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Triclosan can create more potent strains of bacteria, increasing antibacterial and antibiotic resistance. So its use in household products may actually contribute to more illnesses. That’s because triclosan kills most — but not all — of the bacteria it encounters. The germs that survive a triclosan onslaught emerge stronger and harder to kill in the future. With the increasing prevalence of triclosan, common bacteria can become more resistant. And if they infect people, treatment with antibiotics could be more difficult.

Posted on May 5th, 2009 under Environment, Health. Tags: Triclosan. Comments: None

Toxic environmental chemical, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or PAH, a group of chemicals that scientists believe represent a “re-emerging” environmental concern and an alarming canary in the coal mine scenario as exposure to carcinogens during early pregnancy development can set the stage for cancer years later. The science of “epigenetics” reveals how genes can undergo permanent changes, based on toxic insults, nutrition or other factors. Something to consider, we have the power to mutate into our own extinction.

Posted on December 13th, 2008 under Cancer, Environment. Comments: None

Unique science class project impacts student food choices. Putting a new twist on "Scared Straight" educational theory, students observed the impacts of genetically engineered junk food on lab rats. Apparently it's working to teach healthy eating.

Posted on September 19th, 2008 under Environment, Food, Health. Comments: None

A Green mandate includes profit. To be sustainable, nearly every industry is developing standards within a Green context that inform their policies, procedures and practices around profit. Heres a sampling courtesy of Entrepreneur magazine.

Posted on August 28th, 2008 under Environment. Comments: None