Jan 27 2012
By Ian McInroy - Barrie Examiner
ESSA TWP. — Jonathon Shore has two words for Simcoe County residents who are upset about massive developments in their neighbourhoods: get involved.
The...
Jan 27 2012
Jamie Brown, Yahoo! Contributor Network
When you pick up your favorite makeup or beauty product from your local pharmacy or department store, you want to know how it will look on your face. How it...
Jan 13 2012
Hollie Shaw
Financial Post
Could sodium laureth sulfate be to cosmetics what BPA was to plastic water bottles?
The public interest group Environmental Defence is hoping so, launching...
Jan 09 2012
Saul Chernos
NOW Toronto
As the plot of potato land slated for a 2,316-acre limestone pit in Melancthon, north of Shelburne, settles into a deep freeze and a historic enviro assessment...
Jan 06 2012
Dayna Nadine Scott
Globe and Mail
Did you breathe a sigh of relief when Canada became the first jurisdiction in the world to declare bisphenol A (commonly known as BPA) toxic in 2010? Or when it...
Jan 13 2012
Green Living Online
How you can take action against toxins in your personal care products.
There is increasing evidence that our household and personal care products, many of which we use daily,...
Dec 22 2011
Hamilton Spec
Steve Arnold
Hamilton Steelworkers are joining the chorus of voices calling for an end to provincial roadblocks to new offshore wind energy projects.
Acting through the Blue Green...
Dec 12 2011
Bayfield Breeze
Extra attention in 2011 was spent on the education aspect of the criteria for Blue Flag achievement. And for that reason a number of youth were asked to take part in the flag...
Dec 05 2011
Ecoholic
Now Magazine
By Adria Vasil
Are mainstream toys finally safe?
When you’re addicted to the planet
Q: Are mainstream toys finally safe?
A: As much as you want the...
Nov 24 2011
CBC News
Adults who ate canned soup daily showed a jump in levels of the plasticizer BPA in their urine, according to a small study.
The study of 75 people in Tuesday's issue of the Journal of...