Get tough on toxic chemicals
Bangor Daily News - 1/6/2010. Op-Ed by Jody Spear encouraging public support for the Board of Environmental Protection's proposed implementation plan for the Kid-Safe Products Act.
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Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
Washington Post - 1/4/2010. Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision.
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New Study Confirms: Organic Food is Far Healthier Than Conventional
Natural News - 1/2/2010. Organic produce is nutritionally superior to so-called "conventional" produce, according to a comprehensive review conducted by researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille for the French food agency (AFSSA) and published in the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development.
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