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Environmental Articles on Grinning Planet

	ANTS / PEST CONTROL  (UPDATED)   (Pest Control Article #63)		14-AUG-2008
		“ANTS IN YOUR PANTS” AND OTHER NON-RECOMMENDED DANCE MOVES How to Naturally Solve Your Sugar Ant Problem
	MALARIA AND DDT   (Pesticides Article #167)		16-JAN-2007
		OLD PESTICIDES NEVER DIE; THEY JUST WON’T EVEN FADE AWAY DDT and Malaria — Will Propaganda Allow a Killer to Rise from the Dead?
	HOW TO AVOID PESTICIDE RESIDUES   (Pesticides Article #164)		21-NOV-2006
		BAD RESIDUALS FROM DAILY RERUNS OF “EATING YOUR FOOD” Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides in Food Through Smart Food Choices
	PESTICIDES IN SCHOOLS (UPDATED)   (Pesticides Article #88)		6-SEP-2007
		HAZARDS AT SCHOOL — BEYOND SPITBALLS, BULLIES AND CLIQUES A Good Learning Environment Requires Health and Safety in Schools
	ENVIRONMENTAL SKEPTIC, EASY ON PESTICIDES   (Article #140)		23-AUG-2005
		BJORN LOMBORG — BJORN TO BE WILD...LY INACCURATE? "Skeptical Environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg — Still Bungling Truth About Environment
	AGENT ORANGE AND WEED KILLERS   (Pesticides Article #134)		28-JUN-2005
		DO YOU LOVE THE SMELL OF AGENT ORANGE IN THE MORNING? Agent Orange and Lawn Weed Killers — What's the Connection?
	BENEFICIAL INSECTS   (Pest Control Article #125)		26-APR-2005
		NATURAL PEST CONTROL (OTHER THAN CALLER ID) Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
	PESTICIDES IN SCHOOLS   (Pesticides Article #122)		05-APR-2005
		SCHOOLS — CULTIVATING MINDS AND POISONING BODIES? Reducing Toxic Pesticide Use in Schools with Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
	HEALTH - PESTICIDES/ANTIBIOTICS   (Pesticides Article #111)		18-JAN-2005
		NOW PLAYING: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTHLING Parallels Between Health in Nature and Health in the Human Digestive System
	PESTICIDES ON NUTS   (Pesticides Article #110)		11-JAN-2005
		THE HEALTH-CONSCIOUS SCHIZO WENT NUTS The Benefits of Eating Nuts (plus a Few Tips)
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	CHEMICAL PESTICIDE DISASTERS / BHOPAL   (Pesticides #105)		07-DEC-2004
		“20 YEARS” IS THE METHYL-ISOCYANATE ANNIVERSARY Could the Bhopal Chemical Disaster Happen in the United States?
	BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL   (Article #85)		03-AUG-2004
		MOM, CAN I PUT SOME SUPER-MORPHING BUG JUICE IN MY SQUIRT GUN? We Can Fight Insecticide-Resistant Pests Better with Biological Controls
	CHILDREN AND PESTICIDES   (Article #80)		01-JUL-2004
		THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT — OR MAYBE NOT Chemical Pesticide Exposure and Effects on Children
	HOME AND LAWN PESTICIDES   (Article #52)		18-MAR-2004
		“HEALTH-B-GONE” AND OTHER HOMEOWNER PESTICIDE PROBLEMS Is it Safe to Use Weedkillers and Bug Killers Where Kids and Pets Live?
	ORGANIC MYTHS & REALITIES   (Pesticides Article #47)		02-MAR-2004
		“I’LL HAVE THE ORGANIC DRAGONBURGER WITH A SIDE OF LIES” Organic Food and Agriculture—Myths and Realities
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	PESTICIDES & FLOWERS   (Pesticides Article #40)		05-FEB-2004
		FLOWERS?  FOR ME?  YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!  NO, REALLY—YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE! Buying Organic Flowers Lets You Avoid Pesticide Residue on That Lovely Bouquet
	CHOCOLATE & PESTICIDES   (Organic Article #39)		13-FEB-2006
		“ANT” ISN’T NECESSARILY THE WORST PART OF “CHOCOLATE-COVERED ANT” Chocolate and Pesticides — Are Pesticide Residues Enough to Make You Buy Organic Cocoa?
	PESTICIDES & THE GREEN REVOLUTION   (Pesticides Article #31)		06-JAN-2004
		MAJOR TOM TO CROP CONTROL... YOUR SOIL IS DEAD, THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG... The Green Revolution—A Major Burnout Case  (pt 1 of 2)
	PESTICIDES AS POPs (PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS)   (#21)		20-NOV-2003
		POPs GO THE WEASELS WHO KEEP MAKING THIS STUFF Persistent Organic Pollutants Are the Baddest of the "Bad Actor" Chemicals
	PARADIGM SHIFT & PESTICIDES   (Article #7)		25-SEP-2003
		TIGHTLY CLUTCHING YOUR NEW HURST PARADIGM SHIFTER How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game
	PESTICIDES IN FOOD   (Pesticides Article #1)		01-SEP-2002
		BARTENDER, GIMME A BEER WITH A DDT CHASER Pesticides in Food Can Accumulate in the Human Body
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Other Sites and Resources

Beyond Pesticides

Works for pesticide safety and adoption of alternative pest management strategies

EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

The US EPA office responsible for pesticide regulation and enforcement

Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management

A database listing info on dozens of common chemical pesticides; includes uses and alternatives, health and environmental effects, and more. From the group Beyond Pesticides.

National Pesticide Information Center

Provides science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects; from Oregon State University and US EPA

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides

Advances healthy solutions to pest problems

Pesticide Action Network (PAN):

• PAN International
• PAN North America (PANNA)
• PANNA Pesticide Database

A network of 600+ NGOs, institutions and individuals in 60 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives

Pesticide Data Program

USDA data on pesticide residues in food

Pest control—natural/alternative methods:

• Tips from Pesticide Action Network North America
• Tips from the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• Penn State Pesticides & Alternatives page
• Garden's Alive - natural pest control products and more
• Biocontrol Network - commercial natural pest control products

Solutions for pest control that use the methods least toxic to you, your family, and the environment

Restricted Use Pesticides Report

US EPA list of active and cancelled pesticide products classified as "Restricted Use"

Not sure what to make of it, but there is a lot of data here!

Also see: Organic Agriculture and Farming Food asnd Nutrition Chemicals and Toxics

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