by Mary Budinger The number of certified organic farms in Arizona has nearly tripled — from 26 in 2006 to 77 in 2008, according to the most recent numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is generally in keeping with the growth nationally. Since Michael Pollan’s 2006 book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, gave us vivid […]
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Toxic store register receipts
March 1, 2012
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Where are you most likely to encounter BPA (bisphenol A)? Water bottles? No. Think cash register receipts. Thermal paper receipts are coated with BPA to get the ink from the receipt printer to develop on the paper. The problem is that BPA does not stay on the receipt; instead, it is absorbed by anyone handling […]
August 13, 2012
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