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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,...

Watch the Story of Electronics- Coming Nov. 9th!

Nov 2, 2010Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Tips

Have you seen the Story of Stuff? CEH is proud to be partnering with the Story of Stuff Project on the upcoming launch of their latest video, the Story of Electronics. CEH will provide viewers of the new video with resources for greener electronics and ways to...

Happy November 2nd! Get Out and Vote!

Nov 2, 2010Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Tips

The day has finally come, folks. It’s time to take part in the democratic process and get out the vote. You know how we feel about Propositions 23 and 26, the evil oil twin props that promote dirty energy and protect polluters–JUST SAY NO! Don’t...

Environmental Health California Voter’s Guide

Oct 29, 2010Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice

Of all the propositions on the ballot this November, there are two that you should make sure to watch out for if you care about environmental health. Big out-of-state oil, tobacco, and alcohol companies paid big bucks to have Proposition 23 and Proposition 26 added to...

Californians Are Getting Greenwashed This Election!

Oct 29, 2010Sean SullivanEnergy, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

It’s not like you haven’t been bombarded with the fact that there is an election going on in California since Valentine’s Day. And now that the time to vote is upon every American, our mailboxes are stuffed with political mailers and our doors are littered with...

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...

Why Vote No on Proposition 26 (The Polluters Protection Act)? If Polluters Don’t Pay, Taxpayers Will

Oct 20, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Big oil, tobacco, and liquor companies claim Prop 26 is about “taxpayer protection”—when in fact it’s the opposite. This proposition is a thinly veiled attempt to redefine clean up fees as taxes, shifting the financial burden onto taxpayers. Since the industrial age...