Why is Organic Cotton Clothing So Cool?
Wednesday March 5, 2008
What's the buzz about organic cotton? Well for one thing, it avoids exposing wearers to hazardous chemicals. According to the EPA, seven of the top 15 pesticides used on U.S. cotton crops are potential or known human carcinogens. Learn why health and environmental concerns are prompting hip designers, and celebrities such as U2 lead singer Bono, to choose organic cotton. And find out where you can get your own organic cotton clothing.
Photo by Jean-Francois Carly. Used with permission.
Comments
Right. One can hardly walk down the street without stepping over the bodies piled up of people who drop dead in their tracks from cancer caused by chemical residue on their clothes. Who thinks up this merde?
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