Coal combustion faces controversy
A recently released MIT report found that coal contributes more to global carbon dioxide emissions than any other energy source. Coal's high carbon to hydrogen ratio makes it a larger CO2 polluter per...
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There's one Lord, but not just one issue. I am as much against abortion as Jim Dobson and the others, but I want that baby to live in a healthful environment, inside the womb as well as outside of the...
Glass baby bottle auction to support EWG
By now you've likely seen some of the national attention EWG's recent report about Bisphenol A (BPA), an ingredient used in plastic bottles and in the lining of food cans, has generated. BPA has been...
Buying flowers? Go organic to protect workers & their kids
So you're picking out flowers to mail your loved ones for Valentines Day, but guess what else you'll be sending them—according to the Associated Press, the flowers you send will be “sprayed, rinsed...
Grist spotlights farm bill debate
Like a barnyard sow basking in attention at a county fair, the farm bill -- that monstrously complex five-year plan for federal agriculture policy -- has suddenly gained a high profile.
Society seeks support for "peculiar" animals
The Zoological Society of London highlighted 100 species – ranging from the spiny long beaked echidna to the potentially already extinct Yangtze river dolphins – for their new program EDGE...
Plant a tree for your new PC
Dell has a new program to plant a tree for each computer it sells, saying it could offset CO2 emissions from the machines. I'm not sure who did the math on that, but the program is commendable...
Frog researcher lectures Mayo Clinic docs on widely used weed-killer
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic heard a dire warning on the possible link between a widely used weed-killer and cancer. In a forum usually reserved for medical researchers, amphibian endocrinologist Tyrone...
Activists use research keep pollution out of their neighborhoods
"Neighborhood activists from California to Washington, D.C., are using a growing body of research on how pollutants exacerbate illness to block the building of facilities, relocate residents from...
Organic farmed fish a contradiction in terms
Can fish really be “organic?” Well, that depends how the USDA shapes that definition in the coming years. Currently the agency has no standards for what qualifies a fish as organic and it seems they...
Alternative energy proven cost effective as well as environmentally friendly
The International Energy Agency (IEA) came out with yet another economic report announcing the cost effectiveness of cleaner energy. Through use of energy trends, the World Energy Outlook, a division...
Carpeting linked to adult asthma
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds that exposure to carpeting and other materials in the workplace significantly increases adults' risk of developing asthma. Carpet...
EWG president sets record straight on "emergency" subsidies
Are weather-related complications, such as droughts, really 'disasters' if they seem to happen year after year? Many farmers who receive these payments seem to think so, but EWG President and farm...
California rocket fuel standards too weak
California is years behind schedule in setting safety standards for rocket fuel waste in drinking water, and now there's evidence that the proposed standard is too weak to protect pregnant women and...
Kid-powered water pumps
Several years ago, concerned by the time and energy South African women spent fetching water from distant, often polluted sources, Trevor Fields decided to do something. Fields teamed up with an...
RAN's World Rainforest Week
Currently, about 40 million acres of rainforest are lost annually, even though they are home to to five to ten million plant and animal species. In addition to their role as diverse habitats...
Study links mercury and premature births
A new study of over 1,000 pregnant Michigan women has found that those with hair samples containing high levels of mercury are three times more likely to give birth prematurely. The study acknowledges...
New group forms to help science-friendly candidates
Scientists and Engineers for America is a new group, just recently formed: "to enter the political debate when the nation's leaders systematically ignore scientific evidence and analysis, put...
Toxic Trash
Feeling good about donating your old computer for use by someone in another country? Then don't read Laurie J. Flynn's New York Times story about the finding that many of those donated electronics end...
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Biomonitoring Bill
Using a line straight from the chemical industry's playbook, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have established the nation's first state biomonitoring program last weekend...
Forest Service Fires Pesticide Whistleblower
The U.S. Forest Service has fired a 40-year employee after he filed a whistleblower complaint related to misuse of pesticides across several forests in Arizona and New Mexico. He said he was fired him...
W.R. Grace Asbestos Threatens Dallas Community
W.R. Grace strikes again, the Dallas Morning News reports, with news that up to 450 employees of the company's West Dallas plant and their families are at risk from asbestos-related illnesses.