The presence of chemical ingredients in make-up and personal care products is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately, under current law, the raw ingredients used in such products arent subject to any kind of safety review or approval process before theyre used, and manufacturers arent legally obligated to submit safety data on their product formulas. Only after injuries and problems are reported by the public will investigations begin, and even then its a long way from there to any gov

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics takes a closer look at cosmetics ingredients, warnings and how you can make cosmetics safer. After you watch, share with family and friends. Visit www.safecosmetics.org/video2 to learn more and spread the word.

A potent neurotoxin that can cause serious illness, mercury has been flowing into the bay since the mining days of the Gold Rush Era. Now a multi-billion-dollar plan aims to clean it up. But will it work?

Southwestern Gems: Our Desert National Parks is a stunning showcase of America’s national parks, monuments, preserves and historic sites of the four major North American deserts: The Great Basin Desert of Nevada and Utah, the Mohave Desert of California, the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico and Texas. Premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 8pm with encore broadcast Sunday, September 27th 7pm, followed by the premiere of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea at 8pm.

This video is the experience of a drug rep who took Levaquin three years ago. Tens of Thousands are damaged every year from these antibiotics. We need to make this known to the media. Please email JFratti@Comcast.net. Help us get our horror story to the national and local media. This poisoning needs to be stopped. Doctors either dismiss or deny this toxicity.

Are you sure you know all the facts about bottled water? Check out this video and find out!

http://WatchMojo.com/ presents... Some tips and suggestions for going green and doing your part to save the environment.

In this show, situated in an idyllic Colorado mountain meadow, “Techno-Progressive Stuart” dukes it out with “Eco-Spiritual Stuart” over the ultimate value of human civilization.

Over 1,500 farmers in the agricultural Indian state of Chattisgarh have committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure. The state was hit hard by falling water levels.

Bharatendu Prakash, of the Organic Farming Association of India, said that, "Farmers' suicides are increasing due to a vicious circle created by money lenders. They lure farmers to take money but when the crops fail, they are left with no option other than death."

Mr. Prakash added that the government needs to take up the

The impact of the Australian livestock industry on the production of methane gas, a greenhouse gas, is more than coal fired power stations in the country. http://is.gd/uFmb

Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question -- "What's the worst that could happen?" -- is all you need to learn to do anything.

Co-host Vicki Viviakis talks with a Cal Fire captain about how the vegetation around your home can help feed a wildfire — and what you can do about it. This clip is part of a 30-minute video, called "Controlling Nature's Wrath."

San Francisco--Flash Mob pillow fight costs city $20,000 in damages. The Department of Energy plans an $84 million carbon sequestration project in Illinois. Check out Totally Useless Crap you’ll never really need.

A public service announcement from healthychild.org.

Make this Easter a Green one. 700 new chemicals are untested for toxicity. Check out the new batch of Alternative Autos.

If you own a mobile phone, you must see this. For years, the experts have been arguing over them. Some say they're perfectly safe, others claim they fry your brains. Well, an international team of doctors, including two of Australia's finest surgeons, have just released their latest, comprehensive research. And, as the father of young children, it really made Liam Bartlett sit up and take notice. They say prolonged use of mobile phones could double the risk of malignant brain tumors. The deadliest of all ca

Infra-red video footage from the California Air Resources Board, showing how fumes disperse from the gas pump when they aren't properly collected. When those fumes combine with sunlight, along with other emissions, they form ground-level ozone, an air pollutant which acts as a greenhouse gas, contributing to global warming much like carbon dioxide does.

David Sirota appeared on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show to discuss his recent article asking why President Obama moved so swiftly to fire GM CEO Rick Wagoner, but hasn't worked to remove bank industry CEOs. The original article is here:

http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?...

A Worcester’s buttonquail is caught on film before it’s eaten. Brazil beefs up its army to protect more than just the Amazon Rainforest. Discover what’s new with Green Art.