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Tests show how toxic substances turn up in Americans’ blood
By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
We hear every day about dangerous chemicals in household products that are linked to cancer, infertility, autism and other diseases – yet many Americans may not realize just how many of these harmful substances they’ve actually ingested in the course of everyday living.
The answer? About 48. That’s according a study by the Environmental Working Group and Rachel’s Network, in which five leading minority women environmentalists from different parts of the country volunteered to have their blood tested for toxins. The results, say EWG experts, show that regulation of chemicals in the U.S. is weak and “antiquated” and needs a major overhaul.
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Tags: · benzene, Beverly Wright, bisphenol-A, body burden, body products, BPA, chemicals, contamination, Corpus Christi, environmental toxins, Environmental Working Group, Flame retardants, Green Bay, Jean Salone, Jennifer Hill-Kelley, lead, Mercury, musks, New Orleans, PBDEs, perchlorates, PFCs, Plastics, regulation, rocket fuel, Suzie Canales, Teflon, Toxic Substances Control Act
How to shop for seafood
By Christopher Peake
Green Right Now
For most of us, walking into a seafood store is an exercise in both ignorance and hope: we’re ignorant of what’s available but we hope we’ll leave with what we want. We all know fish come in two colors: the red one is salmon and the rest are white. Here is what you should know about fish:
 Mark Musatto, a partner at Airline Seafood in Houston, says “There are three basic feelings I want every customer to have when they enter my store: they should feel, smell and see the freshness; notice that fresh fish has a sheen and a translucency and I want customers to tell me how they plan to cook their fish and we can talk about the best fish for that method.
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Tags: · American Albacore Fishing Association, bass, endangered fish, Environmental Defense Fund, lobster, local dining, Mercury, Monterey Bay Aquarium, oysters, pollock, Salmon, seafood, Seawatch, shrimp, Sushi, tuna
Green organizations push for mercury treaty
From Green Right Now reports
A group of pro-environment organizations is urging the U.S. to support a legally binding mercury treaty at a United Nations meeting next week in Nairobi, Kenya.
 The coalition of green activists was scheduled to meet with U.S. state department officials today, at which they planned to present a letter signed by 50 U.S.-based groups and another 40 abroad, urging President Obama to support a mercury treaty.
Countries around the globe have been discussing options to control mercury pollution since 2001 and in 2003 agreed that enough was known to warrant immediate action to reduce global mercury pollution, according to the letter. Most countries now favor the negotiation of a legally binding international agreement as the most viable approach to deal with this problem, the activists say.
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Tags: · Mercury, Michael Bender, United Nations, Zero Mercury Working Group
A Safer Way To Handle CFLs
By John DeFore
The compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) intended to replace standard incandescents aren’t perfect, but one argument against them – that breakage or improper disposal introduces small amounts of mercury (a neurotoxin) into the environment – may soon become less potent.
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Tags: · Breakage, CFL, Mercury, Selenium
Home Depot Now Recycling CFLs
By John DeFore
Big American retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot have been embracing compact fluorescent light bulbs for a while now, but some customers who read the fine print have been peeved that, since they contain mercury, the twisty little energy-saving bulbs are easier to buy than to dispose of properly. This week, Home [...]
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Tags: · CFLs, Home Depot, light bulbs, Mercury
More Worries About Sushi
By John DeFore
Eco-conscious sushi lovers have for some time had to reconcile their habit with its likely consequences. Popular species of fish are so in-demand that they’re threatened with extinction; just today, a Reuters report discussed decisions by European supermarket chains to voluntarily stop selling bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean in an effort to [...]
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Tags: · Food Contamination, Mercury, New York City, Sushi
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