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Happy Belated Earth Day! I hope everyone did something environmentall-y. Last month the entire National Geographic was dedicated to water issues. It was like National Geographic was talking directly to me. There were so many interesting articles I didn’t know where to start. I am hoping to summarize the articles in the next few posts. [...]  The FDA announced last week that it would conduct a safety review of the chemical triclosan, another in a long line of environmentally ubiquitous, practically unavoidable chemicals found in products such as toothpaste, clothing and anti-bacterial soap. So what exactly is triclosan? It is a broad spectrum biocide capable of destroying many types of bacteria [...] I was vacationing last month in the Caribbean and came across an article in the local paper about garbage bins with microchips in London to monitor how much people throw away. This is all in an effort to curb waste and encourage recycling by charging people who throw away too much refuse. The microchips would [...] Perhaps I missed this part of Obama’s agenda: off-shore drilling. I thought that was more Sarah Palin’s bag! I for one was very excited to vote in a new President with forward thinking views and a whole new energy policy but the latest transmission says otherwise. Obama is planning on opening the coastline up to [...] |
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