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VIDEO: Worried About What’s In The Water? Watch “The Great Culling” Water Trailer

by Madam Toussaint on January 26th, 2012 at 12:00 pm

As we discussed in VIDEO: Concerned About Chemtrails? Watch “The Great Culling” Official Air Trailer director Paul Wittenberger and photographer Chris Maple attempt to get some answers for you with “The Great Culling”. This documentary is based on the idea “What we eat, drink, and breathe is under attack!” Think you can escape this? As […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: bottled water, pollution, The Great Culling, toxic, water

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VIDEO: Concerned About Chemtrails? Watch “The Great Culling” Official Air Trailer

by Madam Toussaint on January 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Posted In: GREEN

Ever heard of chemtrails? Many of us are suspicious of what’s in the air, food and water these days and for good reason although we may not be able to readily say what the problems are. Director Paul Wittenberger and photographer Chris Maple attempt to get some answers for you with “The Great Culling”. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: aerosols, chemtrails, pollution, The Great Culling, toxic

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Thank President Obama For Taking Action On Mercury And Toxic Air Pollution

by Madam Toussaint on December 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm

Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

There are petitions for everything and when it comes to politicians it usually involves stopping a certain policy or something but I came across this petition sponsored by the Sierra Club to thank President Obama for standing strong on mercury pollution. Maybe he’s waiting to hear from you? Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

└ Tags: coal, job, mercury, petition, pollution, President Barack Obama, toxic

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INFOGRAPHIC: New Standards For Mercury And Toxic Air Pollution

by Madam Toussaint on December 26th, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

President Obama just announced a once-in-a-generation step forward to protect our environment—the first-ever national standards on mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants. It’s a huge accomplishment that will help clean up our air and water, preventing thousands of premature deaths and over 100,000 cases of childhood asthma each year. Check out this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, mercury, pollution, President Barack Obama, toxic

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VIDEO: New EPA Mercury Rules And Air Toxics Standards Are A Big Deal

by Madam Toussaint on December 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Posted In: GREEN

This is a major victory for the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists, President Obama, and all people who enjoy breathing clean air. According to grist.org, “Finally controlling mercury and toxics will be an advance on par with getting lead out of gasoline.” Considering this political climate and the amount of heavy opposition the EPA has been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: asthma, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, mercury, pollution, President Barack Obama, toxic

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How To Dispose Of A Broken CFL Properly

by Madam Toussaint on April 2nd, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Posted In: GREEN

Photo Credit: Giligone In my post 5 Things You Need To Know About Energy Saving Light Bulbs Or You’ll Die Twice I wrote that a broken compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) can actually be dangerous. Here’s what you do if your eco-lightbulb breaks. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

└ Tags: CFL light bulbs, toxic

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CHINESE DRYWALL IS MAKING HOMES TOXIC

by Madam Toussaint on October 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am

Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH, GREEN, PEOPLE

Believe it or not some people are allergic to their homes. Bad reactions to chemicals used in the building materials is usually to blame. There is a recent wave of bad reactions to homes in the U.S. lately and homeowners are blaming drywall from China. For some this isn’t surprising because of the toxic toys […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: allergies, China, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, toxic

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CAPTAIN PLANET TAKES ON HITLER

by Madam Toussaint on October 14th, 2009 at 11:20 am

Posted In: GREEN

For those who don’t know Captain Planet was a cartoon about young people, called planeteers, with rings and superpowers and a green superhero that appeared when they combined their powers. Yeah, it was the 90s and stuff like this made it to TV. Also the show showcased 1990s American style diversity, which means there are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: Captain Planet, diversity, green jobs/green collar, Photoshop, pollution, prejudice, toxic

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3 Things You Can Do To Green Your Laundry And Save Money

by Madam Toussaint on August 19th, 2009 at 6:00 am

Posted In: GREEN

Use vinegar instead of fabric softener. There is some debate over whether or not fabric softeners are toxic which you can read about in “Is fabric Softener Toxic” among other places, but the fact remains vinegar works well, it’s safer and it’s cheaper. Wash a full load of laundry. A full load of laundry more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO, fabric softener, fashion, laundry, save money, toxic, vinegar

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5 Things You Need To Know About Energy Saving Light Bulbs Or You’ll Die Twice

by Madam Toussaint on July 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 am

Posted In: GREEN

Artwork by Madam Toussaint What is a green/energy saving light bulb? They’re called compact fluorescent light bulbs. They’re are the ones with the squiggly top instead of an actual bulb. The ones with the bulb shape at the top or the regular ones are called incandescent light bulbs. Oprah likes energy saving light bulbs. On […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

└ Tags: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW, California, CFL light bulbs, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, toxic

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