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Killer Cribs: New Report
Killer Cribs: Protecting Infants and Children from Toxic Exposure Friends of the Earth has found that commonly used baby and children's products and upholstered household furniture contain dangerous levels of toxic chemicals called halogenated fire retardants. Read More
A call to regulate aircraft emissions
Call to Regulate Aircraft Carbon Emissions Resources: Read More
EPA Administrator Must Resign!
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson plays politics with the environment, disregards the advice of his staff experts, and repeatedly violates the law. Each additional day he remains in office endangers the planet and weakens the EPA. Johnson must go. Read More
Out of the Laboratory and on to Our Plates
Out of the Laboratory and on to Our Plates Nanofood in the Grocery Aisles: Miller Light, Cadbury and Other Brands Have Toxic Risks Read More
Friends of the Earth Releases “Killer Couch” Report
According to a study released by Friends of the Earth, a high percentage of California furniture contains toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, and reproductive and neurological dysfunction. These toxins are particularly dangerous to infants and children. Read More
Plug-In Hybrids
Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicles represent one of the most immediate, dramatic, and affordable solutions for reducing petroleum use and global warming pollution from vehicles. Plug-ins are capable of achieving more than 100 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 60 percent in California. Even greater reductions are possible as we add more renewable power sources, such as solar and wind, to our electric grid. Read More
Don’t Buy It: Keep Cloned Meat Off Grocery Shelves
FDA lifts ban on selling meat and dairy products from cloned animals The FDA has buckled to big biotech and agro-business despite more than 150,000 public comments opposing the lifting of the ban, and amendments to the federal Farm Bill and Omnibus Appropriations Bill calling for more research before lifting the ban. Read More
Taking Stock
Agreement was reached and the conference ended this afternoon around 5:30 pm -- a full day late. Read More
Not Over Yet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (in reverse order)
The Ugly Read More
Climate Business vs. Climate Justice
Negotiations continued today, largely behind closed doors, with technology transfer for developing countries at the top of the agenda. Rumors are that some agreement has been reached, at least on technology transfer, but it?s unclear whether the final proposal will truly bring things forward towards addressing climate change and the needs of developing countries or whether the meaning has been taken out of the agreement and developing countries have given up fighting. But it now looks like agreement may well be reached tomorrow. Read More