Everyday Products With Cancer Hazards

Julia Brody

Ruthann Rudel

Lynn Goldman

A new study warns of unlabeled and potentially cancer-causing chemicals in many consumer products. Hear about some of the products scientists are the most concerned about. These scientists talk to Tom Ashbrook: Julia Brody, executive director of the Silent Spring Institute, which studies the link between environmental chemicals and our health, Ruthann Rudel, director of research at the Silent Spring Institute and Lynn Goldman, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University.
Source: Household Cancer Hazards
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Richard Denison

Chemical Dangers In Everyday Products

There are tens of thousands of chemicals in consumer products. Only a fraction of these have been tested for toxicity and health effects in the U.S. Host Bruce Gellerman talks to Richard Denison, a senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, about new studies that raise troubling health questions.
Source: Chemicals and Health
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Peter Van Buren

U.S. Government punishment of those who exposed government wrongdoing

Peter Van Buren, long-time U.S. State Department employee and author of "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the War for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People," talks about government whistleblowers and the reactions of the U.S. government to silence them.
Source: TomCast for February 09, 2012: This Blows
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Eric Schaeffer

Limiting Carbon From Future Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working on the first national standards to limit CO2 emissions from new power plants. Eric Schaeffer of the watchdog group, the Environmental Integrity Project, talks to Bruce Gellerman about the EPA’s rules which have some loopholes but could be a big tool in fighting climate change. Source: Limiting Carbon From Future Power Plants
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