Tag: United States Environmental Protection Agency

  • Growing Use of Nanoparticles in Product Manufacture

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    Here’s one more thing to give you pause when you’re shopping.  Christine Chew alerts us to nanoparticles used in food and clothing manufacture on the care2 make a difference blog: You can’t see them but they are there. Nanoparticles have been used, more and more, in food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics, clothing, toys, kitchenware and more over the past…

  • Rare Earth Mine

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    In Alaska, Rare Earth Discovery Pits Jobs Against Environment New America Media, News Feature, Steve Fisher HYDABURG, Alaska — James Bell, 50, sits carving the intricate details of an arm into a totem pole in his shop in this sleepy, coastal southeastern Alaska town. He wears glasses with a snap-on set of bifocals to better guide…

  • Vote With Your Wallet

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    Spencer Bath admits, in the coloradoan, that when discussing fertilizer options with his customers he asks loaded questions such as, “Are you looking for conventional chemical salts or something organic that is safe for children and pets?” He notes that: A rapidly growing number of consumers are either already seeking organic products, or sit on the…