pesticides

Genetically modified crops are shown to lead to less herbicide runoff, but there are tradeoff's.

By avoiding the 12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables, or buying them organic, we can lower our pesticide exposure by almost 90%.

These Fruits and Vegetables Don't Hold on to So Many Pesticides, So You Can Save Your Organic Dollars for the Ones That Do.

Did you know that there are 80,000 synthetic chemicals registered for use in the United States? As a green parent, the mama bear in me comes out and I feel the need to protect my children from the effects of such chemicals.

After recent reports that pesticides are present in children’s urine and saliva, Humboldt County, CA sheriffs have arrested Gina and Louis Mays for feeding their children commercially grown food. This is the first such case in the country that accuses parents of neglect and abuse for not feeding their children organically grown food.

It's easier than you think.

Can you think of any better way to accomplish this than by following this simple little list?

If you implement and all follow this list there is no telling how fast you may accomplish this goal.

Chemicals are part of our lives but there are ways to avoid them.

This is a review of the most and least contaminated produce with some recommendations of where to buy organic fruits and vegetables.

How to avoid handing your sweetie a handful of pesticides for Valentine's.

Used in the U.S. on tomatoes, cotton and other crops, endosulfan harms the hormone system, and low levels of exposure in the womb have been linked to autism, male reproductive harm and other birth defects. EPA’s own analysis shows that endosulfan endangers workers who handle it directly and those who work in endosulfan-treated fields. Endosulfan travels great distances, accumulates up the food chain, and poses grave risks to aquatic ecosystems. Take action!

For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially “alarming information” as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates.

Looking at the shocking pollution caused by cotton production - the biggest single user of pesticides in the world - and considering the health effects of the chemicals used, we ask whether we should switch to different fabrics altogether to protect the planet.

The second circuit federal appellate court on Thursday will hear a challenge to an EPA rule that allows people to be used as guinea pigs in tests of toxic pesticides. A loophole in the new EPA rule will allow testing of pregnant women, infants and children and the agency provides no guarantee of medical coverage, providing only $300 in compensation.

On October 5, EPA approved a new fumigant pesticide -- the carcinogenic chemical methyl iodide -- ignoring concerns of over fifty eminent scientists about the risks workers and communities will face if this chemical is used. Tell EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to immediately reverse EPA's approval of methyl iodide: don't replace one dangerous chemical with another.

Illegal pesticide use of chlordecone, banned in 1993, is being blamed for the increase of prostate cancer in men in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Carribean. It is being reported that 1 in 2 men will develop prostate cancer and have probably accounted for the high accounts of genital malformation and fertility rates. Chlordecone stays in the soil for up to a century, contaminating the food chain and water supply. This area is the worlds eighth largest banana exporter.