CIR: Exposed

Is environmental reform at odds with economic growth?

CIR Staff — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:13:18 -0800

Tonight on KQED public radio in San Francisco, Mark Schapiro appears on Health Dialogues in a discussion about toxins in consumer products, and efforts by the California Green Chemistry Initiative signed by Governor Schwarzenegger to put California at the forefront of chemical reform, aligning state laws more closely to those of the European Union.

New EU law requires chemical companies to come clean

CIR Staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:29:30 -0800

Today is the deadline for international chemical companies to comply with a sweeping new European law requiring proof that products they export are safe. On Marketplace, CIR's Mark Schapiro talks about the law, which may force American companies to make safer chemicals.

The case against phthalates

CIR Staff — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:28:30 -0700

On the Huffington Post, author and CIR editorial director Mark Schapiro responds to Dr. Elizabeth Whelan's claims that his new book Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power is contributing to "unfounded health scares." Schapiro writes:

Worry, be happy

Mark Schapiro — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0800

As we pass through the season of toy recalls into the heyday season of Christmas consumerism, few of the presidential candidates on either side of the aisle have yet to seriously focus on an issue that would send a powerful signal of commitment to protecting Americans. The question of ensuring American's security from the hazards to their health contained in hundreds of consumer products hangs like a ripe fruit for any candidate willing to pick it. Who is out there protecting Americans from these hidden hazards? The answer: practically nobody.

Listen to Schapiro on Fresh Air

Carrie Ching — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Mark Schapiro talks to Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air Monday, November 26, about his book Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everday Products and What's at Stake for American Power. Listen to Schapiro discuss how and why the U.S. is become a dumping ground for toxic products banned elsewhere in the world, and the response of U.S. industry and the government to the tightening of environmental protections in the European Union.

Toxic Inaction

Carrie Ching — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:25:42 -0700

Toxic Toys

Carrie Ching — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:04:49 -0700

What's in your lipstick?

Carrie Ching — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:21:42 -0700

Dan Mitchell's "What's Online" column in the New York Times featured Exposed this past Saturday:

If you want to know what’s in your food, finding out is easy enough — just look at the label. Federal law mandates that food producers list ingredients. Not so with makers of cosmetics, and millions of Americans have no idea what they are putting on their skin each day. That is not the case in Europe, where the European Union has imposed strict limits on the chemicals that manufacturers can use in products ranging from body spray to bug spray.

Brussels on top

Carrie Ching — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:09 -0700

This week The Economist featured Mark Schapiro's Exposed, calling it "a gripping new book." The article, "Brussels Rules OK," points out:

Exposed: A World Tour

Carrie Ching — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:31:54 -0700

Exposed: Selected Sources

Carrie Ching — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0700

An Interview with Mark Schapiro

Carrie Ching — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:19:39 -0700

The global power struggle over poisonous products

Carrie Ching — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:33:20 -0700

Vanja Petrovic interviews investigative journalist Mark Schapiro for AlterNet.org about his new book, Exposed,and why companies that manufacture hazard-free products for the European Union often produce toxin-filled versions of the same items for America and developing countries.

Exposed

Carrie Ching — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:30:18 -0700

Brussels' Clout

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:37:49 -0800