http://mckayjenkins.com Books and Ideas Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:08:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://mckayjenkins.com http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/11/09/industry-toxins-in-cosmetics-are-good-for-you/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/11/09/industry-toxins-in-cosmetics-are-good-for-you/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:19:19 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=997 ]]> New Heights of Double Speak, from the cosmetics industry

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/11/09/industry-toxins-in-cosmetics-are-good-for-you/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/10/11/more-evidence-of-phthalates-effect-on-childhood-development/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/10/11/more-evidence-of-phthalates-effect-on-childhood-development/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:19:40 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=981 ]]> New study links phthalate exposure to compromised childhood development

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/10/11/more-evidence-of-phthalates-effect-on-childhood-development/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/09/14/surprise-roundup-one-of-the-most-common-of-all-pesticdes-now-found-in-our-bodies/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/09/14/surprise-roundup-one-of-the-most-common-of-all-pesticdes-now-found-in-our-bodies/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:21:46 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=970 ]]> From the good folks at Rodale, news that a product many consider “safe” may be a lot less so.

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/09/14/surprise-roundup-one-of-the-most-common-of-all-pesticdes-now-found-in-our-bodies/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/08/27/plastics-industry-manipulating-textbooks/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/08/27/plastics-industry-manipulating-textbooks/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:08:08 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=962 ]]> The plastics industry takes a page from the Soviet playbook:

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/08/27/plastics-industry-manipulating-textbooks/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/04/21/pesticides-bad-for-babies-bad-for-kids/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/04/21/pesticides-bad-for-babies-bad-for-kids/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:34:51 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=909 ]]> Three government studies warn about pre-natal exposures. From the NRDC.

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/04/21/pesticides-bad-for-babies-bad-for-kids/feed/ 1 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/31/frizzy-hair-formaldehyde-and-infertility/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/31/frizzy-hair-formaldehyde-and-infertility/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:22:48 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=837 ]]> A new study  will make your hair stand up

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/31/frizzy-hair-formaldehyde-and-infertility/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/30/another-reason-to-eat-fresh-food-less-exposure-to-toxins-in-food-packaging/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/30/another-reason-to-eat-fresh-food-less-exposure-to-toxins-in-food-packaging/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:49:30 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=824 ]]> From USA Today: We all know that eating organic lowers exposure to agricultural pesticides. Now we know that eating fresh food of any kinds lowers exposure to all that Bisphenol A in plastic packaging.

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/30/another-reason-to-eat-fresh-food-less-exposure-to-toxins-in-food-packaging/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/29/pesticides-and-adverse-birth-outcomes/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/29/pesticides-and-adverse-birth-outcomes/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:26:25 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=822 ]]> The evidence continues to mount

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/29/pesticides-and-adverse-birth-outcomes/feed/ 1 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/28/abc-news-household-chemicals-and-early-menopause/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/28/abc-news-household-chemicals-and-early-menopause/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:59:09 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=819 ]]> New study shows these can be found in everything from nonstick cookware to carpets and paints

]]> http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/28/abc-news-household-chemicals-and-early-menopause/feed/ 2 mckayjenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/24/interesting-piece-on-what-big-plastic-learned-from-big-tobacco/ http://mckayjenkins.com/2011/03/24/interesting-piece-on-what-big-plastic-learned-from-big-tobacco/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:29:44 +0000 McKay Jenkins http://mckayjenkins.com/?p=816 ]]> From Earth Island Journal: Big Tobacco wrote the playbook, Big Plastic follows it.

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