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nytimes.com - 7/2/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - It’s Time to Learn From Frogs
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Some of the first eerie signs of a potential health catastrophe came as bizarre deformities in water animals, often in their sexual organs. Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians began to sprout extra legs. In heavily polluted Lake Apopka , one of the largest lakes in Florida, male alligators ...
Op-Ed Columnist - Just Do It
nytimes.com - 7/1/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Just Do It
— nytimes.com — There is much in the House cap-and-trade energy bill that just passed that I absolutely hate. It... is too weak in key areas and way too complicated in others. A simple, straightforward carbon tax would have made much more sense than this Rube Goldberg ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Just Do It

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Intersex fish on Colbert Nation
Enviroblog — On July 1st Nicholas Kristof wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times on endocrine disruptors: It's Time to Learn from Frogs. If you missed it, or prefer to get your science on Colbert Nation where Kristof appeared to discuss his piece, check out the show for yourself. Word to the wise: Colbert's humorous suggestion that intersex fish are caused by what Colbert calls "lady pee" is (surprise!) not true. We recommend you read Kristof's NYT piece or our Enviroblog post on endocrine disruption to get the real story. But we're sure glad this ...

Smart Mama is out to create a LOT of Smart Mamas...
In Women We Trust — ... If you've been following this blog, then you've read the increasing trend in topics around toxic households. Included in that group are endocrine-disruptors that can mess with your sex life. Last week in the  Sunday's NY Times,  Kristof's opinion piec e provided a long write up on the short comings of all males, not just human, due to endocrine disruptors. While he gave fact after fact on where the stuff was coming from, he didn't provide answers. It must have hit a nerve, however, as 171 people commented on his blog ...

Can plastics make us fat?
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... In June, the NYT’s Nick Kristof had an article about this class of chemicals and the danger they pose to ourselves and the environment. And he lamented the EPA’s “glacial pace” in addressing them—truly glacial if you realize that, though the connection to obesity is new, scientists have been aware of the existence of endocrine disrupting chemicals for decades. But the reason is obvious, isn’t it? These chemicals are in EVERYTHING. Truly everything. The “disruption” to manufacturers at every level is mind-numbing. We’re not ...

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