HARTFORD, Conn. -- Attorneys general from Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware sent letters Friday to 11 companies that make baby bottles and baby formula containers, asking they no longer use the chemical bisphenol A in their manufacturing because they said it was potentially harmful to infants. …
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Continental Joins Biodiesel Flight Club
http://TampaEthanol.com/blog/?p=2675Less than two weeks after Air New Zealand took to the air in a flight powered by jatropha-based biodiesel, American carrier Continental Airlines has used a combination of the the weed and algae to fuel one of its 737s. This story from the Los Angeles Times
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Geek-News.Net
http://geek-news.netJust before new years Viacom had threatened to pull 19 of its channels , including Nickelodeon, MTV, VH-1 and Comedy Central, off Time Warner Cable if the companies do not reach a deal by Jan. 1. According to the Los Angles Times, at midnight in New York Viacom granted an extension that allowed the two sides to keep talking. The New Year's Day talks avoided a blackout of Viacom's programming in 13.3 million homes in the U.S. served by Time Warner Cable Inc..
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Again, it's "for the children..."
http://jemisonthorsby.blogspot.com/2009/01/again-its-for-chi...The economy is tanking. People are losing their jobs. More and more families are turning to charities and thrift stores to get by. So naturally, government leaps into action with high-minded rhetoric... and virtually ensures the destruction of many thrift stores: It's not the economic downturn putting Douglas' Me 'n Moms stores in danger. It's a new child product safety regulation that takes effect Feb. 10. After widespread recalls of toxic toys, Congress last year passed the Consumer Product Safety
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008: Lead testing for all kids products new & used
http://baltimorehousewife.blogspot.com/2009/01/consumer-prod...The problem is all those businesses have already closed. Here are a few links that I would encourage you to take a look at: http://savekidsresale.squarespace.com/ http://www.thesmartmama.com/bg/ http://www.kval.com/news/37182334.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lead7-2009jan07,0,6917858.story http://heraldnet.com/article/20090106/NEWS01/701069822 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2008587800_danny04.html From my reading, the intent of CPSIA is to protect children from harmful substances, predominantly lead, as found in children's product
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Joseph Darnell
http://josephdarnell.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/consumer-safet...about the Act from the Consumer Product safety Commission itself: http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.HTML Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122472242723860917.html?mod=googlenews_wsj LA Times story: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-thrift2-2009jan02,0,2083247.story Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) FDA News Digest May 19, 2008 Some interesting things Winter Sports - Keep Safe in the Snow Keeping Kids Poison-Free
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Banned Children Items
http://kreanna.blogspot.com/2009/01/banned-children-items.ht...phthalates tested -- which is expensive and will put many children consignment stores out of business! Yes, this is clothing and toys, etc for children under 12. Oh, and this includes yard sales, e-bay, Craigs list, etc. You have to read this article to believe it from the LA Times. I clothes shop for 5 kids and love the consignment stores. Well, there goes my clothing budget. Sorry, just had to vent!!! (Note to our RS Enrichment Counselor, Patrice: A children's clothing swap may be a good idea to add to the list of activites for
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Consignment stores in danger - a must-read!
http://mommanotes.blogspot.com/2009/01/consignment-stores-in...According to this LA Times article, we may not be able to participate in children's consignment sales in the near future! This threat includes Kid-to-Kid, one of my favorite consignment stores. I am all about reducing toxins for our children, and the recent issues with sleepwear that
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
http://nineisenough.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/consumer-produc...e toys? Cloth diapers or children’s clothes sewn by a stay at home Mom? Do you ever shop resale for your children’s clothes? Your days to make any of the above purchases may be over soon if a new law goes into effect as it is supposed to on February 10th. Read this article in the Los Angeles times about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. It was passed to protect children lead or other toxic substances in imported goods. However, it also requires government sanctioned testing to prove that what you are selling is safe for chil
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Trying to Figure Out the Hype
http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2009/01/trying-to-figu...and CNN) and ask that they research this and start reporting on it. References I’ve Read So Far The law: “Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008” which goes into effect on February 10, 2009. An article on Associated Content dated 1/07/09 L.A. Times article dated 1/02/09 Wall Street Journal article by Melanie Trottman dated 11/18/08 saying 2/10/09 will be bankruptcy day due to all the businesses that will cease operations on that day due to this law KUSA article mentions that resale through Craigslist and eBay would also be affected
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Absolute Madness, Courtesy of Congress
http://dgsworldbybigd.blogspot.com/2009/01/absolute-madness-...that means that the laws enacted to "protect" us do nothing of the sort. FUCKTARDS. Read about the complete disaster called The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (courtesy of Clowns, Inc., also known as Nancy Pelosi and Friends ): Via The Los Angeles Times: Barring a reprieve, regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children's clothing.The law, aimed at keeping lead-filled merchandise away from children, mandates