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Midwest

Perverse ethanol incentives breed more gas-guzzlers

President Bush and other ethanol proponents claim that pushing alternative fuels will reduce U.S. gasoline consumption. By developing a fleet of flexible-fuel vehicles that can burn E85—a fuel that...
Toxic Chemicals
Cosmetics

What's in my shaving cream?

Wired.com's Patrick Di Justo gives us the breakdown of 11 different chemicals commonly found in shaving cream, and the functions they each serve. I've reprinted the full text below. To see what's in...
Energy

Trading green for more green

The economic viability of alternative energy looks more promising than ever. According to a new report by Clean Edge—a research and consulting firm specializing in clean technology—annual revenues for...
Energy

China's economy heating up

China is expected to surpass the United States as the largest global polluter of greenhouse gases within the next two years. The San Francisco Chronicle states that the country's fossil fuel...
Mercury

Mercury gas escaping dental fillings

The vapor is 1,000 times the atmospheric mercury limits imposed by the EPA.
Conservation

In the news: February 19, 2007

How gov't decided lunch box lead levels- In 2005, government scientists found that one in five soft, vinyl lunch boxes contained amounts of lead that medical experts consider unsafe. But that's not...
Chemical Policy

CA Senator tells EPA chief no more bowing to industry

"I want to send a clear signal to EPA and to this administration: We are watching. No longer will EPA rollbacks quietly escape scrutiny." --California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer warning EPA...
Energy

American Enterprise Institute All they have left is a suitcase full of cash

American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Exxon-funded think tank, is now offering scientists $10,000 to cast doubts on a report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According...
Food

Pollan says 'food' over 'nutrients'

In New York Times Magazine, Michael Pollan lays his framework for why Americans are so confused about proper nutrition and what to eat. Pollan argues that confusion about food is job security for the...
Conservation

Getting married soon? Consider greening your wedding.

Planning a large event like a wedding is a unique opportunity to make decisions can dramatically reduce your toll on the environment. Joe Carrick and Jessica Randall, newlyweds featured in today's...
Conservation

Bush's energy concerns fuel international interest and skepticism

The world watched in awe and excitement as President Bush outlined his new concepts of global warming and strategies to battle it during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. While the...
Lead
Household & Consumer Products

Tests reveal high lead levels in multivitamins

A new report by ConsumerLab.com finds only 10 of 21 products tested meet the claims on their labels. Several of the multivitamin products tested contained high levels of lead, including one women's...
Energy

With 2007 comes a cleaner House

The House has taken a strong step toward cleaner energy by passing the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Act. The CLEAN Act will shift nearly $14 billion in tax breaks for...
Chromium-6

EPA may allow 'Brockovich' carcinogen in wood preservative

On January 19, EPA will decide whether to allow unrestricted use of a potent human carcinogen in lumber sold at hardware and home improvement stores. Hexavalent chromium–the "Erin Brockovich" chemical...
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics
Sunscreen

NY Times: Less is more when it comes to skin care

The New York Times' most emailed article of the day reports on the absurd marketing claims for cosmetic skin creams and the high prices the products demand. A Manhattan dermatologist recommends...
Toxic Chemicals

EPA backs off -- halfway -- on plan to gut toxics reporting

EPA administrator Stephen Johnson has announced that the administration is dropping its plan to excuse companies from annual reporting of their toxic chemical releases. At face value this is a step in...
Pesticides
Food & Water

U.K. Environment Agency names top 100 eco-heroes

The Environment Agency (UK) has published its Top 100 eco-heroes as voted by their peers ("peers" is code for "the staff of The Environment Agency"). Many of the obvious trailblazers have made the...
Asbestos

OSHA tries to put the brakes on asbestos precautions

OSHA scientist Ira Wainless is facing unpaid suspension for standing by his assertion that mechanics should be warned of possible asbestos exposure from brake pads. Most people, including mechanics...
Toxic Chemicals

Madonna's Plan for Neutralizing Dangerous Radioactive Waste

The London Sunday Times reports that Madonna has been "lobbying the government and nuclear industry over a scheme to clean up radioactive waste with a supposedly magic Kabbalah fluid." Both she and...
Household & Consumer Products

Has Coke Become the New McDonald's?

Coca-Cola is hit by a hunger strike and college boycotts prostesting environmental and human rights abuses. Coca-Cola says it is a target only because it is the market leader. Funny--that reminds me...
Lead

Baltimore Bans Toxic Jewelry Because Feds Won't

A survey this month by Baltimore City Health Commisioner, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, found that 4 out of 17 samples of children's jewelry sold at area stores had dangerously high levels of lead.
Household & Consumer Products

Greenpeace Ad

The City Gas Guzzler, which we linked to last week, is drawing lots of comments on the Autoblog.

Washington Post Series "Harvesting Cash" Continues

Today, the Post's farm policy investigators tell the story of a 2003 boondoggle in which massive stockpiles of powdered milk, intended for use as "drought relief," ended up being traded all over the U...
Farm Subsidies

Washington Post Keeps Digging Up Dirt on Wasteful Farm Policies

The Post's Dan Morgan, Gilbert M. Gaul, and Sarah Cohen continue to expose some serious flaws with the 2002 Farm Bill today in three articles deatiling different aspects of farm subsidy waste. Today's...