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Doing More Harm Than Good

August 1, 2017 By EarthWise

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A group of more than 200 scientists and medical professionals has issued a consensus statement in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives urging that antimicrobial chemicals like triclosan and triclocarban should not be used in consumer products.  The experts say that these substances offer no health benefits and are actually causing health and environmental harm.

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Bromated Flour

December 22, 2015 By Nationally Produced Shows

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Nothing evokes an image of wholesomeness like a loaf of crusty, fresh-baked bread.   But the flour used in some baked goods may contain an additive that’s been linked to cancer.

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Reducing Food Waste

November 6, 2015 By EarthWise

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We have talked about food waste before.  It is a big problem in this country:  some 31% of our food supply is wasted, more than 130 billion pounds a year.  Food waste makes up 21% of solid waste in municipal landfills, which means that it accounts for the bulk of landfill methane emissions.  Methane is more than 20 times more effective as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and landfills are a major source of it.

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