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Lipstick Danger: Don't Let Lead Poison your Pout

Josh Peterson — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

In 2007, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics selected over 30 lipsticks in four different cities and sent them for lead testing. Over one half came back with detectable levels of lead. One third had more lead than the FDA legally allowed. Among the brands containing lead were the cosmetic powerhouses L'Oreal, Cover Girl, and Christian Dior.

BEST Battery Program Aims to Reduce Lead Battery Poisoning in Asia

Eric Leech — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:30:00 GMT

The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) combined with the support of the Lemelson Foundation provides $1.5 million to student and faculty programs and ventures annually. They sponsor today's featured inventive idea, The BEST (Better Environmental Sustainability Targets) Battery Certification Program.

Focus Earth: December 20, 2008: Saving the Condor & OPEC Cuts

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:15:00 GMT

This week, Focus Earth takes a look at recent appointments to Barack Obama's "Green Team," providing an analysis of what these selections mean for the administration's environmental policy. Then, Bob Woodward and the team report on recent OPEC production cuts, ways Toledo, Ohio, is responding to Chrysler factory closures, and recent efforts to save the California condor. A round table discussion on America's environmental future and the impact of video games on energy resources make up the end game of this episode of Focus Earth.

Focus on Focus Earth: Saving the Condor

David DeFranza — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Though their numbers reached as few as nine in 1985, there are now 166 California Condors in the wild. This increase has come after decades of effort by zoologists, conservationists, and environmental activists. While the recovery is impressive, the species is still considered highly endangered and is threatened largely by its scavenging nature.

Get the Lead Out

Team Planet Green — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Doors are a membranous barrier that help us clearly outline the distinction between the abstract states of “in” and “out.” A person passing through a door has the rare privilege of existing in a third, limbo-like, paradoxical state.

Toast the New Year Without Lead Crystal

Team Planet Green — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

New Year's resolutions are often hard to keep but my first one is easy and green: Stop drinking wine out of leaded crystal stemware. Experts seem to agree that while the danger is small if the wine is consumed over a short space of time (such as a dinner), trace amounts of lead do leach into beverages, especially white

Detox Your Home: Detect, Remove Lead Paint

Jasmin Malik Chua — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Sorry, parental units, but discovering traces of lead in your kids' toys is the least of your problems with this neurotoxin. Wash and wipe down surfaces: Meanwhile, wet-mop floors and wipe windows and other contaminated surfaces with trisodium phosphate or another high-phosphate detergent-note, however, that although...

Best of 2007: Detox Your Home

Jasmin Malik Chua — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Indoor air pollution can be two to five times worse than outdoor air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Neutralize trace organic pollutants, such as benzene and formaldehyde, simply by growing certain varieties of houseplants.Find out which ones you want to add to your your detox arsenal,

Lose Those Shoes Before Entering

Jasmin Malik Chua — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

There are myriad reasons for leaving your shoes next to the welcome mat: Your hardwood floors will hold up longer, for instance, without grit and sand constantly grinding into its finish. While adults are by no means immune, childhood lead poisoning remains a major environmental-health problem in the United States,...

Know Your Cosmetics Ingredients: Top Five Ingredients to Avoid

Jasmin Malik Chua — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Gaping loopholes in public-health laws give cosmetics companies the license to use almost any ingredient they want in their products, whether it's sunscreen or baby shampoo, without any restrictions or requirements for safety testing. Ingredients include carcinogens in baby shampoo called 1,4-dioxane and coal tar in...