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EarthTalk: Our Environment – Danger of Sunscreens
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve been hearing a lot about the dangers of sunscreens. What is the latest on efforts to make them safer and more effective? Greater awareness about what’s in everyday products and increased interest in healthy living means there has never been a better time to re-evaluate which sunscreens you use. The ingredients in […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Microbeads
Earthtalk appears every weekend Dear EarthTalk: What on Earth are plastic “microbeads” and how are they threatening the Great Lakes? Can brushing your teeth or using an exfoliating face or body wash be an act of pollution? Perhaps so, because over 1,000 personal care products contain tiny plastic “microbeads,” each about a half millimeter in […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment
Earthtalk is a regular feature that will appear every weekend. Dear EarthTalk: What are some basic guidelines about seafood consumption, especially for women and in light of all the pollution threats to our oceans and waterways? Between mercury poisoning, overfishing and the environmental impacts of fish farms or “aquaculture,” some might expect to see a […]
Earthtalk: Our Environment
Dear EarthTalk: What is being done to get toxic flame retardants out of children’s furniture and other products? Putting flame retardants in furniture seemed like a good idea back in the 1970s to help protect against the risk of fire, but our insistence on safety has come back to haunt us. The chemicals “off-gassing” from […]
