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US Military’s Open Burn Pits in Afghanistan May Be Making People Sick

Published on 23. August 2011 in Business & Politics, ewaste, Food & Health, health care, pollution and Science & Technology. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Photo by Ryan Lackey via Flickr CC - "This is the never-ending burn pit at Balad. It's a rather crude waste disposal method (burn off anything that burns, then sell the rest in bulk to Iraqis for metal recycling), but it works well enough -- except when the wind blows the smoke through the rest of the base. I lived about 300 meters away from this burn pit in q3/q4 2004, which wa... weiterlesen...

Salmonella, What it Actually is and How You Can Avoid Getting Sick

Published on 21. August 2010 in Food & Health, food miles and local food. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
photo: Sara Novak You've likely heard about the latest salmonella scare. This time it revolves around eggs, 550 billion of them in all. Nearly 2,000 people in 17 states have already gotten sick as a result of the recent outbreak. Experts are saying that the outbreak is caused by rodents or tainted feed. But what exactly is salmonella and how does it get into our food, or in thi... weiterlesen...

NYC’s Favorite Fashion Bloggers (Including a TreeHugger) Style One LBD 16 Ways, Let the Challenge Begin!

Published on 29. Juli 2010 in Fashion & Beauty, green fashion, New York City, summer rayne oakes and Vintage. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Bright Young Things Style Challenger Tiffany of Six SIx Sick. Photo: Ayasha Guerin When Bright Young Things (BYT), the sustainable fashion label that launched with one little black dress last month, asked if I would don their LBD for a Style Challenge I had to muster every ounce of will po...Read the full story on TreeHugger weiterlesen...