By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – New York Times The President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals threaten our bodies. The cancer panel is releasing a landmark 200-page report on Thursday, [...]

By Jaymi Heimbuch, Planet Green This gives hope to those of us with even the most stick-in-the-mud friends and relatives who we just can’t seem to get to go green. If a dog can do it, so can every human. One TreeHugger reader, Puglet, shows that even puppies can learn to recycle, save water, and [...]

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The Voice of Russia, April 16 2010 Russia has started the annual Days of Defence against Environmental Hazards from the 15th of April to the 5th of June with the announcement of sensational results of an independent work of research. Scientists have proved that Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful for mammals. The researchers discovered that [...]

(CBS)  Vegetarian burger lovers, take note. Your tasty patty may come with an unwanted condiment: Hexane.  Many popular brands of soy-based vegetarian foods, such as Morningstar Farms, Trader Joes, Amy’s Kitchen, Boca Burger, Yves and others, may include a decidedly un-green petroleum byproduct of gasoline refining, Mother Jones magazine reports.  In an effort to produce lower fat products [...]

A major study has revealed that women who take a daily multi-vitamin pill are nearly 20 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer. The shock finding has rattled Australia’s $2.5 billion complementary health industry, which is urging consumers not to panic, News Ltd says. In a 10-year study of more than 35,000 women, researchers [...]

By Bob Williamson Recently I read a report ‘Europe finds clean energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags’ printed in the New York Times. It featured Denmark where its 29 advanced waste incineration plants are now providing electricity and what they claim ‘reducing carbon dioxide emissions’. Around 2003 I attended a waste management conference and was [...]

Yachtsman and environmentalist Ian Kiernan is Chairman and Founder of Clean Up Australia and Clean Up the World. Here he states his opinion on the state of the world’s oceans. (CNN) — I grew up on the shores of Sydney Harbor and I fondly remember exploring the crystal clear pools, observing the unique and bountiful [...]

The Food and Drug Administration said recent research raises “valid concerns” about the possible health effects of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in a growing number of liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, dishwashing liquids, shaving gels and even socks, workout clothes and toys. The FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency say they are taking a fresh look [...]

This post first appeared on Food Politics.  You almost have to be sorry for soft drink companies these day.  The latest blow?.  BPA has been found in soft drink cans in Canada (and, presumably, in the US?). – What about your country? And the Danes have banned BPA from food packages targeted to children, no doubt, as  the Swiss have shown, bottle-fed [...]