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View it in your browser February 23, 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 » FEATURED BLOGS What Your DNA Can Really Tell You Do the offerings of companies like 23andMe cause more harm than good? Recently, genetic tests profiling health risks have come under fire. In November 2013, genetic screenings became a hot topic when the FDA sent a letter to the company 23andme stating the agency was “concerned about the public health consequences of inaccurate results.” The… 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 » Why 2014 Should Be The ‘Year of the Vegetable’ For pregnant women, and those planning to conceive, a healthy diet is an important consideration, not only for the mother’s health, but also the health of her unborn child. While supermarket aisles are lined with processed foods that have ingredient lists made up of… Continue Reading » A Greener Blue Lagoon As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I’ve ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji’s fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the… 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 Dirty Fuels Dear EarthTalk: What are “dirty fuels” and why are they so called? – Bill Green, Seattle, WA The term “dirty fuels” refers to fuels derived from tar sands, oil shale or liquid coal. Just like their more conventional fossil fuel counterparts such as petroleum and… 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