Tag: Featured Living
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Could Your Dandruff Shampoo Be Harming the Environment?
It’s bad enough that some shampoos have ingredients that can cause cancer. Now a new study shows that some anti-dandruff shampoos may be harmful to the environment. The study, in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, says that the anti-dandruff ingredient climbazole recently was detected for the first time in wastewater treatment plant discharge. [caption id="attachment_314112" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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6 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Toxic Dryer Sheets
By Annie B. Bond There is only one reason why fabric softeners and dryer sheets are added to the washing machine or dryer: To eliminate static cling. Dryer sheets are generally made of a polyester sheet that’s been covered in a fabric softener chemical and, usually, fragrance chemicals. The amount of fragrance used in dryer sheets…
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18 Graphics That Explain the Global Food Crisis and How to Solve It
The world is projected to hold a whopping 9.6 billion people by 2050. Figuring out how to feed all these people—while advancing rural development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting valuable ecosystems—is one of the greatest challenges of our era. So what’s causing the global food challenge, and how can the world solve it? Here, courtesy…
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Journal Retracts GMO Study After Hiring Former Monsanto Employee
A scientific journal that published a study in 2012 linking cancer with Monsanto’s genetically modified corn has now retracted it, months after hiring a former Monsanto employee to fill a new editorial position reviewing biotechnology papers. The study, by Gilles-Eric Seralini and others, reviewed the toxicological effects of Monsanto’s NK603 and its associated Round-Up pesticide…
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Rabbi Klein: Are Chanukah Doughnuts Killing Tigers?
This year, as we celebrate Chanukah and we remember the story of the miraculous oil, it’s worth taking a moment to ask—what kind of oil are we talking about? The Talmud states that the menorah, at the center of the Chanukah story, can only be lit with pure, pressed olive oil. We honor that miracle…