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- Antibacterial Soap Ingredient Triclosan Shown to Cause Liver Cancer in Mice Sat, 29 Nov 14, 5:30am"Antibacterial" has become a trusted catchword in recent years, synonymous with cleanliness and immaculate hygiene—but studies are showing that these products are doing more harm than good...
- Is Your House Trying to Kill You? Sat, 27 Sep 14, 12:16amIf you live in a house built before 1978, there’s a good chance it’s secretly plotting to kill you. According to a recent survey, Homes built before this time were commonly coated in lead-based paint that becomes extremely...
- Why Your House Might Be Plotting to Kill You Sat, 27 Sep 14, 12:16amIf you live in a house built before 1978, there’s a good chance it’s secretly plotting to kill you. According to a recent survey, Homes built before this time were commonly coated in lead-based paint that becomes extremely...
- INFOGRAPHIC: Edible, Medicinal, or Just Bizarre, Here are 50 Amazing Facts About Plants Fri, 20 Jun 14, 6:30amPlants are wonderful on so many different levels. They purify the air around us, and we can eat them, use them as medicine, build with them, and even just enjoy them for their healing, calming presence as well. We use plant...
- Study Discovers Fracking Wastewater Irradiated and Polluted a Pennsylvania River Thu, 3 Oct 13, 6:00amPhoto: Adam Gregor / Shutterstock Fracking for shale gas doesn't exactly have the best track record for safety or positive environmental impact. Well, go ahead add another unfortunate environmental catastrophe to the fracking...
- Dead Dolphins Washing Ashore on the East Coast of the U.S. in Alarming Numbers Tue, 13 Aug 13, 3:42amThis summer, over a hundred dead dolphins washed up on the shores of the East Coast of the United States, and scientists are baffled about the cause. Whatever is hurting the animals is specifically targeting bottlenose dolphins,...
- Taiwanese Nuclear Plant May Have Been Leaking Toxic Water for the Past Three Years Sat, 10 Aug 13, 5:30amPhoto via Shutterstock It looks like Japan isn't the only country to suddenly realize that its nuclear plants have radioactive water leaks. A report from Reuters says a nuclear plant in Taiwan may have been leaking irradiated...
- New Study Suggests Massive Bee Die-Off and Colony Collapse Caused by Combination of Factors: Fungicides Lead to Parasite Infections Tue, 30 Jul 13, 5:00amAlthough it's obvious that something is killing bees in mass quantities, for years scientists have struggled to finger a culprit. A continued mass die-off of honey bees would be disastrous for our food system, so investigations...
- New Study Suggests Pesticide-Tainted Pollen is Killing Bees By The Millions Sat, 27 Jul 13, 7:30amAlthough it's obvious that something is killing bees in mass quantities, for years scientists have struggled to finger a culprit. A continued mass die-off of honey bees would be disastrous for our food system, so investigations...
- Scotts Miracle-Gro Fined $12.5M For Knowingly Selling Bird Seed Tainted With Deadly Pesticides Sat, 8 Sep 12, 8:28amBird Feeder photo from Shutterstock Today the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was sentenced for eleven criminal violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that it plead guilty to in February...
- Consumer Reports Finds Unsafe Levels of Arsenic in Apple Juice Fri, 2 Dec 11, 7:57amAn apple a day keeps the doctor away – but you may want to steer clear of apple juice, as a new study by Consumer Reports shows that many juice brands contain unsafe levels of arsenic...
- Toxic Toys R Us Sat, 18 Dec 10, 4:02amIndependent product testing has confirmed that Toys "R” Us is continuing to sell toys made with PVC. Chemicals released as PVC decomposes are linked to chronic diseases in children, impaired child development and ...