Now that the FDA has revised its position on mercury in amalgam fillings, acknowledging that it may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses, it is considering revising its rules about dental amalgam. As familiar as we are with these fillings, it may come as a shock to learn [...]
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are [...]
A team of five environmentally conscious citizens has launched a petition-based initiative. Their goal is to request that the 44th President of the United States grow an organic farm on the White House grounds. It’s certainly a substantial request. If the group were to gather an immense response from citizens believing the project a great [...]
Virgin Mobile had launched a new viral marketing campaign called Strip2Clothe to do something about the one million or so homeless kids living in the United States. Armed with a controversial plan of action they originally tried to help the situation by launching a site that allowed teens to submit videos of themselves stripping down [...]
If you’re buying for a greenie, or just trying to nudge a friend into ecological living, read these tips.
Give Something They Need
When you are trying to pick out a green gift, give the recipient something they need. This may seem obvious but giving necessities is much more environmentally friendly than giving them “stuff”. A candle holder [...]
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has vowed the Olympic Games will take place under blue skies, not the murky “sauna” haze that has shrouded the city recently, but even on apparently clear days pollution levels may not be safe for athletes.
Officials lavished 120 billion yuan ($17.6 billion) on cleaning up the capital with factories dozens of [...]
Finally, you can do something for the environment and look good doing it. Taking a new spin on “natural beauty,” Cargo Cosmetics has introduced its PlantLove collection, featuring 20 lipsticks — 11 designed by celebrities including Mariska Hargitay (“a sheer warm nude cream”) and Maria Menounos (“a sheer poppy red”) and nine inspired by “places [...]
Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states [...]
Go back to the original and safe way to put color in your home and get a great look too. Old-Fashioned Milk Paint is non-toxic and environmentally safe, and it comes in lots more colors than just Milk Made from natural materials; milk protein, lime, earth pigments, and clay fillers…no petrochemicals, leads, solvents, or [...]
If new moms want their babies to grow up loving fruits and vegetables, they should eat plenty of these good food choices themselves during pregnancy and breastfeeding. A recent study from the Monell Center suggests that the best predictor of how much fruits and vegetables children eat is weather they like the taste of these [...]
