Are Your Reusable Bags Carrying Bacteria?
If you are using reusable bags you might want to consider they may be carrying around more than groceries. They may be carrying lots of bacteria according to research.
Category: Environment
Vermont’s Cow Power a Success
Vermont has begun using cow dung as an energy source. Learn how they are now producing power with manure.
Petitions Launched to Label GM Foods
Several organizations have banded together on two fronts to file petitions requiring the labeling of genetically-modified foods. The Center for Food Safety announced today that they have, together with several environmental, farming and health...
Phthalate and BPA Plasticizers Disrupt Human Hormones
Research finds that plasticizers in plastics such as phthalates and bisphenol A disrupt (interfere with) the body’s hormone production.
Arsenic Linked to Skin Cancer
Scientists working in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the National Health and Environmental Health Effects Research Laboratory have found that arsenic exposure may be linked to several types of cancer, particularly...
Bayer Settles GM Rice Contamination
Bayer CropScience has settled its lawsuits with 11,000 rice growers in the United States by agreeing to pay a total of $750 million. This was done to end the legal battle with rice growers...
Autism and Toxic Exposure
A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine has found that autism has more to do with environmental factors that from heredity. This has surprised some health professionals because several previous studies showed...
E. coli Increasingly Becoming Multiple Drug Resistant
German E. coli infection turns out to be multiple drug resistant according to several laboratory studies. Learn how E. coli can become drug resistant.
Is Wood a Sustainable Building Material?
The U.S. government endorses wood as the green building material. But is it really green? What about losing our forests? Here are some sustainable approaches.
Pharmaceutical Drugs Are Poisoning Our Drinking Water
Research finds pharmaceutical drugs are poisoning our drinking water. Learn what areas are worse and how they get there.
Toxic Glues used in Food Plastics
The glues that bind labels to the plastic and hold the plastic pieces together can be toxic.
