Pass The Pesticides, Please with Jay Feldman

2,4-D, the FDA, GMOs and Your Health

A major chemical company recently announced it had produced genetically modified corn and soybeans that could withstand applications of 2,4-D, a highly toxic herbicide that was one of two chemicals used to make Agent Orange, the defoliant used during the Vietnam War.

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug welcome Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides in Washington DC, to talk about pesticides in the food chain, how our government is letting us down and what you can do about it.

For more info:  Visit the web site of the Beyond Pesticides

Swimmers, Hoppers and Flyers with Elizabeth Grossman

How Chemicals Move Around the World and Into Your Body

Award-winning science writer Lizzie Grossman brings her knowledge and humor to this edition of Green Street. Her recent book, Chasing Molecules,documents the ways in which synthetic chemicals travel around the world, disrupting human health and the environment.

The BPA Show with Dr. Laura Vandenberg

Bisphenol-A, or “BPA” has been called “one of the most potent toxic chemicals known to man.” Warnings about exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, have made headlines recently, and several states (and countries) have banned some consumer products containing the chemical. Now scientists have found disturbingly high levels of BPA in cash register receipts.

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug welcome Dr. Laura Vandenberg of Tufts University who explains the origins of BPA, its potential health effects and and how you can protect yourself and your family from exposures.

For more info:

Read Dr. Vandenberg’s blog at Environmental Health News

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