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Ben Lee Uses Pop Music to Address Global Issues

Rhonda Winter — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:13 +0000

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Australian musician Ben Lee brilliantly weaves daunting issues such as the global water crisis, religious intolerance, consumerism, hunger, greed, renewable energy and global warming into this inescapably catchy pop song. Lee has also been nominated as one of PETA’s world’s sexiest vegetarians.

Health Canada Finds BPA in Canned Soft Drinks

Heather Dunham — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:00:07 +0000

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is reporting that a recently-published study by Health Canada found that the vast majority of canned soft drink and energy drinks contain bisphenol A, a known endocrine disruptor and estrogen mimic.

The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in January, tested 72 canned drinks purchased in 2007 and found detectable levels of BPA in 69 of them. The levels are within the limits of what Health Canada considers “safe,” however, some critics believe that there is no safe level of this chemical, pointing out that studies in peer-reviewed science journals have shown that BPA can increase breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer cell growth in animal testing even at very low doses.

Music Meets Global Warming: Wirehead’s “Losing Ground”

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:08:58 +0000

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Musicians keep cranking out the eco-songs… and that’s a great way to bring the green message to a broader audience. Wirehead’s “Losing Ground” is a call to action that’s a little bit 80s pop-rock (they list Toto as an influence), a little bit jazz-rock fusion (think Steely Dan), and a whole lot of of environmental awareness. Thanks to Wirehead drummer Clive Edwards for sharing this…