February 7th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

New research links exposure to common pesticides with compromised vitamin D levels that can cause deficiencies and disease, according to a study published in a recent issue of the journal PLoS One.
Read More: Banned DDT Still a Health Risk, Linked to Vitamin D Deficiencies
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February 5th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Bayer CropScience, the leading manufacturer of imidacloprid systemic-based pesticides, is the target of criticism and calls to ban the products after new research findings indicate imidacloprid as a major culprit in the recent decline of honeybee populations in a condition that’s commonly referred to as colony collapse disorder. Without healthy honeybee populations contributing to the pollination of hundreds of foods, millions of farmers and fruit and vegetable crops would cease production.
Read More: Bayer CropScience Pesticide Named As Major Cause of Bee Collapse
Tags: colony collapse disorder, honeybee pesticides, honeybees, imidacloprid, why are honeybees dying Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
February 2nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates came to the defense of genetically modified organisms and the potential they hold to “feed the world” and help relieve global poverty issues in a recent annual letter released on his foundation’s website.
Read More: Bill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified Organisms
Tags: bill gates, genetically modified foods, genetically modified organisms, gmo risks, GMOs, label gmos, non-GMO, pamm larry Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, The Environment | Comments Off
February 1st, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Deadly strains of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are present in the nation’s meat supply, according to a new report published in the journal PLoS ONE titled, “MRSA in Conventional and Alternative Retail Pork Products.”
Read More: High Levels of Deadly Bacteria Revealed in Nation’s Pork Supply
Tags: antibiotic resistant infections, contaminated pork, deadly mrsa, food poisoning, mrsa, MRSA infection, pork supply Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
January 31st, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

A recent study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and featured in the recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association is the first to link chemicals to immune problems in children. The study revealed more concerns about exposure to common chemicals as the research team found contraindications with routine vaccinations.
Read More: Common Chemicals Decrease Immune Function and Vaccine Efficacy in Children
Tags: children vaccines, household chemicals, immune function, pcfs, perflourinated compounds, vaccines Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
January 30th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

A bill introduced to the House last week could mean major housing upgrades, if you’re a chicken. Titled H.R. 3798, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012, the bill was crafted in partnership by the Humane Society of the United States and United Egg Producers.
Read More: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get a Bigger Battery Cage
Tags: battery cages, battery cages hens, battery chickens, battery hens, egg-laying chickens Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
January 29th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Ninety-three percent of cotton grown in the U.S. is genetically modified, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, but that isn’t stopping the market demand for organic cotton.
Read More: Organic Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives Rises Against GMOs
Tags: genetically modfied food, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, natural cotton, organic cotton Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment, green beauty | Comments Off
January 28th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Earlier this month, countries including Germany, France, Japan and the U.K. signed a joint declaration as part of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture efforts to reduce food waste.
Read More: We Throw Away, 1 Billion Starve: UN Takes On Food Waste
Tags: food waste, food waste management, food waste reduction, global food waste, starvation Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
January 25th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

The EPA is expected to publish an updated position by the end of January on what the agency determines to be acceptable levels of dioxins based on the Reanalysis that began last August. The report is expected to set upper limits on what is considered safe dioxin consumption levels.
Read More: Will Hot Dogs Become Illegal? EPA to Announce New Dioxin Limits
Tags: are hot dogs healthy, dioxin testing, dioxins, EPA dioxins, hot dogs, PCBs, what is pcb Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
January 23rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Methyl iodine, the neurotoxin chemical used to fumigate strawberry and tomato fields before planting, is at the heart of a growing debate in California just a year after former Governor Schwarzenegger approved its use.
Read More: Strawberries ‘n Cancer: Methyl Iodine’s Future Uncertain in California
Tags: california strawberries, environment, environmental, human health, methyl bromide, methyl iodine, organic strawberries, pesticide action network Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment, gardening | Comments Off
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