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about-portlandor.com » Portland, OR - Aug 26, 2008
I was trying to find out what percentage of Oregon farmland is organic, and I stumbled across the recent report from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It’s law in Oregon to report commercial use of pesticides, and …
Also tagged: general, agriculture, roundup, organic, oregon, farms, pesticide use, pan, epa, scorecard, indoor air pollution, monsanto, glyphosate, all of oregon, nature and the environment, fumigant, cancer agent, copper naphthenate, metam sodium
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Health - Jul 2, 2008
High levels of formaldehyde found in trailers provided to Hurricane Katrina evacuees on the Gulf Coast probably resulted from cheap wood and poor ventilation in designs used by manufacturers under permissive government …
Also tagged: standards, materials, cheap, in, united states, trailers, on, low, fema, construction, berkeley, centers for disease control and prevention, blamed, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, u s house committee on oversight and government reform
treehugger.com » TreeHugger - Jun 17, 2008
Researchers may have uncovered an environmental explanation for why contemporary US government works so badly. Forgive the Katrina moments and have some empathy. Human-caused climate change was hard for our Government …
treehugger.com » TreeHugger - Jan 5, 2008
The question of mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) has kicked up a debate on TreeHugger before, but now we hear from the BBC that the UK’s Environment Agency wants to put warnings on CFL packaging about safe …
Also tagged: uk, pollution, mercury, bbc, recycling, lighting, hazardous waste, cfls, environment agency
psychcentral.com » World of Psychology - Dec 14, 2007
Everyday, I read probably a half-dozen articles written on the topics of self-improvement, behavior, psychology, and other things that psychologists and other researchers spend entire careers studying and writing …
Also tagged: technology, help, community, general, people, forum, communities, about, writing, careers, forums, online, behavior, researchers, talk, brain and behavior, depression, helping, and, psychology, murray, entry, boards, psychotic, matthew, studying, yeah, entire, psychosis, psychologists, psychologist, spend, grief and loss, mental health and wellness, counselors
treehugger.com » TreeHugger - Nov 9, 2007
Coal is dirty. In late October of 1948 a temperature inversion occurred over the towns of Donora and Webster, Pennsylvania along the Monongahela River. The odd inverse of hot and cold air trapped the coal smoke and …
Also tagged: water, news, food, science, chemical sensitivity, mercury, pennsylvania, fish, food and health, selenium, university of pittsburgh, allegheny, reliant energy
thecancerblog.com » The Cancer Blog - May 18, 2007
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Drug, Research, Daily news Drugs currently in trials for obesity and diabetes may soon be fast-tracked for use in the fight against breast cancer. Typically, it takes many years to research …
Also tagged: cancer, diabetes, obesity, breast, ovarian, herceptin, recurrence, drug, tumor, low, leukemia, effects, side, her2, positive, fast, spread, tracked, enzyme, ptp1b, blocking
treehugger.com » TreeHugger - May 14, 2007
What’s the Big Deal? A new baby entering your life can create an enormous number of unexpected changes. Along with the little one comes a whole new category of things to purchase—not only the obvious large items like …
Also tagged: child, toys, baby, birth, pregnancy, how to green your life, infant, stroller, crib, how to go green
netscape.com » Propeller Most Popular Stories - Mar 21, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. and European experts say a life cycle assessment is needed for the safe use and sustainable commercialization of nanotechnology. With the number of nanotechnology-enabled …
Also tagged: scientists, nanotechnology
jalopnik.com » Jalopnik - Mar 20, 2007
It's been over a year since we mentioned anything about that toxic cloud inside your new car's interior. By the way, how are you feeling? That's good. Now, a watchdog organization concerned with the toxicity of cars' …
Also tagged: news, environment, chemicals, interiors, emissions