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View it in your browser October 07, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Palm Oil's Long Shadow Expanding production of palm oil, a widely used and often hidden ingredient found in chocolate bars, cheese, chips, frozen dinners, face wash, shampoos, shaving creams and countless other products, is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide (CO2)… Continue Reading » Kids' Jewelry—Still Toxic Cadmium in children's jewelry has been recognized as a persistent health threat—but a recent Associated Press investigation reveals that little has been done on the federal level to get these items off store shelves and inform parents who may have already purchased… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Playing Dirty While presidential contests always get more media coverage, funding and commercial air time than their congressional counterparts, those down-ballot deserve serious scrutiny from environmental voters and activists. Congressional races have traditionally offered an outlet… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE The Yin and the Yang The Macrobiotic Diet Strives for Dietary Balance Is it possible to achieve perfect dietary balance? Proponents of the macrobiotic diet say they have found the healthy Holy Grail, but for many the long list of restrictions are a turnoff. The macrobiotic diet is high in grains and natural, unprocessed foods: 50%-60% of the… Continue Reading » Cooking in the Sun Fighting Deforestation, Global Warming and Disease with Solar Cookstoves A small, all-volunteer nonprofit headed by a retired U.S. Foreign Service representative is part of a global effort to fight hardwood deforestation, global warming and respiratory disease worldwide. Solar Household Energy Inc., based outside of Washington, D.C., promotes… Continue Reading » Rethinking Brand Loyalty In Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love (Beacon Press), Fran Hawthorne investigates six businesses that claim a lot of customer devotion—Apple, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, American Apparel, Timberland and Tom's of Maine—and weighs whether… Continue Reading » Clocking Fewer Miles Car Buying Is Down and We're Driving Less. Has the Love Affair with the Car Come to an End? Make no mistake about it. People are driving less. "The love affair with the car is over," says Jack Trout, founder of a strategic marketing firm in Greenwich, Connecticut. Trout blames traffic, high energy costs and the urban migration trend. Today's message coming… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Lead in Hunting Ammunition Dear EarthTalk: What's the big deal about lead in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle? If an animal is going to die anyway, it's not going to get lead poisoning, right? —Bill Joyce, Euclid, OH… Continue Reading » Environmental Candidates Dear EarthTalk: Besides the presidential election, what other electoral races are environmentalists keeping an eye on this coming November? —Matt Sloan, Sacramento, CA… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851