
Over the past few weeks, bloggers and newspapers alike have reported on the fact that the heavy metal and neurotoxin mercury has turned up in packaged goods and sodas made with high-fructose corn syrup. The news first broke last year, when retired FDA researcher Renee Dufault reported in Environmental Health ... keep reading
Written by Janet Freeman in March 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution (3 comments)

Editor's Note: Following on from her excellent debut post, Janet gives us further insights into what it's like to live the slow life in the big city of Portland, Oregon - now sharing how her little family is turning Christmas commercialism on its head whilst still enjoying the true ... keep reading
Written by Janet Freeman in December 2007, about Consumerism, Philosophy & Religion

Waiting: The Cure for People Who Hate to Wait Editor's Note: Today we welcome Janet Freeman to the writing team! Janet is based in Portland, Oregon and will be writing, amongst other things, about what it's like to live an eco-friendly 'slow' life while living in a city ... keep reading
Written by Janet Freeman in December 2007, about Finance & Money, Philosophy & Religion