Psychologists determine what it means to think 'green'
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/environment/2008-08-13-green-psychology_N.htm
Sex Hormone Sprays Halted over Cities But.
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/SHSHOCB.php
August 14, 2008
Product Safety Law Signed Today Bans Toxic Toys
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-14-093.asp
"Going Green" When Cleaning Clothes
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/14/cleangreen/main4350297.shtml
ESL - the newest, greenest light bulb around
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/esl_the_newest.php
Are Energy-saving Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Causing
Headaches?
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Family_Health_210/Are_Energy-saving_Compact_Fluorescent_Light_Bulbs_Causing_Headaches.shtml
The Going Gets Tough for Organic
http://www.ewg.org/node/27018
Thomas D. Williams: The Depleted Uranium Threat
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0808/S00179.htm
Bush signs bill banning lead from children's toys
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080814/lead_ban_080814/20080814?hub=Health
'Toxic Tour' takes in Los Angeles' dirty little secrets
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gurOYnMTdnTxJjCaT0rNbM5cI5NA
Agent Orange linked to high cancer risk
http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/2008/08/13/20080813gl-nwvchamber0813.html
August 13, 2008
Sick Building Syndrome: Healing Health Facilities
http://www.businessweek.com/print/innovate/content/aug2008/id20080813_845797.htm
How to Reduce BPA Exposure
http://www.ewg.org/node/27009
CMA report: 21,000 will die from pollution in 2008
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080813/smog_report_080813/20080813/?hub=TorontoNewHome
There's no junk science in pesticide regulation
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/08/13/there-s-no-junk-science-in-pesticide-regulation.aspx
Australian artist in New York offers remedies on environment
http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=15232862
Sierra Club to test hair for mercury during art fair
http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/489260.html
Pesticides: What you need to know
http://www.easttexasreview.com/story.htm?StoryID=5679
Parents to conduct own EMF readings
http://www.canada.com/deltaoptimist/news/story.html?id=7378967c-bb75-4f54-9d0f-01dbe1919928
Malibu dentist aims to ban mercury amalgam fillings
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2008/08/13/news/news2.txt
Population Bomb Author's Fix For Next Extinction: Educate Women
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=sixth-extinction
August 12, 2008
Is your home damaging your health?
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=612449
Berkeley Scientists: World In 'Mass Extinction Spasm'
http://www.nbc11.com/news/17171725/detail.html
Away With Weeds: Synthetic vs. Non-Toxic Weed Control
http://www.telluridewatch.com/pages/full_story?article-Away-With-Weeds-Synthetic-vs-Non-Toxic-Weed-Control%20=&page_label=news&id=178030-Away-With-Weeds-Synthetic-vs-Non-Toxic-Weed-Control&widget=push&instance=secondary_stories_left_column&open=&
Eco-labels on food can cook up confusion
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/LIVING/808120303/1032
Micro loans help pay for controversial autism treatments
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tuncan-autism-treatment-2121310-treatments-pay
Bernie Mac's death puts sarcoidosis in spotlight
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-sarcoidosisaug12,0,5966562.story
August 11, 2008
Prescriptions for Health, the Environmental Kind
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/health/12clin.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=science&adxnnlx=1218564993-1fEQf4nvySM6bfvFJ4OcFg
Dialing up cancer?
http://www.cadillacnews.com/story_news/?story_id=374940&year=2008
What's in a fragrance? Labels aren't required to say
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chrongreen/detail?&entry_id=28990
Children's sunscreens may not be effective
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/475813
Dow's Dioxins: Saga of pollution, politics, and struggle over cleanup has
nationwide implications
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/86/8632cover.html
August 10, 2008
Calif. lawmakers weigh ban on chemical found in baby bottles, although
danger is in dispute
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ats-ap-bisphenol-banaug10,0,4397098.story
Mold forces family out of Bradley Beach home
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/NEWS01/808100410/1004
August 9, 2008
Eleven fall ill after bug spray incident at Pearson
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080809/bug_spray_incident_080908/20080809/?hub=TorontoNewHome
Local fibromyalgia support groups are hard to find
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/09/local-fibromyalgia-support-groups-are-hard-find/
Our chemical paranoia
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=26e9ec42-2d45-4f43-a67d-ba4a2452870a
Lawyer threatens suit over 'very sick' Broward County Courthouse
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbcourt0809sbaug09,0,4563742.story
Inhalational Diesel Exhaust Exposure in Submariners: Observational Study
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1516570/inhalational_diesel_exhaust_exposure_in_submariners_observational_study/
No matter what flame retardant is used, it shows up in the environment
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080809.ZOE09/TPStory/Environment
Energy-saving light bulbs carry risk
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/93203.php
August 8, 2008
Chemicals are placing our food supplies at great risk
http://www.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_10130946
Family: Prison Worker's Death was Caused by Toxic Dust
http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=5540890
An invisible illness: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/communities/x907752099/An-invisible-illness-Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome
New clinic, doctor for Anniston PCB child victims
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20080808/APN/808080927
Scented consumer products contain undisclosed toxic compounds: study
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/08/08/fragrance-study.html
And another thing ... Getting on a soapbox
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19900115&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=635533&rfi=6
Levels of scents in breast milk related to women's product use
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/35041/title/Perfumed_mother's_milk
July 31, 2008
In Retreat: Don't give government's "susceptible subset" strategy a chance.
http://spectrumpublications.com/index.php/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,/p,24
Links
AAEM Statement: Molds and Mycotoxins (Toxic Molds) in Human Health
http://www.aaemonline.org/images/MoldStatement.pdf
Liberty School Mold
http://www.libertyschoolmold.com/
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
Molds and Mycotoxins (Toxic Molds) in Human Health
http://www.aaemonline.org/images/MoldStatement.pdf
Scientific Studies
From the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative. Policy
Implications Based on the Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental
Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
July 31, 2008
http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/LDDIPolicyStatement.pdf
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative. Scientific Consensus
Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental
Disorders Developed by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment's
February 20, 2008 (revised July 1, 2008)
http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/LDDIStatement.pdf
Fibromyalgia syndrome: a relevant recent construction of an ancient
condition?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18685409?dopt=AbstractPlus
Treating Chronic Fatigue states as a disease of the regulation of energy
metabolism.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18684570?dopt=AbstractPlus
Studying the effects of mobile phone use on the auditory system and the
central nervous system: a review of the literature and future directions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18504596?ordinalpos=23&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Volatile pollutants emitted from selected liquid household products.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18688669?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Hawai'i air quality monitoring assessment: some effects of Hawai'i's
smoke-free work and public places law.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18678206?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Professional judgment and the interpretation of viable mold air sampling
data.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18668405?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Results of a residential indoor PM sampling program before and after a
woodstove changeout.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18665872?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Awareness of health effects of cooking smoke among women in the Gondar
Region of Ethiopia: a pilot survey.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18644103?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Exposure to indoor mould and children's respiratory health in the PATY
study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18621956?ordinalpos=20&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
[Health effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials (II) methods for
measurement of nanoparticles and their presence in the air]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18567372?dopt=AbstractPlus
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