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Updated: Aug 17, 2022
The pesticide glyphosate was supposed to be the perfect product: toxic to weeds and harmless to humans. But like anything that sounds too good to be true, it was. On this edition of Green Street show, Patti and Doug speak with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, an independent, curious and brilliant scientist from MIT and author of "Toxic Legacy, How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment."
Interview starts at 13:10
Many of the most popular cleaning and laundry products are filled with chemical ingredients that are harmful to our health and the environment…chemicals that make products blue, or smell like flowers, or make clothes appear white and bright, or counteract the effects of other chemicals in the product. They all take their toll once they go down the drain.
On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with scientist, engineer and entrepreneur Kate Jakubas about how her business, Meliora, is addressing the issue of environmental pollution by creating and marketing products that are 100% safe for the environment, from the fully disclosed bio-based ingredients to their packaging.
Interview begins at 14:51
What impact is climate change having on our collective mental health? On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug explore that question with Dr. Eric Lewandoswki, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and co-author of a new study examining the impact of climate change on the mental health of young people.