ENVIRONMENT: How safe is food coloring?
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January 20, 2012
The Center for Science in the Public Interest found compelling evidence that ingestion of artificial food dyes can contribute to hyperactivity, restlessness and attention problems in some children, especially... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Safe and green-friendly hair care
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January 6, 2012
Many mass-market hair care products rely on harsh chemicals that can cause follicle, skin and eye irritation. In some cases, ingredients have been implicated in respiratory, immune and endocrine problems,... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Why recycle?
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January 6, 2012
Recycling and re-use have many environmental benefits, including reducing the amount of waste we bury in already overcrowded landfills and burn in polluting incinerators, like the one pictured here. Recycling... Read more »
ENVIRONMENT: Slow food, slow money
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December 23, 2011
Putting our money where our month is EarthTalk® Woody Tasch, socially conscious investing pioneer, founder of the Slow Money movement, and author of the book, Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money:... Read more »
ENVIRONMENT: Eating less meat, good for environment
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December 23, 2011
EarthTalk® David Pimentel of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences says that the grain currently fed to some seven billion livestock in the United States could feed nearly 800... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Green walls
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December 9, 2011
Green walls, or “vertical gardens,” are walls partly composed of or filled in with live plant matter. They filter air and water, soak up carbon dioxide and help lessen the “heat island” effect... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Is there safe nuclear energy?
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December 9, 2011
Advocates of thorium to power nuclear plants say that the element is safer than uranium, and that its waste cannot -- like the plutonium waste of uranium fission -- be re-formulated for nuclear weapons.... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Chemicals, pollution…and cancer
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November 28, 2011
Dear Earthtalk: How clear (or not) are the links between the rising incidents of cancers around the world and the prevalence of synthetic chemicals in modern society?–Alberto Buono, Lee, MA Most... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Will eating garlic and onions prevent cancer?
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November 28, 2011
Dear EarthTalk: Given the preponderance of carcinogenic chemicals out there today, is it true that eating certain foods like garlic or onions can actually help prevent cancer?– M. Stone, Boston,... Read more »
EARTHTALK: Wet cleaning vs dry cleaning
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November 11, 2011
Most of the nation’s 34,000 dry cleaners still clean clothes using perchloroethylene, or “perc,” a hazardous air contaminant and a probable human carcinogen. But some cleaning professionals are moving... Read more »
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