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• BPA found in 90% of newborns

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 459
  A study released Wednesday which found that nine of 10 babies tested were born with bisphenol A in their systems has renewed calls for the chemical to be banned. In the study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, scientists found the chemical in nine of 10 randomly selected samples of umbilical cord blood. ...
  2 days ago

• New Study Finds a Cocktail of Contaminants in Newborns

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 680
  There have been lots of studies by agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control that have looked at what is in our blood, but the Environmental Working Group has just completed an interesting (and disturbing) new one. They looked at minority populations, which often are exposed to higher levels of environmental ...
  2 days ago

• 15% Holiday Discount at Silikids

  
  UpscaleBaby.com — Authority: 440
  Silikids, makers of those protective knee pads for kids, also make a full line of BPA-free silicone accessories for children. In addition to the knee pads, they sell silibibs, silibottles, siliskins, and more. From now through December 31, if you use the code “OHBABY” at checkout, you’ll receive 15% off any ...
  2 days ago

• Moving away from plastic – food storage

  
  Natural Living Des Moines — Authority: 107
  Thanks to some keen Black Friday sales, we replaced our plastic food storage with glass food storage.Not all of it.We realized in going through our plastic containers that some of them aren’t really practical to replace with glass. The big cookie tubs, for example. (That would be, the tubs where we store cookies ...
  2 days ago

• New Documentary “Tapped” Makes Bottled Water Look All Wet

  
  greenerati.com — Authority: 104
  While watching the new documentary “Tapped ” with some of my other Greenies, we glanced at each other when one of the water rights experts used a notable quote courtesy of Mark Twain, “Whiskey is for sipping and water is for fighting.” So true, and the fighting will only get worse at least if you believe the ...
  3 days ago

• New Documentary “Tapped” Makes Bottled Water Look All Wet

  
  Green Options — Authority: 150
  While watching the new documentary “Tapped ” with some of my other Greenies, we glanced at each other when one of the water rights experts used a notable quote courtesy of Mark Twain, “Whiskey is for sipping and water is for fighting.” So true, and the fighting will only get worse at least if you believe the ...
  3 days ago

• Even More Gift Ideas for the New or Expecting Mother!

  
  Green Baby Guide — Authority: 420
  Here’s how you assemble a wonderful gift basket for a new mom. Still need ideas? Here are some more: A Boppy pillow. Both of us managed to raise our babies with very limited baby gear—and we both had Bobby pillows. They make breastfeeding easier by propping the baby up to the right position, easing the strain ...
  3 days ago

• Interview with Nena Baker, Author of The Body Toxic

  
  Non-Toxic Kids — Authority: 463
  Check this interview of Nena Baker, author of the recently reviewed book on this site, The Body Toxic. It shares excellent information about toxic chemicals in our food and everyday products. You have to sit through an ad, but it is well worth it. Nena shares the hopeful horizon of reforming chemical legislation to ...
  3 days ago

• Fun BPA-free Storage Container for Food

  
  Tree Hugging Family — Authority: 422
  I’ve been using glass Pyrex BPA-free storage containers for my leftovers. (Yes, the lid is BPA-free as well.) I don’t have any real complaints with them other than the fact that replacement lids can be difficult to find. But, you know, the Pyrex containers just aren’t as beautiful as the chipper green ...
  4 days ago

• More Than 200 Chemicals Found in Cord Blood

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 446
  A new cord blood report released by the Environmental Working Group is adding fuel to the fire, finding that babies could be exposed to more than 100 chemicals before they are even born. Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth.  EWG studied the cord blood of ten minority ...
  4 days ago

• Eco-Friendly Stocking Stuffers for Baby

  
  Green Baby Guide — Authority: 420
  Want to skip the fluorescent plastic and flashing lights in the trinkets you tuck into baby’s stocking?  Thankfully you have several eco-friendly options that will keep baby happily entertained without the planetary impact. Wooden Rattles. Sassy has a great line of Earth Brights toys which include the ...
  4 days ago

• Are Plastic Products Safe? An Overview Of The Science

  
  Better Health — Authority: 485
  There has been a lot of media attention surrounding the safety of polycarbonate plastic products containing bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is found in polycarbonate, hard clear plastic products like eye glasses, bicycle helmets, and food containers, and also in epoxy resins that act as protective coatings on everything from ...
  4 days ago

• Jury Still Out at FDA on Toxic Plastic Additive BPA

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 441
  If you were expecting the Food and Drug Administration to issue its long-awaited decision on the safety of the plastic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) yesterday as promised, well, just keep on waiting.The November 30 deadline came and went without a peep from the FDA, which earlier this year had vowed to release the ...
  5 days ago

• Push for removal of baby bottles with Bisphenol-A in UK

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 446
  A push is being made by many groups in the UK for the removal of baby bottles and other plastics that contain the controversial chemical Bisphenol-A. A group composed of scientists, charity workers, and National Childbirth Trust (NCT) representatives has made pleas to the government to force the removal of products ...
  5 days ago

• BPA: The Tangled Web of Green

  
  Big Government — Authority: 817
  The duplicity surrounding news coverage of bisphenol A, a common and long-used chemical component of plastic, is evidenced by the media’s penchant for lavish coverage of specious claims of danger and a paucity of interest in peer-reviewed research showing no harm from the chemical.  This double standard extends to ...
  5 days ago

• Green Mama Activism: Ban BPA!

  
  Non-Toxic Kids — Authority: 463
  Lots cooking on the BPA front these days. I just posted a review of two easy ways you can take action to ban BPA in food and drink containers. Head on over to Non-Toxic Nest at MightyNest to read how. We can win this. Finally!
  5 days ago

• Gartner Release Enterprise Architecture MQ 2009 – Findings

  
  Business Process Management (BPM) - InSights — Authority: 100
  Earlier in the year I posted about how EA and BPM are merging in both the practioner and tools space. This was also highlighted by evidence  from reports by Gartner and Forrester. Gartner has released their latest analysis of the Enterprise Architecture vendor market. Their overall assessment is favourable ...
  1 week ago

• No more toxic BPA in our food

  
  What Sorts of People — Authority: 127
  For those in the US, a simple petition to sign in the process to have BPA banned from food-related packaginghttp://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fda_no_bpaCanada already banned BPA in 2008 in infant food containers, and there was a more widespread voluntary withdrawal of BPA products by retailers, likely anticipating ...
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• Anatomy of a Green Scare: Consumer Reports or Distorts Facts About BPA?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 817
  It’s a chemical that has been used in everyday plastic products like eyeglasses, medical equipment, bottles, and food can linings for over fifty years.  But the compound Bisphenol A (BPA) has been the target of scare campaigns over the last few years.  On one hand critics contend that BPA at low doses can affect ...
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• BPA Connected to Erectile Dysfunction

  
  Green Living Ideas — Authority: 539
  You’ve seen the commericials on television for various drugs designed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), and a growing pharmaceutical industry has evolved from this male sexual problem closely associated with aging. But is growing older really to blame for ED? Not entirely, according to a new study that found ...
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