Playing with fire: Greenpeace testing finds that some popular toys may place children at risk
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Greenpeace has found the toxic chemical DINP (diisononyl phthalate) to be present in some popular vinyl products that had the 'non-toxic' label on them. Phthalates, the class of compounds to which DINP belong, can leach out into children's mouth when children put soft vinyl toys into their mouths. In response to this finding, Greenpeace has called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban all vinyl products and toys.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 1999
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Take Back the Earth Day: Greenpeace uses holiday to focus on Bush's anti-environmental policies
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Earth Day 2001 saw a nationwide mobilization by Greenpeace activists against George W. Bush's domestic policies, such as energy and industry, which pose threats to the environment. Activists, who dubbed the event Take Back The Earth Day, hung huge banners decrying the policies at national landmarks and government buildings, and staged a protest at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 2001
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Thirty years: raising hell...to save the planet
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An overview and pictorial are presented on the achievements of Greenpeace since its inception in 1971. The tenets of the organization are highlighted, including compassion for all life forms, independence from non-sustainable resources, conviction in promoting sustainable alternatives and risk, confrontation, and bravery in placing themselves in harm's way to protect the environment.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 2001
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