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Today Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., introduced the Cleaning Product Right-to-Know Act (H.R. 3457), which requires full disclosure on the product label of the ingredients in cleaning products used in home and commercial settings. The bill also creates a public right-to-know petition, where any person may file a petition with the Consumer Product Safety Commission alleging [...]
A new report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund documents the presence of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods used to prepare a typical Thanksgiving meal. The report, “BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food,” tested Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, Campbell’s Turkey Gravy, Carnation Evaporated Milk (by Nestle), Del Monte Fresh Cut Sweet Corn [...]
Celebrate Green Festival’s 10th Anniversary in a brand-new city AND return to the city where it all started in 2001. Attend the first-ever Los Angeles Green Festival October 29-30, and San Francisco November 12-13 Tell the world… We have an amazing line-up of speakers, cutting edge issues, and lots of fun planned for the two events. [...]
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that bans the toxic chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, from baby bottles and sippy cups, making California the eleventh state to restrict BPA in infant feeding products. The new law represents yet another step in the governmental and market movement away from this synthetic estrogen linked to [...]
A new report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund documents the presence of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods marketed to children. Every food sample tested positive for the chemical, with Campbell’s Disney Princess and Toy Story soups testing the highest. Exposure to BPA, used to make the epoxy-resin linings of [...]
Just Green It! by Ron and Lisa Beres… The array of so-called “green” products on the market is dizzying and often misleading. Consumers need one reference book that clearly lays out what is the better choice—between brands, benefits, and costs. Just Green It! compares brand-name products, making it easy for consumers to make environmentally friendly choices on [...]
Give a gift to your friends and family this holiday season that you know will give back to our oceans, waves and beaches. The Surfrider Foundation Holiday Gift Membership is a fun, environmentally conscious package that includes all the great membership benefits, plus a few extras available exclusively this holiday season. For $44, recipients of [...]
BOBO Wrap & Lyziwraps have a green answer to the holiday wrapping issue… In the United States alone, an additional 5 million (an equivalent to 25% more garbage) tons of waste is generated during the winter holidays, according to the Clean Air Council. Four million tons of this waste is attributed to wrapping paper, shopping and [...]
The U.S. government has historically relied on state and local governments to handle waste management in all of its forms, including recycling. Although there have been a few attempts to push legislation through Congress to mandate minimum national recycling rates, none have made it out of committee hearings. Federal lawmakers are loathe to take waste [...]
Article Courtesy of Breast Cancer Fund Chemical industry steps in at last minute to stop ban on BPA in baby bottles, despite growing calls to restrict children’s BPA exposure Today the U.S. Senate failed to consider a ban on the toxic chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in baby bottles and infant feeding cups. Senator Dianne [...]
