Author: Moms Clean Air Force

  This post originally posted on EcoWatch: In September, The Earth Institute hosted Tanya Heikkila and Chris Weible of the University of Colorado Denver for a seminar on The Political Landscape of Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in New York. The following is an...

This is an interview with Ben Davenport, Virginia Beach City Councilman: What is unique about protecting Virginia’s resources?  Virginia Beach is a striking mix of diverse environments. To name a few, we have the beach, the bay, marshlands, and farmland. It is important that we...

  Please SHARE these TWEETS with your Twitter followers right now! 1. Rubber mulch at the playground may be doing more harm than good. >> Tweet this << 2. Most nonstick pots and pans are metal pans coated with chemicals from the PFC family. >> Tweet this...

This post was written by Lindsay McCormick , Research Analyst, and Richard Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund: Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical, and has been associated with health effects such as premature puberty and developmental neurotoxicity. Massive quantities...

This post was written by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy: Let’s start with a few numbers: 300 billion dollars in savings. That’s how much consumers and businesses have saved on utility bills in the last 22 years because of the Energy Star program. Two...