Hazardous chemicals

Hazardous chemicals found in many outdoor clothing brands

Last edited 27 January 2016 at 4:04pm
25 January, 2016

Hazardous and persistent chemicals, dangerous to human health and the environment, have been found in the products of leading outdoor brands. 

Brands like The North Face, Patagonia, Mammut, Columbia and Haglofs keep using PFCs to make their gear waterproof despite their claims of sustainability and a love for nature, a new Greenpeace report has revealed. The report, Leaving Traces: the Hidden Hazardous Chemicals in Outdoor Gear was presented today at a press conference at ISPO Munich, the biggest outdoor trade show in Europe.

Article tagged as: Detox, detox outdoor, Hazardous chemicals, Mammut, outdoor clothing, Paramo, The North Face

Greenpeace investigation reveals toxic scandal with World Cup merchandise

Last edited 19 May 2014 at 11:50am

Full report “A Red Card for sportswear brands”: http://bit.ly/1hR7tba Other resources linked at bottom of email.

19 May, 2014

Hamburg, 19 May 2015 – Football merchandise produced by adidas, Nike and Puma ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil has been found to contain hazardous chemicals according to a new investigation by Greenpeace Germany.

33 items including boots, goalkeeper gloves and the official ‘Brazuca’ ball were tested for a range of substances. adidas’ iconic ‘Predator’ football boots were found to contain very high levels of toxic PFC at 14 times the company’s own restriction limits [1].

Article tagged as: Detox, football, Hazardous chemicals, kick it

No oil in the Arctic for Cairn, but hazardous chemicals aplenty


Posted by bex — 29 September 2011 at 10:50am - Comments
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct
All rights reserved. Credit: © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace
Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise and Esperanza intercepting Cairn Energy's controversial Arctic rig

Yesterday brought the news that yet another Cairn well off Greenland - the sixth so far - has come up dry. The Delta-1 well will be plugged and abandoned and Cairn now has to pin its hopes for this year's drilling season on two remaining wells.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, go beyond oil, greenland, Hazardous chemicals, OSPAR, wildlife

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