May 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: What is “nanotechnology?” I’ve heard that nanoparticles are already in consumer products, yet we haven’t really studied their potential health impacts. – Dan Zeff, San Francisco, CA Nanotechnology makes use of minuscule objects-whose width can be 10,000 times narrower than a human hair-known as nanoparticles. Upwards of 600 products on store shelves today [...]
Sept. 7, 2008 2 Comments
We’ve personified the bunny rabbit in a variety of ways — the Easter Bunny, Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, hell, even screwing like rabbits — but you may not be nearly as allured by PETA’s description of how rabbit fur is collected for parts of fashion designer Donna Karan’s latest collection “Animals killed for Donna Karan’s [...]
March 26, 2008 1 Comment
“Butchered babies’ skins are a lack of compassion — not fashion,” PETA said Wednesday in an email to reporters. In a move that should surprise no one, PETA is coming out strongly against Gucci for their supposed use of seal-fir in boots found in Russia. In an e-mail to Gucci CEO Robert Polet, (Download it [...]
Feb. 1, 2008 3 Comments
Have you ever dreamed of dressing up the Olsen twins to your heart’s desire? If so, your dream may come true. Although, the items you use to dress the tiny moguls may not be what is expected. A new dress-up game involving a “mauled mink messenger bag,” a “hanged hamster headband” and an “electrocuted ermine [...]
