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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...

Standing Up for Safe Strawberries

Apr 21, 2011Caroline CoxFood

My sister is an organic farmer in southern California. Sometimes she grows strawberries, and I have occasionally had the incredible privilege of eating freshly picked strawberries for Christmas dinner. Those strawberries are a piece of paradise, but my sister’s...

Eco-Tip: Triclosan-Free Alternatives

Apr 18, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Tips

Do you use antibacterial soaps or sprays to keep your hands clean? Many of us do. And news coverage about bacteria, like germ-infested public transportation seats, can send many of us searching for something we can quickly spray on our hands. One common antibacterial...

For CBS “EcoAds”, Seeing Isn’t Believing

Apr 15, 2011Charles MargulisGeneral Insights, Legal Action

If you’re one of the few Americans who doesn’t fast forward through TV commercials, you may have seen something new on certain ads running on CBS programs. These “EcoAds,” a project created by the EcoMedia division of CBS, are commercials that feature a green leaf...

Senator Frank Lautenberg Introduces “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011”!

Apr 14, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations

“The average American has more than 200 industrial chemicals in their body, including dozens linked to cancer and other health problems. The shocking truth is that the current law does not require tests to ensure chemicals used in everyday household products are...

Take Action Against CBS National Greenwashing Ad Campaign!

Apr 13, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLegal Action

Right now, CBS is offering to slap a green logo display on any ad, regardless of the advertiser’s environmental record or whether (or not) the product advertised has any environmental benefit. Take Action to stop this corporate greenwashing program now! Urge...

Lead in Toys? Today We Told Congress, No

Apr 7, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Right now, our Congress is debating how much lead is okay to expose children to. Really. To Tea Partiers and the billionaires who profit from the anti-regulatory rhetoric those Tea Partiers spout, corporate profits are far more important than children’s health. On...

Eco-Tip: How to Reduce BPA in our Bodies

Mar 31, 2011Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Tips

It’s likely that you’ve heard of BPA, a toxic chemical that damages genes and disrupts our hormones. If you’ve tuned in to the alphabet soup of toxic chemicals, you may also have heard of DEHP, another toxic chemical that causes cancer and interferes...

Oakland: Cracking Down on Farming?

Mar 31, 2011Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Tips

According to police statistics, Oakland has the highest crime rate and slowest police response time of any major California city. In fact, the rate of violent crime in Oakland is more than twice the average rate of the top ten other California cities. So naturally,...

Making Water Palette-Able

Mar 28, 2011Mary BruneFood, Tips

Last night I saw something on television that made my jaw just about drop into my lap. And no, it wasn’t the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars. Although, to confess, I did catch a glimpse of 49-year-old Ralph Macchio in action while flipping channels—he’s the...