Tag: flame retardants

• What Is Wrong With Our Kids?

  photo credit:  Sean Dreilinger/Flickr I am an elementary school music teacher – a position which is commonly referred to as a music specialist.  Music specialists teach general music classes – a combination of singing, playing instruments, learning rudimentary theory and music appreciation – to every child in a school. This year I was transferred to […]

  JK

  August 31, 2013

  GE, genetic engineering, GMO, Uncategorized

  flame retardants, GE, genetic engineering, GM, GMOs, PBDEs, Polybrominated Diphenyl eithers

• PBDEs Proven Dangerous But Activists Focus Only On GMOs. Why?

    Why Aren’t Activists Barking Up This Tree? For well over a month now, I have been trying to get across my evidence-based view that GMOs are not to be blamed for society’s health problems. So it’s time to present something that actually could be responsible for at least some of our health problems.  Allow […]

  JK

  June 24, 2013

  GE, genetic engineering, GMO, health, Uncategorized

  BPDEs, EPA, flame retardants, GE, genetically modified organism, genetically modified organisms, GMO, GMOs, Polybrominated Diphenyl eithers

• Flame retardants in consumer products are linked to health and cognitive problems

  I have often wondered about flame retardants and the long term and more serious health effects they might cause.  Used in textiles, as foam in couches, baby products, building insulation, carpets, drapes, personal computers, TV sets, car dashboards, electrical cables and countless other products, they are pretty difficult to avoid.  A recent article from the […]

  JK

  April 19, 2013

  health, Uncategorized

  cognitive problems, flame retardants, health