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View it in your browser February 9, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Battle of the Bulbs Compact Fluorescents In The Spotlight With Ban on Incandescents In Effect As of Jan. 1, 2014, 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are no longer manufactured in the U.S. as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. Previously, the government regulations phased out 70- and 100-watt bulbs over the last… Continue Reading » Shoppers Choose Local Forget the aisles stocked with organics. If local foods are not available, 30% of consumers will purchase groceries elsewhere, reports a new study released this month by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. According to the study, named “Buying into the Local… Continue Reading » Chemical Exposures Delaying Pregnancy Exposure to chemicals is not just a concern for pregnant women and their developing child, but may play a significant role in the ability of couples to get pregnant in the first place. And men’s exposures, a new study shows, are of particular importance. The study was… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Sustaining DC, Restraining Cars How Washington, DC is vying to be one of nation's greenest cities and teach other urban areas a lesson in sustainable development and planning Cities may be the new environmental hubs. Chicago and New York have been vying for the title of greenest city in America, and for 2013 Washington, DC has joined them, with a new plan, Sustainable DC. The idea, according to Mayor Vincent Gray, is to “make the District of… Continue Reading » BPA Regulatory Reform Moves Glacially Slow Pregnant women should not wait to protect fetuses Though mothers of infants and toddlers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the estrogen mimicker BPA (bisphenol-A) is finally banned nationwide from infant formula containers as well as baby bottles and sippy cups, pregnant women – and hence their fetuses – are… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE What’s Wrong with Hair Dye? Most Dyes Contain a Chemical that Can Cause Dangerous Reactions Salons and home color kits make it easy to say goodbye to grey hairs and roots, but sudden serious allergic reactions to hair dye are on the rise—even among those who have been using the same hair coloring product for years “You can develop an allergy to a product at… Continue Reading » Free Range Fish The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms When Neil Sims was working as a marine biologist in the Cook Islands—an idyllic scattering of white sand and blue lagoon islands halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii—he couldn’t help but notice something about the islanders’ traditional fishing, in this case,… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A A Nuclear Power Resurgence? Dear EarthTalk: I thought Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown would have sealed nuclear power’s fate, but I keep hearing otherwise. Can you enlighten? – Jacob Allen, New York, NY The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster did cause many nations to reconsider… 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:   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