Big Tobacco wins fire marshals as ally in push for flame retardants - Macon Telegraph
27 May 2012, 9:10 pm
The industry insisted it couldn’t make a fire-safe cigarette that would still appeal to smokers, and instead promoted flame retardant furniture -- shifting attention to the couches and chairs that were going up in flames. But executives ...

Is your couch giving you cancer? - Natural News.com
27 May 2012, 12:31 am
(NaturalNews) You may not be aware of it, but hidden in your clothing, furniture and even electronics are toxic flame retardant chemicals that are increasingly being linked to neurological damage, endocrine disruption and cancer. And in a fascinating ...

Army Wants Flame-Retardant Texting Gloves - Wired News
25 May 2012, 7:10 pm
The Army’s mad for smartphones. It’s testing Android devices it bought from the local electronics store to see how they operate on its experimental, homebrewed data network. And one thing it seems to have forgotten to buy for the dismounted ...

Flame Retardant Risk Varies By Race - news.discovery.com
25 May 2012, 12:58 pm
Nonwhite toddlers may be exposed to potentially toxic flame-retardant chemicals more than white toddlers, according to a study published this week in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, led by Heather Stapleton, assistant professor of ...

Flame retardant chemicals hard to avoid: They were meant to keep us safe, but at what cost? - The Wenatchee World Online
24 May 2012, 12:45 pm
CHICAGO — Dr. David Heimbach knows how to tell a story. Before California lawmakers last year, the noted burn surgeon drew gasps from the crowd as he described a 7-week-old baby girl who was burned in a fire started by a candle while she lay ...

New Weld-Environment Sensor Cables from Pepperl+Fuchs Increase Productivity and Reduce Downtime in Weld Cell Applications - ThomasNet Industrial News Room
24 May 2012, 7:23 am
Extremely robust and flame retardant cables designed to survive in harsh automotive manufacturing environments TWINSBURG, OH - Pepperl+Fuchs introduces Weld Slag Resistant POC Cables. Weld slag resistant cables are extremely robust and flame retardant ...

Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Found on Toddlers' Hands - YAHOO!
23 May 2012, 7:45 am
NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental health advocates responded to the new Duke University-led study of 83 North Carolina toddlers, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, suggesting exposure to potentially toxic ...

Momentum building for stricter oversight of flame retardants - nola.com
22 May 2012, 7:28 pm
CHICAGO _ In New York state, lawmakers are moving to ban a cancer-causing flame retardant from children's products. At the U.S. Capitol, more than a hundred nurses, mothers and cancer survivors marched for tougher federal regulation of the chemicals.

Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires - Chicago Tribune
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and the driest conditions in two decades in the U.S. Southwest made slow gains on Wednesday battling dangerous forest and brush fires, including a wildfire in Nevada that doubled in size ...

Flame Retardant Industry: Using Tobacco Industry Tactics to Promote the Asbestos of Our Time - Huffington Post
17 May 2012, 12:03 pm
When I think about the connection between greed, lies, and unnecessary toxic health threats, asbestos or cigarettes jump to mind. Everyone knows how the tobacco industry denied the health risks of cigarettes for decades and continued to lie about the ...