Chelation therapy- EDTA, DMPS, DMSA, or Zeolite - Let's compare

We live in a toxic world... well I think that has certainly been established. There are a number of different options, though, when evaluating therapies to remove toxins and heavy metals from the body. This article from The Heart Fixer (which is the welcome page for the clinical and research websites of Comprehensive Heart Care and Cardiologist James Roberts) explains them in great detail. (read more)

Schwarzenegger, backed by Brown, says he's frustrated waiting for federal approval for the state to impose its own tough emissions limits on automakers.

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday sued the Bush administration and said he was prepared to "sue again and sue again" until California gets permission to impose its own tough standards on automakers to curb global warming.
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Cities in valley respond to risk of pesticides in parklands

In the past month, the city of Los Altos has analyzed soil samples taken from all of its public parks. In Santa Clara, city officials point to a recently created wetland habitat with pride, knowing they made the area safer by cleaning up DDT and arsenic. And across Silicon Valley, county parks officials routinely make environmental reviews part of every new project.

After a Mercury News investigation into old pesticide contamination in Santa Clara County, local parks officials say they are taking the issue of safety seriously.
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Steelmakers to monitor carbon emissions, setting a precedent.

A groundbreaking plan to monitor carbon dioxide emissions at steel plants worldwide has provoked controversy over how transparent the industry needs to be in the fight against climate change.

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Zeolites for heavy metal detox - PREVENTION

In 2005 PREVENTION (owned by MediaVision) wrote and article on the power of using zeolites for in conjunction with healthy lifestyle changes to promote health and wellness. That article in exerpted here with a link to the original full version for download. PLEASE respect PREVENTION's ownership of the content, and provide proper acknowledgement of content represented. (read more)

New Treatment System Removes Heavy Metals

The presence in the environment of large quantities of toxic metals such as mercury , lead, cadmium, zinc or others, poses serious health risks to humans, and this threat puts the scientific community under pressure to develop new methods to detect and eliminate toxic contaminants from wastewaters in efficient and economically viable ways.


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A pioneering 'clean' city.

VAXJO, SWEDEN -- When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any effect beyond the town limits.


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Carbon health warnings for all new cars.

All advertising for new cars will have to carry cigarette-style “health warnings” about their environmental impact, under a European plan to force manufacturers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green ideas go under microscope

It's not apparent, but the plastic bottles of Noble Juice at Wal- Mart and local supermarkets are made from corn, not petroleum. So is the resin liner inside a Green Mountain Coffee Roasters takeout cup and the plastic iced coffee cups used by Coffee By Design in Portland. (read more)

Harbor Sludge Might Hold Means to Clean The Anacostia River

How tough do you have to be to survive in Baltimore? Try breathing toxic waste instead of air.

That's what University of Maryland scientists have discovered a tiny microbe doing at the stinky, oily bottom of Charm City's stupendously polluted harbor. Down there, in muck as oozy as black jello, this creature can actually survive on PCBs -- one of the most harmful pollutants in U.S. waters -- and, in the process, break them down into something less dangerous. (read more)

Where can you get chemical free skin care?

With the most recent focus on Sarah Beeny's "Is Your MakeUp Killing You" , consumers want to know where to buy toxin and chemical free cosmetics.

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Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Folic acid, found in leafy vegetables, can cut drastically arsenic levels in the blood of people who have suffered long-term exposure to the poison in groundwater, a new study in Bangladesh has found.

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