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Perhaps you have seen this story about Chinese iPhone workers who have been committing suicide. As an environmental health specialist the first thing that came to my mind was that these workers were being exposed to chemicals that was altering their brain chemistry. I assumed that these chemicals were causing the workers to be depressed [...]  I was listening to the BBC World News service this morning, because news always sounds better with a British accent, and they had a cute little piece about how men are switching from bars of soap to body wash. They said that the problem with this is that body wash comes in a plastic container [...] This weekend I overheard two people bemoaning the new tax as they were buying their cigarettes. The New York State Legislature passed a new measure increasing the already very high cigarette tax. Smokers in New York City will be hardest hit because the city imposes their own taxes on cigarettes as well. The people in [...] There is no denying that the BP oil spill is the worst disaster in US history for so many reasons. It is going to have financial, social, environmental and health ramifications for years to come. What I find most upsetting is the oil soaked wildlife. It’s not just because they look so helpless and sad, [...] I have always had a fascination with the Amish and I have recently become a self-proclaimed waste lagoon expert. So, imagine my delight when the New York Times ran an article about Amish farmers who are butting heads with the EPA over waste lagoons. Read the article here. The Amish have always been thought of [...] Before I started graduate school I had never heard of GIS (geographic information systems). After taking a semester of this class I have realized how important maps are in studying public health. Mapping is really the best way to see patterns of disease and correlations between environmental factors and disease. Recently, NY State Department of [...] The past 50 years have seen the disappearance of the family farm and the growth of larger industrial farms. The government no longer provides subsidies or support for small farms and makes it impossible for a family farm to survive. Hopefully, with renewed interest in organic and sustainable food and a progressive First Lady, family [...] 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. [...] 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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