Tag: Health

Dirty Banks Exposed for $20 Billion Investment in Dying Coal Industry

RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK / SIERRA CLUB / BANKTRACK — “The acute environmental and financial risks of coal have already begun to materialize. For the health of our communities and the sake of our future energy supply, banks must …

May 1, 2013
Ohioans Support Strong Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies

OHIOANS FOR CLEAN AFFORDABLE ENERGY — Yesterday, a diverse group of organizations announced that they have joined forces to create Ohioans for Clean Affordable Energy, a new coalition to help promote the state’s energy efficiency …

May 1, 2013
EU Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides

European Union Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides (via Environment News Service) BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 29, 2013 (ENS) – The European Commission will restrict the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides harmful to bees, imposing the world’s first continental ban on the popular chemicals. The proposal restricts the use of three neonicotinoids – clothianidin, imidacloprid…

April 30, 2013
First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — Monday the County Commission of Mora County became the first county in the U.S. to pass an ordinance banning all oil and gas extraction …

April 30, 2013
Industry Pushes for Unsafe Fluoride Levels in Food

FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK / ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP / BEYOND PESTICIDES — “There is a growing consensus that American children are exposed to too much fluoride, in part because of the use of sulfuryl fluoride …

April 30, 2013