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Alchematter: A Wikipedia For People Who Make Things

BY Ariel Schwartz | 04-18-2012 | 1:49 PM | PLASTIC

Want to make your own pants? The site will have instructions for that. And also how to make your own sewing machine. It aims to be a repository of instructions on how to make everything, and change how we think about where our stuff ... READ MORE›

Saving Us From Everyday Exposure To Toxic Chemicals

BY Ariel Schwartz | 11-28-2011 | 9:13 AM | TSCA

Smoking might be banned in most places, but there are still toxic chemicals everywhere--and no requirements that the companies who make them warn you about them. A new law is aiming to change all that. READ MORE›

Haunted Houses: A New Site Reveals The Nasty Chemicals Lurking In Our Buildings

BY Ariel Schwartz | 11-17-2011 | 10:04 AM | TRANSPARENCY SITE

Alert! Almost all the parts of the building you are currently sitting in are made of--or coated in--something poisonous. A new site lets you in on the secret, and offers alternatives for designers and architects hoping to build a ... READ MORE›

The BPA Lurking In Your Thanksgiving Dinner

BY Ariel Schwartz | 11-15-2011 | 8:02 AM | THANKSGIVING

Canned foods continue to test positive for the dangerous chemical. Here's some tips on making your Thanksgiving as BPA free as possible. READ MORE›

BPA Exposure May Make You Less Sexy

BY Ariel Schwartz | 06-22-2011 | 4:23 PM | ETHONOMICS

A new study says that BPA exposure might make men less attractive to the opposite sex--if we're anything like deer mice. Which it turns out, we might be.READ MORE›

Human Exposure To Toxic BPA Is Worse Than Previously Thought

BY Ariel Schwartz | 06-06-2011 | 12:24 PM | ETHONOMICS

When you measure BPA levels based on a lifetime of daily exposure, it turns out our bodies are full of the poisonous stuff.READ MORE›

Is The Chemical Industry Hiding Information About Our Exposure To Toxic Chemicals?

BY Ariel Schwartz | 06-02-2011 | 8:32 PM | ETHONOMICS

If you have to ask...READ MORE›

Banned Flame Retardants Are In Many Baby Products: Study

BY Ariel Schwartz | 05-19-2011 | 12:53 PM | ETHONOMICS

You may unwittingly be exposing your bundle of joy to toxic chemicals. What's a parent to do?READ MORE›

Why Coca-Cola Isn't Ditching BPA

BY Ariel Schwartz | 04-28-2011 | 3:36 PM | ETHONOMICS

Coca-Cola has asserted its position on BPA so many times that it may be fearful of what will happen if it reverses. And it's true, basically admitting they've been poisoning us all these years might not go over so well. But that still won't make it any less true. READ MORE›

6 Steps to Avoiding BPA in Your Daily Life

BY Ariel Schwartz | 03-30-2011 | 1:48 PM | ETHONOMICS

BPA is everywhere--but a few (mostly pain-free) changes to your eating, drinking, and shopping habits can drastically reduce your exposure. READ MORE›

BPA-Free Plastics Still Leach Estrogen-Mimicking Chemicals: Report

BY Ariel Schwartz | 03-02-2011 | 8:40 PM | ETHONOMICS

Think you've escaped hormone-mimicking chemicals because you dumped all those BPA-packed products? Think again.READ MORE›

How to Spot a BPA-Free Store Receipt

BY Ariel Schwartz | 11-08-2010 | 2:45 PM | ETHONOMICS

Appleton, the only producer of BPA-free thermal receipt paper in the U.S, announced this week that it has added special markings to its paper so that shoppers and cashiers can immediately see if their receipts are BPA-free.READ MORE›

Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Kraft Score Failing Grades in Safe Packaging Report

BY Ariel Schwartz | 10-21-2010 | 7:51 PM | ETHONOMICS

As a report from As You Sow and Green Century Capital Management shows, plenty of major companies are ignoring the hazards (breast cancer, early puberty) posed by BPA.READ MORE›

Nasty Plastic Meets Its Nemesis: Canada

BY Ariel Schwartz | 10-14-2010 | 3:41 PM | ETHONOMICS

As of this week, BPA--a compound linked to breast cancer and early puberty, among other things--is considered a toxic substance north of the border.READ MORE›

Coming Soon: A Corn-Based BPA Replacement

BY Ariel Schwartz | 08-16-2010 | 1:52 PM | ETHONOMICS

Archer Daniels Midland Company is touting isosorbide, a corn-based industrial ingredient, as a safe, renewable alternative to BPA.READ MORE›

Toxin BPA Found on Receipts From Safeway, Whole Foods, Walmart

BY Ariel Schwartz | 07-27-2010 | 2:37 PM | ETHONOMICS

So you've bought a BPA-free water bottle and ditched BPA-filled canned food. But BPA, a toxic chemical found in many of the products we use every day, may still be a big part of your life.READ MORE›

Report: BPA Levels in Canned Beans, Soups Are Five Times Higher Than Previously Thought

BY Ariel Schwartz | 05-18-2010 | 7:29 PM | ETHONOMICS

At this point, no company wants to be caught with a BPA-filled product. The chemical, which is found in food and drink can linings, water bottles, computers, and other products containing plastic, can cause numerous health ...READ MORE›

Coca-Cola Faces Anger From Shareholders About Use of BPA in Cans [UPDATE]

BY Dan Nosowitz | 04-21-2010 | 12:35 AM | MAGAZINE

Did you know Coke uses BPA, the dreaded leaching chemical, in cans of soda? Neither did I, and Coke's shareholders aren't happy about the situation.READ MORE›

FDA Continues Its Crusade Against Toxic BPA

BY Ariel Schwartz | 04-06-2010 | 11:47 AM | ETHONOMICS

BPA--a chemical found in adhesives, dental linings, water bottles, and a number of other plastic products--has increasingly come under fire from the EPA and FDA for its toxic effects in the human body. The EPA recently added BPA to ...READ MORE›

Finally, New York State Senators Deal With BPA-Holes

BY Ben Paynter | 12-18-2009 | 12:07 PM | ETHONOMICS

How long does it take to make consumer goods safer? More than a year ago, Fast Company writer David Case published an air-tight investigation showing that some plastic manufacturers were using the big tobacco playbook, manufacturing ...READ MORE›