Greenpeace is getting a pretty good track record for convincing companies to change their un-sustainable ways. Not long ago they convinced Trader Joe’s to stop selling red list fish, and shortly they after they took on bulk food giant Costco, who had never even acknowledged Greenpeace’s request for information on their sustainable seafood practices.
Now, eight [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 30, 2011) The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Fertilizer Use Act of 2011 (HB 573) on March 23 to limit ferilizer use on lawns, while a new report published by Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center finds that turf grass management, not agriculture, is the leading cause of fertilizer-based nitrogen runoff [...]
With budgets shrinking and living costs constantly increasing, green living has had to wrestle with economics, but despite those obstacles, eco-friendly shopping is on the rise.
Case in point, Fair Trade certified products, which have actually grown in the last year.
Of all the eco-categories to expand, we’re arguably most excited to see progress with Fair Trade [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 28 2011) Researchers found that exposure to organochlorine pesticides significantly alters semen quality in young men from southeast Spain. The study found 18 pesticides in the blood of the study participants, including some banned in Spain, such as DDT, and others legal in in the country, such as the fungicide vinclozolin.
The [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 25, 2011) From protecting pollinators and banning genetic engineering to going organic in the food we eat and the way we manage our yards, parks and open spaces - these are just a few of the issues that will be addressed at the 29th National Pesticide Forum, Sustainable Community: Practical solutions for [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 23, 2011) According to the Cornucopia Institute, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that it will allow products containing unapproved synthetic additives in processed food labeled “organic” for an indefinite grace period. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is slated to take up the issue at its upcoming meeting [...]
For most parents, the BabyBjorn is priceless. Their carriers free up hands for other tasks (like grocery shopping) and baby—and parent—get to be comfortable even as they’re active.
Up until now, the only thing we didn’t find so great about the BabyBjorn baby carriers was that they didn’t have much to boast about environmentally. That, however, [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 22, 2011) Last Friday, attorneys for the Center for Food Safety (CFS), Beyond Pesticides, Earthjustice, and farm and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), arguing that the agency’s recent unrestricted approval of genetically engineered (GE), “Roundup Ready” alfalfa is unlawful. In January, USDA announced plans to [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, March 21, 2011) “Children Act Fast…So Do Poisons” is the message that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sending in conjunction with the Poison Prevention Week Council to keep poisonous substances out of children’s hands in observance of the annual National Poison Prevention Week (March 20-26). EPA recommends locking up household [...]
—and determined to stay here this time. I want to thank everyone who responded to my post about my dad’s death; I appreciate hearing from each of you. My prolonged absence from the blog this time (sigh) has been due...
Their tiny size and underground existence keeps them out of site and out of mind; their other-worldly appearance, their crawling, squirming, gnawing, conspire to render them unattractive; but what they lack in beauty, they make up for in numbers and worth. The mites, lice and bacteria that inhabit the world beneath out feet are vital [...]