Archive for August, 2005

What’s in you?

Part one of a three part series Douglas Fischer – STAFF WRITER Inside Bay Area In a pioneering study, we tested a Bay Area family for a suite of chemical pollutants. The results stunned even scientists. A casual observer of Rowan Hammond Holland sees a little towhead, devilishly cute, who grins impishly while tossing food [...]

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Child cancer ‘exhaust fume risk’

Source: BBC Children who live close to major transport hubs are more at risk of dying of cancer, a study says. University of Birmingham researchers found those living within 500 metres of a bus station were six times more likely to die of cancer. The study also said railways and hospitals increased the risk. For [...]

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Steelworkers Union Alerts Commercial Users of DuPont Teflon ® -Related Chemical about “Duty to Warn” Customers of Possible Harm

Source: ENN: Environmental News Network August 10, 2005 — By United Steel Workers PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Citing growing public health concerns, the United Steelworkers (USW) union has informed major carpet cleaning retailers and wholesalers, fast food chains and major retail clothing companies that they may have “a legal duty to warn” their customers about potential [...]

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The Food, the Bad, and the Ugly

Source: Grist Magazine In a warmed world, even food won’t be as good for you By Glenn Scherer Humanity is on the threshold of a century of extraordinary bounty, courtesy of global climate change. That’s the opinion of Robert Balling, former scientific adviser to the Greening Earth Society, a lobbying arm of the power industry [...]

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