by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO Healthy child Healthy World www.healthychild.org I just tuned in to the webcast of last week’s Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on the 2011 Safe Chemicals Act. Scintillating stuff. No, … [Read more...]
Dirty Secrets Of Common Cleaners Revealed
by Janelle Sorensen, Chief Communications Officer, Healthy Child Healthy World I remember distinctly the first time I truly read a cleaning product label. I had just started learning about how everyday products are largely unregulated in terms of potential health impacts and I … [Read more...]
Hank D and the Bee: Why October is a bad “No to GMO” month
More on "No to GMO month" and GM HFCS... From EatDrinkBetter: Non-GMO Month & New GMO Report From HuffPo: Genetically Modified Foods: 4 Reasons to Celebrate Non-GMO Month From GMO Watch: High-fructose corn syrup. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at … [Read more...]
My Children Had Lead Poisoning And Yours May Too
by Tamara Rubin, Founder, The Lead Safe America Foundation Our children were poisoned by the work of a contractor that we hired to paint the exterior our beautiful, Colonial Revival-period home in the Historic Irvington neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The painter told us … [Read more...]
Hank D and the Bee: Bee visits grandpa again
After the last two visits, I see why bee doesn't drop in on grandpa more often. Help the "Maybees" From The Great Sunflower Project: Join The Hunt for Bees! From Care 2: Honeybee Crisis Continues: How You Can Help Stop Colony Collapse Disorder From Your Garden Show: Bugs, … [Read more...]