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As well as pollution, China has given us poisoned toothpaste, tainted pet food and dangerous lead-painted toys?and food scares as well?so what’s next? The answer: poisoned clothes.

In the August 20 edition of the Financial Times, Geoff Dryer warns that children?s clothes imported from China may contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde which are up to 900 times higher than the amount regarded as safe. Formaldehyde if applied to the clothes in order to prevent mildew, which can build up on clothes when they are stored in humid climates, but it can cause allergic reactions such as skin rashes and eye and throat irritations at these levels.
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Here are the results of Lynne McTaggart’s latest intention experiment, which took place on July 7. She writes, “We tested whether intention can help barley seeds to sprout earlier and grow into a healthier plant with less disease. After we sent intention to one, randomly chosen set of seeds, the University of Arizona lab team planted our target seeds plus three sets of control seeds. Over two weeks, they measured whether the target seeds germinated first and also whether they were healthier than the controls.” Keep reading to learn the results!
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There has long been a controversy about marijuana versus tobacco?is smoking pot better than or just as bad as smoking cigarettes? And now that cigarette smokers have to go outside to light up, is this dangerous for NON-smokers walking by, who may inhale the secondhand smoke?
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Lake Superior in Michigan is the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, which together have almost 20% of the world’s fresh water. It?s the biggest freshwater lake on earth?as big as South Carolina. But due to evaporation caused by global warming, it’s at its lowest level in 80 years. Lake Superior is heating up.

In AOL News, John Flesher quotes chemist Noel Urban as saying, “We’re always reacting to what’s already happened instead of looking forward. As long as we have a poor understanding of the basic functions of the lake, we won’t be able to say whether this warming is of major concern or not.”

Art credit: gimp-savvy.com
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