Parkinson’s Disease Linked To Increased Pesticide Exposure
A new UCLA study finds a disturbing connection between our food supply and the degenerative disease that afflicts millions.
Environmental Working Group
Canada Bans Animal Testing, But Humans Are #1 Guinea Pigs Still
Canada joined a list of countries in an effort to end animal testing on cosmetics. Meanwhile human beings remain the biggest guinea pigs of all.
Guide To Safe Cosmetics: 9 Facts About The Personal Care Industry
The average woman today absorbs about 5 lbs of chemicals through her skin every year. Let’s change that!
Chemicals In Your Shopping Cart
2-Butoxyethanol
This dangerous ingredient in Windex and other household items is linked to a number of diseases. Here’s the 411 and a look at quality alternatives.
12 Fruits And Veggies With The Most Pesticides
The biggest offender on this year’s list tested positive for pesticides 99 percent of the time.
Shipwreck In A Bottle
That “pure mountain spring water” from the store is usually just tap water—or worse. Here’s a look at the shady $22 billion bottled water industry, and what we’re really drinking.
The Cosmetics Wars
The Cosmetics Wars By Mark Bittman, New York Times If all goes according to schedule, next month the European Union will become “cruelty-free,” banning without exception the sale of cosmetics ingredients that were tested on animals. Don’t celebrate yet. Because although there may be less animal testing of personal care products than there once was — even …