Flame Retardants and Your Health with Dr Arlene Blum

Brominated flame retardant chemicals have been in the news recently – the Chicago Tribune ran an excellent series of investigative articles called “Playing With Fire,” and Nicholas Kristoff wrote a fabulous editorial in the Times  called “Are You Safe On That Sofa?“

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with Dr. Arlene Blum, founder and Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute about  flame retardant chemicals and human health.

For more info:

Visit the web site of the Green Science Policy Institute

Read Helping to Heal Blog – Thinking about a New Sofa

The Problem with Perc with Dr. David Carpenter

Why the chemical used to clean your clothes could be damaging your body as well.

For decades, commercial dry cleaners have relied on a chemical solvent known as “perchloroethylene” or “perc” to get clothes clean.  But like many “miracle” chemicals that were supposed to make our  lives carefree, perc has been found to cause significant  environmental and human health problems.

On this edition of Green Street Patti and Doug welcome Dr. David Carpenter, Director of the Institute for Health and Environment  at the University of Albany’s School of Public Health.

For more info:  Read Grassroots summary about Perc use in dry cleaning

Flouride in Your Water with Dr. Paul Connett

How did this whole concept of fluoridation of public water supplies get started, and what should you know about it? On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss this important issue with Dr. Paul Connett, fluoride expert and founder of the Fluoride Action Network.

For more info: See Grassroots Fluoride Web Page and Video