A few weeks ago, I wrote on Non-Toxic Kids about the roll out of a swine flu vaccine for this fall. I realized then I needed to learn a great deal more about this virus and the vaccine. As a teacher, I will be in direct contact with hundreds of kids and could bring this virus into my home. But I am also a minimalist when it comes to medicating my children. I've been concerned as to what chemicals are in vaccines, especially mercury containing thimerosal. I do know this ingredient has been ... continue reading...
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Good News: Nike Acts to Protect the Amazon and the Climate
A few months ago, I wrote on Non-Toxic Kids about how some of our favorite shoe companies: Nike, Timberlane, Clarks, Rebok and Adias, were using leather from enormous factory farms in Brazil, causing massive deforestation of the Amazon, and emiting tons of ozone depleting carbon into the atmosphere in the process. Greenpeace mounted an informational email and action campaign about this issue, generating over 30,000 emails to Nike. And they listened. ... continue reading...
Prenatal Air Pollution Lowers Children's IQ
A new study showed a link between exposure to smog before birth and low IQ in children, as reported by the Washington Post, and published in the August issue of Pediatrics. There is growing evidence suggesting that low levels of air pollution are much more harmful than once thought. ... continue reading...
Meat Eaters: Superbugs from Factory Farms in Your Food
Last week here I wrote about the new food safety bill, and how the Organic Consumer's Association is calling for it to include limitations on factory farming. We all know factory farming is dangerous for the environment, and more and more now, for our health. MSNBC just did a piece about the superbugs in meat, causing dangerous and sometimes lethal viruses in the people who work in slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, and in surrounding areas. Read the article for the full ... continue reading...
The Organic Consumer’s Association: Food Safety Bill HR 2749 is Not Enough
With Swine flu, E-coli outbreaks, and the discussion of school-wide closings and massive vaccinations this fall, I've been thinking about the new food safety bill, HR 2749. I found this interesting article about the Organic Consumer’s Association. While the OCA recognized that there are significant protections for organic farmers in the bill, they contend that the underlying causes of many food born illnesses are from factory farming and the multiple environmental problems associated with it. ... continue reading...