February 10, 2012
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Friday Finds: McDonalds’ Pink Slime Problem
McDonald’s takes pink slime goop out of burgers
The Latest On: household cleaners
May 24, 2011
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Jessica Alba’s Late Night Internet Habits
In the quiet moments after her two-year-old daughter has gone to bed, actress Jessica Alba scours the Internet in search of how to protect her children from toxic chemicals in consumer products.
Like so many other parents, she’s distressed by what she finds: BPA in baby bottles, lead and cadmium in toys, formaldehyde in furniture.
“Our children are being used as the testing animals,” she realized.
February 18, 2011
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Congress v. The Environment: The House Is On Fire
As I write this, members of the House of Representatives continue to debate and move their way through votes on hundreds of amendments to the chamber's government spending bill. The voting and debate has been a marathon process, stretching from morning through late at night for the last three days, and looks to carry on until late tonight or tomorrow.
February 16, 2011
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America's Values, Environment on Chopping Block in Congress
House Republicans are using the oft-repeated refrain of “fiscal restraint” as their excuse for gutting several environmental initiatives that will put the public in harm’s way. But there simply is no excuse for hacking away at health protections that will leave our air and water dirtier and our children and seniors at risk. It’s not hard to see their real agenda.
February 11, 2011
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Friday Finds: Big Ag’s Sugar Daddy
USDA gives Big Ag some sugar in GE beet decision