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Greenwash of the Month: Walmart Fails to Deliver on Sustainability

Mar 19, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice

The other day, we wrote about how Walmart is Behind the Curve on GMOs. According to a recent report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) shows that safer food is not the only sustainability issue the company is behind on. Remember that whole ‘green’ stint...

Greenwash of the Month: Walmart Fails to Deliver on Sustainability

Join Us: This Saturday is GE-Free Action Day at Walmart!

Mar 15, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Walmart is behind the curve on GMOs. While Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have responded to CEH’s surveys asking for their policy on Monsanto risky new, pesticide-laden corn, Walmart has ignored our direct questions about the Monsanto corn (check out the details in...

Tell Walmart: Just Say No to GMO Corn!

Mar 12, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Monsanto’s new experimental GMO corn contains a toxic pesticide in every bite, 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. As the nation’s largest...

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...

Stop Wal-Mart’s Poison Purses!

Jun 3, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

It’s unbelievable: Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is still profiting from products that expose you and your children to lead. It’s time for the store to hear from you. Take Action: Click here to Urge Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke to agree to eliminate the lead...

Walmart Knew About Cadmium In Its Jewelry

May 20, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, General Insights, Legal Action

The Center for Environmental Health has filed legal notice against Wal-Mart for selling cadmium-tainted jewelry. Independent testing commissioned by the nonprofit found that a pendant on a Miley Cyrus/Max Azria necklace contained high levels of cadmium, in violation...

My Word: Congress Must Give Port of Oakland Authority to Set Standards to Help Truckers

Jan 6, 2010Christine CorderoEnvironmental Justice

Published in the Oakland Tribune on December 29, 2009 By Christine Cordero and Rome Aloise A THOUSAND truck drivers face unemployment in January when their rigs are banned from the Port of Oakland. The state is rightly enforcing new diesel truck emission standards,...