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Toxic Chemicals Issues
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Residue
Because cigarette smoke leaves a film of chemicals over every surface it touches, people who move into a smoker's former home get a dose they didn't bargain for. Read More...
Coal Plant Defeat in Eastern Kentucky Shows Us How
Sometimes you win. But in Kentucky, it wasn’t just because the people who live in the area served by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) got lucky. They earned their good fortune the hard way: they worked for it. They worked together with each other and several powerful environmental organizations like the Sierra Club... Read More...
Green Factoid of the Day: Stormwater
An average of 140,000 pounds of toxic chemicals enters Puget Sound each day, according to the Department of Ecology of Washington state. An estimated 75 percent of those arrive in the Sound through stormwater that runs off roads, driveways and homes. For generations we’ve been paving the country over while cleaning, making , fertilizing, ... Read More...
Making Industrial Chemicals from Recycled Biomass
This Smart Planet article reveals a game changer. Making commercial products from recycled biomass instead of from petrochemicals could change not only what we put in the environment, but what we take out of it. Read More...
A List of the Prime Suspects in Environmental Crimes
Environment America has issued a report on the ways agribusiness is blatantly flouting not only best practices but environmental laws as it pours billions of gallons of animal manure into our waters, creating vast dead zones -- oxygen-depleted environments where only algae can thrive. Read More...
Fools ‘R’ Us: How the Chemical Lobby Keeps Us from Testing Its Products for Safety
This article tells of another lost legislative opportunity to reduce the poisons in our water, soil and air, courtesy of our chemical industry. But until we wake up to the fact that we are being manipulated by the industry's threats of job loss, we will continue to die, uncomprehending of the fools being made... Read More...
Chinese Export Ban Moves Japan to Recycle Electronics
This is a beautiful example of unintended consequences. For China, it probably means a long-term reduction in demand. For everyone else, especially Japan, it means a refocus on recycling and an emphasis on finding more local materials. Read More...