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Why is Organic Cotton Clothing So Cool?

From Larry West, About.com GuideMarch 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.

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March 8, 2008 at 5:46 am
(1) guidoLaMoto says:

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?

March 10, 2008 at 7:51 am
(2) Tobi says:

Check out “The Emperor’s Old Clothes” for more on sustainable, climate-friendly clothing options from http://www.CheckerspotMagazine.ca

August 3, 2011 at 3:36 pm
(3) Erik Cusack says:

A great short topic about the organic cotton clothing. Well i had been in Turkey some time ago and visited the Parko Textiles farms and factories. A great place to start the organic cotton clothing production.

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