

You and I vs. Money

Jun 29, 2011Food, 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...
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Stop the Use of Methyl Iodide in California

Jun 28, 2011Food, 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...
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Hitting the Bottle

Jun 1, 2011Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Since last week was full of celebrations in honor of Memorial Day, and the “unofficial beginning of summer” (although you’d never know it from where I’m sitting; it hailed this morning), you might have missed another cause for celebration:  The passage of AB 1319 last...