JuneBillie

Exactly!
My husband had a friend with cancer in his 20's, and he went through many treatments, and did recover. He told my husband that everything gives us cancer. They think cell phones may give us brain tumors, milk is filled with antibiotics, and growth hormones, egss use to be the worst thing we could eat to cause heart problems, but now it's ok, they say that our microwaves are giving us who knows what, etc. etc. , but one that really gets to me is some vaccines that contain things used from babies.

Susan

Needles

It is cotton fleece, as in sweatshirts. Don't be too hasty not using/banning, what do you think polyester is? Won't be much out their to buy for wearables either. About everything has polyester in it, unless you are buying, 100% cotton, silk, linen, flax. I find it hard to find things to wear because of it. Polyester doesn't breathe and is HOT to wear.

IBQUILTIN

I remember when they were saying that charcoal causes cancer. (in rats) And for it to cause a problem in humans you would have to eat like 50 lbs of BBQ's meat in one day every day for it to effect you. Why do they keep trying to scare us into not using things that are also "green" How much water do you think you would have to drink per day for how many years for it to have an effect? Don't let those environmentalists scare you. Quilt on, my friend, quilt on.

Prism99

It is not charcoal that is implicated in carcinogens from grilling meat; it is the HCAs produced by the combination of meat and high heat. The American Institute for Cancer mentions this on their website under "Science of Grilling":
http://preventcancer.aicr.org/site/N...s_iv_ctrl=2303

The purpose of science is not to scare people. It is to provide information. People are free to evaluate the quality of that information and to choose to act or not act on it.

In terms of quilting, I can understand how polyester fleece fibers contribute to pollution of the environment. As a consumer, I choose not to buy polyester fleece for quilting since there are many good, inexpensive alternatives that satisfy both my aesthetics and my desire to make responsible choices. Others may evaluate the information differently and/or make a different choice. I just hope such decisions are based on evaluation of information rather than on fear.

QuiltE

I agree with what Prism99 has said ... with one word added ...
(and am sure that P99 intended such)

All too often, conclusions are made with information that has little or no scientific base and without a balanced review from assorted credible sources.

.....how urban myths can get their starts ... and once established, are often hard to get stopped from spreading and considered to be factual.

memereof8

This is to all those who have commented in the negative about fleece...don't use it! However you have noooooo right to expect me to give it up. There is a company in MA that makes fleece from plastic soda bottles. Now that is what I call recycling!!! Give it up please and go sew, be happy and please do not mold your kids into future adults who will need counseling because they will be scared to of everything! Just to let you know, I am wearing my homemade fleece bathrobe and is it keeping me warm. Goodnight quilters!

memereof8

This is to all those who have commented in the negative about fleece...don't use it! However you have noooooo right to expect me to give it up. There is a company in MA that makes fleece from plastic soda bottles. Now that is what I call recycling!!! Give it up please and go sew, be happy and please do not mold your kids into future adults who will need counseling because they will be scared of everything! Just to let you know, I am wearing my homemade fleece bathrobe and is it keeping me warm. Goodnight quilters!

Onebyone

Perfectly stated.

sparkys_mom

That is disturbing. I was aware that it was made from recyclables and it also makes me wonder now about the Dream Green batting I use. On a different note, I was listening to NPR the other day and they were talking about an ingredient in sunscreen that is lethal to the coral reefs and it doesn't take much of it at all. Something like 50% of the Carribean coral reefs are dying and the ones off Australia are also suffering. It's so sad. There just doesn't seem to be anything that isn't destructive to something!

As far as plastic water bottles, I think they have their place but I hate to see people at CostCo, buying cases of it for everyday use because they think they are getting 'better' water. I've used a Brita water filter for years and the water does taste better but I'm not afraid to use my tap water. I'll buy liter or gallon bottles when I'm traveling with my dog so I have water for him but I use a thermos for myself on a daily basis. There just isn't, IMO, a reason to go through all those plastic bottles on a daily basis.

Chasing Hawk

PETA will try and stop us from wearing animal furs. So I guess we can all wear banana leaves then.