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Category Archives: green
Toxic Leather Sofas made in China Cause Severe Burns and Other Health Problems
The cause was discovered to be a highly sensitizing fungicidal chemical called dimethyl fumarate (DMF). Inserted as solid sachets to inhibit mold growth, the chemical off-gassed in people’s homes, causing severe burns and illness. Reports came from the UK and … Continue reading
Posted in green, green home, healthy home, mold, non-toxic home, Non-Toxic Living, sick building syndrome
Tagged chemical burns, china, chinese, couch, healthy, leather, making people sick, material, natural, non-toxic, safe, toxic sofas, which companies
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Michael Pollan on The Precautionary Principle Regarding Toxic Chemicals
Over the years, I’ve come to understand there is a name for a new way of thinking about toxic chemicals and policy. It’s The Precautionary Principle. I’ve pointed out the failings of our current “dose makes the poison” and “risk … Continue reading
Posted in green, non-toxic home, Non-Toxic Living
Tagged chemical testing, reform, system, the precautionary principle
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Don’t Be Duped: Safer Chemicals, Healthy Family Advises
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families posted this helpful article. http://www.saferchemicals.org/dont-be-duped/index.html (Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families is a coalition of diverse groups united by their common concern about toxic chemicals in our homes, places of work, and products we use every day.) In … Continue reading
Alice Shabecoff Asks “What’s Amiss with our Children?”
What’s Amiss with our Children: by Guest Blogger, Alice Shabecoff As we watched each of our five grandchildren and their friends enter this world and begin their life’s journey, it became more and more clear that something is amiss with … Continue reading
Posted in green, healthy home, living in a chemical soup, mcs, News, Non-Toxic Living, non-toxic podcast
Tagged children's health, environmental, poisons, shabecoff
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Good Interview with Environmental Defense Fund Scientists
They’ve been asked many of the questions we all want to know. From the article: We recently had the opportunity to speak with two EDF scientists in this field: Richard Denison, EDF’s Senior Scientist specializing in policy, hazard and risk … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american, environment, environmental, environmental defense fund, interview, policy, regulation, toxic chemicals, us, usa
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