Tag: Living
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7 Tips to Prep for Gardening Season
By Monica Bologna If you’ve got a green thumb, you can start getting excited about winter ending and spring finally approaching. It is a good idea to start preparing your garden so you aren’t scrambling at the last minute. Here are 7 tips to prepare for gardening season! Photo courtesy of Shutterstock 1. Use an…
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What to Avoid in Toothpaste, and How to Make Your Own
Fluoride has made the news (again) recently, for potentially being linked to autism in children to being under fire in U.S. Federal Court because of dental fluorosis. An ongoing concern is the safety of water fluoridation, with some cities actively fighting fluoridation of their drinking water, such as Portland, OR. But this got me thinking about…
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Cleveland Passes Resolution for Nationwide Ban on Misuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms
In Ohio, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution Monday supporting a nationwide ban on the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms, with the support of Food & Water Watch and councilman Joe Cimperman. On Monday, Food & Water Watch activists stand with Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, Council President Kevin Kelly, Director of the Cleveland Department of…
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33 Toxic Hair Straighteners Under International Recall Still Sold in U.S.
Thirty-three hair-straightening products have been recalled over the last three years in several countries due to high levels of formaldehyde, however, the U.S. has yet to pull the toxic products, according to new research from the national nonprofit Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE). [caption id="attachment_326723" align="alignnone" width="500"] Read on to find out which toxic hair straighteners…
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France Stands Up to Monsanto, Bans Seed Giant’s GMO Corn
On Saturday, France’s agriculture ministry temporarily banned the sale, use and cultivation of Monsanto’s MON 810 genetically engineered (GE) corn—the only variety that had been authorized in the European Union (EU). [caption id="attachment_326569" align="alignnone" width="500"] Genetically engineered corn is facing fierce resistant from both French environmentalists and country officials. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The French…