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Home Air Filters: Knowing Which One to Choose
By Jonathan Chase Since air filters are one of the bests tools for eradicating allergens from your home, more people are using them than ever before. The trick is to find the one that works best for you, depending upon your specific needs. Before going shopping, arm yourself with some facts, so that youll be [...]
Full StoryStudy Cites Risk of Compound in Plastic Bottles
Evidence is mounting that a chemical in plastic that is one of the world’s most widely used industrial compounds may be risky in the small amounts that seep from bottles and food packaging, according to a report to be published this week in a scientific journal. The authors of the report, who reviewed more than [...]
Full StoryFDA Finds Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects in Two-Thirds of Cosmetics Products
Federal Agency Refuses to Publicly Release Studys Findings WASHINGTONThe Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has learned that the FDA recently conducted a safety study of phthalatesa group of industrial chemicals linked to birth defects that are used in many cosmetics productsbut is refusing to publicly release the studys findings. In response, Friends of the Earth, a [...]
Full StoryThe Simplest Asthma Solution
By Ralph DeAmicis During the Democratic convention the Reverend Al Sharpton quoted a shocking statistic: One third of the children in Harlem suffer from asthma. This shouldnt be completely surprising since asthma cases have been consistently increasing over the years, especially in the cities, escalating recently during the rollback of some key environmental laws, but [...]
Full StoryClean Your House Green for Your Children’s Sake
By Dave Zielski My thirteen-year-old daughter recently called me up to say she had cleaned the whole kitchen and bathroom herself. So many emotions ran through me at that moment. First, I was shocked by the fact that no one asked her to do so. I was also happy that she had done this but [...]
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