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With a New Ideologue in Charge, It's (Bad) Business as Usual at EPA (from Investor's Business Daily)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D., Henry Miller
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By Henry Miller and Dr. Gilbert Ross.  The only things being protected these days by the Environmental Protection Agency are the insupportable, unscientific views of radical activists...  Read Full >>
The Truth About Phthalates
Publish Date : Friday, October 16, 2009
The Truth About Phthalates There have recently been reports in the media over certain plastic chemicals called phthalates and their potential impact on human health. However, much of the information being circulated on the safety of these chemicals is inaccurate.  Phthalates are a softening agent used to make plastic pliable and can be found in a variety of consumer goods from toys to garden hoses to vinyl flooring. But before you begin to rid your home of plastics, here are the facts on safety and risk of phthalates:   Read Full >>
Public Enemy No. 1 (from Forbes.com)
According to the EPA, it's not influenza or obesity, but chemicals. Right.
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Friday, October 9, 2009
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  Despite the ongoing epidemics of cigarette-related disease, novel influenza and obesity, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson is focusing on a very different set of purported health risks...  Read Full >>
Phthalate Risks, Phthalate Regulation, and Public Health: A Review (from Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health)
Edited By Michael Kamrin
Type : Report
Publish Date : Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By Michael A. Kamrin, Ph.D. An overview of the facts and health-scare exaggerations related to the chemicals called phthalates...  Read Full >>
Is the White House's Organic Garden Toxic to Kids? (from Forbes.com)
No, according to toxicologists. It ought to be, according to environmentalists.
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Thursday, July 23, 2009
By Jeff Stier.  Michelle Obama's "organic" White House garden was designed to promote a green agenda...  Read Full >>
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