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On behalf of coalition, two children present European Commissioner Wallstrom with Declaration for a Toxics Free Future Enlarge Image

Coalition presents declaration to Wallstrom

Over 22,000 people and a wide-ranging collection of public interest organisations presented a Declaration for a Toxics Free Future to European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom. The Declaration calls on the European Commission to protect our health and environment from hazardous chemicals in future EU chemicals law now under review.

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The chemical house

Everyday products in our homes poison us every day. You can find out more about these products, and DO something about them, by visiting a new website produced by Greenpeace in the UK: The Chemical Home.

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Hidden hazards revealed in Disney products

Tests by independent scientists have revealed that toxic 'gender bending' chemicals are found in everyday children's products like Disney pyjamas. These chemicals can damage the developing foetus and young children; they should not be found in products you put your kids into every night.

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EU waters down chemicals reform

Important new laws in Europe have been announced this week to address the current flawed and inadequate rules governing chemicals harmful to health and the environment. While the new laws represent a step forward, heavy chemical industry lobbying and scare-mongering have significantly weakened the proposal already.

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Dirty Disney revealed by hazardous chemicals in products

Disney is famous for its lovable cartoon characters seen on our screens and in wide range of products found in homes worldwide. What isn't so famous is the fact that some of those products for babies and children contain toxic chemicals hazardous to human health and the environment.

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The chemical house

If you don't want to buy products containing toxic chemicals, how do you avoid them? Can you assume companies don't put toxic chemicals in their products? Unfortunately many large companies would rather keep secrets than inform consumers. Can you check the label? Nope, little or no information there. Can you rely on current laws and regulations? Bad luck - there's currently little protection on offer. So what can you do?

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Top companies ditch climate-wrecking refrigeration

Unilever, Coca Cola and McDonalds have promised to phase out climate-killing chemicals in their refrigeration equipment. This announcement shows that refrigeration can be climate friendly. However other corporations and governments continue to promote or lobby for increased use of climate-wrecking gases.

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Toxins in your TV, poisons in your PC?

Toxic chemicals found in products like home electronics are polluting environments across the globe and traces of which are found in most newborn babies. Discover the good companies removing these poisons from their products and pressure the bad guys by doing our Toxic Tech Test!

Love is.......ensuring you're not contaminated! Take action for strong European chemical laws. Enlarge Image

Toxic Valentine?

When you buy a gift for a loved one you don't expect that it might come with a dose of harmful chemicals. But if you are buying certain perfumes this Valentine's day that's exactly what you'll get.

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Potter book saves trees

The boy with the lightening bolt on his forehead is back. And this time, Harry's not only saving Muggles and Hogwarts from the evil powers of Voldemort, he's also working a little magic for the world's ancient and endangered forests.

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Conversation with a publisher

Michelle Benjamin is a publisher at Raincoast books - a book publishing and distribution company on the West coast of Canada. They publish in a range of genres, both fiction and non-fiction - but most famously the Canadian editions of the Harry Potter books. She's in Europe for the Frankfurt book fair (the largest in the world). On the way, she stopped by the Greenpeace office here in Amsterdam, and took time to answer some of our questions about publishing and the environment...

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