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Walmart: Behind the Curve on GMO Corn

Mar 12, 2012Charles MargulisFood, Tips

Last fall, biotech giant Monsanto announced its first new genetically modified (GMO) corn variety that would be intended for sale as whole food, in canned and frozen corn products. Previously most GMO corn went for animal feed or into highly processed foods, like corn...

LA Times: Back to the ABC’s on Bee Deaths

Mar 8, 2012Charles MargulisFood

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times ran a review of the import to California farming of healthy bee populations, including an overview of bee colony collapse disorder. While the story aptly covered some of the concerns and issues for food and farming, the Times...

Those Old, Reliable Farm Poisons – Anyone Still Driving an Edsel?

Mar 7, 2012Charles MargulisFood

I’m sure there are offices where people are talking around the water cooler about the latest American Idol or what Snookie is wearing, but not at CEH. Here we tend towards more nerdy topics, like pesticides and health. In one such conversation just a couple of weeks...

Watch: Veggies Come to Life in ‘Food Rules’ video

Mar 1, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

With all this action around the GMO labeling debate right now, this video about the dangerous effects of our system of industrial agriculture comes at the right time. Using real veggies to bring the words of Michael Pollan’s ‘Food Rules’ to life,...

Californians Tell New Pesticide Chief: Say No to Methyl Iodide

Feb 29, 2012Charles MargulisFood

Last week, advocates from the Pesticide Action Network brought petitions with more than 60,000 signatures to the desk Brian Leahy, California’s new Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation, calling on him to rescind approval of the highly toxic strawberry...

Stand Up for GMO Food Labels!

Feb 28, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood

Urge Congress that GMO food must be labeled. These could be the most important clicks your mouse makes today!

Our Right to Know: GMO Food Labeling

Feb 28, 2012Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

Earlier this month, Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Peter DeFazio circulated a letter to their House and Senate colleagues, calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require labels on genetically modified (GMO) food. The letter is open for Senators...

Rallying to Stop iSweatshops

Feb 24, 2012Amy HansenEnvironmental Justice, Uncategorized

Apple built an empire around its sleek, shiny, height-of-cool brand. But that glossy image has been marred following recent media attention on Apple’s involvement with the Foxconn factory in Shenzen, China, where investigations have revealed the dark truth of where...

The Toxic Shell Game

Feb 23, 2012Michael GreenChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Food, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

By Michael Green, CEH Executive Director- Crossposted from Huffington Post My three-year-old daughter Juliette and I have a standing argument. When she wants a sippy cup, I hand her my all-stainless steel, unlined hard-topped mug. But she wants her pink plastic sippy...

NPR Living on Earth: Chemicals and Health

Feb 22, 2012Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Are you still scratching your head about what TSCA reform is and why it’s important? Wondering how scientists determine the health effects of chemicals like PERC or perfluorinated compounds? Give a listen to this Living On Earth segment featuring Richard...