Archive for April, 2006
« Previous Entries Thursday, April 27th, 2006How to Recycle Anything
(from Prevention Magazine, April 2006)
1. Computers: Your out-of-date PC holds toxins such as chromium, cadmium,and lead that can contaminate food and water supplies if the computer getscrushed, dumped in a landfill , or incinerated. Those toxins can causeserious health problems including headaches, kidney damage and cancer.
Instead of tossing your dead PC, send […]
Sunday, April 23rd, 2006Aspartame - The World’s Best Ant Poison
By Author Unknown; contributed by Jan Jensen of WELLthy Choices
We live in the woods, and carpenter ants are a huge problem. We have
spent thousands of dollars with Orkin and on ant poisons trying to
keep them under control but nothing has helped.
So when I read somewhere that aspartame (Nutrasweet sweetener) was
actually developed as an ant poison, […]
U.S. to allow processed poultry shipments from China
Fri, Apr. 21, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/14395086.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsphttp://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/14395086.htm
WASHINGTON - Poultry processed in China will be allowed to enter the United States despite outbreaks of deadly bird flu in China, the Bush administration said Thursday.
Critics said the imported poultry will put public health at risk. The Agriculture Department said the meat would be fully cooked and perfectly safe.
“It will have […]
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006Despite new mad cow cases, U.S. wants to lift restrictions on Canada
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration wants to end remaining mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases there.
The new cases have slowed the effort, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns acknowledged Thursday.
Still, “we here at USDA are very committed to this,” Johanns said during a news conference with Canada’s new agriculture minister, Chuck Strahl.
“I […]
Earth Day Sites To Visit
U.S. Gov’t. “Earth Day” Site
http://www.earthday.gov/
for kids
http://www.earthday.gov/kids.htm
International Earth Day
http://www.earthsite.org/
Earth Day - Canada
http://www.earthday.ca/
Earth Day 2006 Online
http://earthday.envirolink.org/
Planet Earth.org
http://www.earthday.com/do/Home
Earth Day Games
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/earthday.html
Happy Earth Day Coloring and Activities Book
http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.htm
Earth Day Energy Fast
http://www.earthdayenergyfast.org/
Earth Day Coalition
http://www.earthdaycoalition.org/
Earth Day Crafts and Projects
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/earthday/
Planet Pals
http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html
Earth Day On Your Block
http://www.allspecies.org/neigh/block.htm
Earth Day Activities For Kids
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth.html
Earth Day Challenge
http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/earthday99/main.html
Earth Day For […]
Earth Day April 22nd
All the information you need to organize
your own event, get involved, and
help combat climate change.
http://www.earthday.org/resources/2006materials/EarthDay-in-a-Box.aspx
National Hanging Out Day April 19th
and this isn’t hanging out like hanging out doin nothing, chillin type of hanging out…
National Hanging Out Day - 4/19
People who grew up enjoying the boon of sun-dried clothes and linens will appreciate the eco- and people-friendly benefits of […]
Mad Cow Confirmed in Canada-again
Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease04.16.2006
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2006/04/16/afx2673045.html
OTTAWA (AFX) - Canada’s Food Inspection Agency said it has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease in the province of British Columbia.
The latest case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surfaced in a six-year-old dairy cow in the Fraser Valley on the Pacific coast during a national […]
Thursday, April 13th, 2006Common Eco-Myth: Wind Turbines Kill Birds
by John Laumer, Philadelphia
April 6, 2006
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/common_misconce.php
It’s a given that anytime we post a story on wind power someone is
going to comment that “turbines kill birds,” suggesting that wind
power may therefore be unacceptable. Compared to what? Hitting birds
with automobiles (along with turtles, groundhogs, and deer)? Birds
caught by feral cats? Birds colliding with buildings or phone towers?
Quite […]
Consumer survey reveals support for "fat tax"
4/11/2006
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=66981&m=2flg411&c=qdrhrvoeraoqydo&idP=18
The majority of American consumers would support a ‘fat tax,’ ora tax placed on unhealthy processed foods, if the revenues were usedto make healthier food less expensive, according to a new survey.
The survey, conducted by ‘healthy lifestyle’ firm eDiets.com,revealed that 75 percent of participants would support the taxdesigned to discourage consumers from purchasing high-fat,low-nutrition foods.
The […]
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