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Archive for June 2010
(Video-Investigation) Whole Foods Organic 365- Made in China? Who’s diggin up dirt and why?!
A friend sent me this video this morning. (Thank you Claudia : )) In the following video the newscaster asks, “Organic is more expensive. But it’s worth it. Right?” I suppose that really depends. If you value your health, the health of those around the world who work to give you the food on … Continue reading
(Video-Trailer) OK, I confess I’m looking forward to Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts this summer!
I don’t think it would be wise for marketers to try to stereotype me according to my love of this book. OK, I may have a few traits on the checklist but, rest assured, Elizabeth Gilbert fans are a diverse community! Elizabeth Gilbert is a talented writer and a brilliant speaker. I love adventuresome women … Continue reading
Brava Wholefoods Market! Leveling the playing field for organic personal care products…
I love Wholefoods Markets! Two of the four founders, John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy, got booted out of their apartment in Austin, Texas for storing store food there. So, they decided to simply live at the store. They bathed in the Hobart dishwasher, which had an attached water hose. That was when they were … Continue reading
(Video) Gasland Trailer: 2010 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award Winner
WORD OF THE DAY FRACKING: To get natural gas companies inject, at high pressure, into each well up to 8 million gallons of water and toxic chemicals (like kerosene and diesel fuel). This fluid fractures underground formations, unlocking natural gas that has been trapped. WHAT IS THE COST? This is an issue EWG has been investigating … Continue reading
(Video) Straight up: Glee’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with Oil Spill Images
Oil and chemical companies also use the ocean to store toxic waste. No one cares because fish do not vote. Miles K http://www.youtube.com/user/envirodefensefund
March 2010 FDA statement on “Organic” Cosmetics and National Organic Program (NOP) regulations
The following is taken directly from fda.gov. “Organic” Cosmetics March 8, 2010 The following information is intended to respond to some questions people commonly ask FDA about “organic” cosmetics. Does FDA have a definition for the term “organic”? No. FDA regulates cosmetics under the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act(FD&C Act) and the Fair … Continue reading
I want your video!!! Found a truly stellar nontoxic product? Record and/or photograph your experience. I will post it here!
The question is, “What nontoxic product truly works well?!” I want to hear about the nontoxic products that TRULY WORK WELL! So, if you have had a stellar experience with a nontoxic product, send me a message, a link, and help me spread the word. – a nontoxic cosmetic or personal care product just as … Continue reading
Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, 2010 Heart of Green “Protector”
Dr. Philip Landrigan is at the top of NurtureNature!’s hero list. The following is taken directly from the Mount Sinai Medical Center press release April 30, 2010 Director of the Children’s Environmental Health Center honored for his study of the effects of environmental pollutants on chronic childhood diseases. Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, a world-renowned leader … Continue reading
