Tag: Featured Living
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Sean Penn’s ‘The Human Experiment’ Reveals the Toll of Toxic Chemicals
Actor Sean Penn is the force behind a new major documentary called The Human Experiment that aims to raise awareness about toxic chemicals that are in everyday products. Narrated by Penn, the film tells the personal stories of people who believe their lives have been affected by chemicals and takes viewers to the front lines as activists go…
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How Eating Healthy Improves Farming Communities and the Environment
Eating fresher, healthier food would not only be good for our bodies—it would improve the health of our farmland, environment and rural communities. The Healthy Farmland Diet, a new report from Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), uses economic modeling techniques to estimate the effects of changing food consumption on agricultural land use. [caption id="attachment_309989" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Revlon Under Fire for Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Make-Up
A new survey by The Breast Cancer Fund and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says Revlon cosmetics contain cancer-causing and hormone-disrupting chemicals. The two groups, in partnership with the online women’s group UltraViolet, are demanding the cosmetics manufacturer stop using cancer-causing chemicals and other dangerous substances in its products. [caption id="attachment_309950" align="alignnone" width="500"] The survey found carbon black in…
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Revlon Under Fire for Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Make-Up
A new survey by The Breast Cancer Fund and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says Revlon cosmetics contain cancer-causing and hormone-disrupting chemicals. The two groups, in partnership with the online women’s group UltraViolet, are demanding the cosmetics manufacturer stop using cancer-causing chemicals and other dangerous substances in its products. [caption id="attachment_309950" align="alignnone" width="500"] The survey found carbon black in…
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Michelle Obama: Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo to Promote Fresh Fruit and Veggies to Kids
The nonprofit organization behind the popular children’s educational program Sesame Street will allow the produce industry to use Big Bird, Elmo and Sesame Street’s other characters free of charge to help market fruits and vegetables to kids. The goal is to level the marketing playing field to give fresh fruits and vegetables a competitive edge over…