Toxic Chemicals
"Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the people of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it." -Chief Seattle
Toxic Chemicals Headlines
- 06/30/09 - E. coli O157 Comes Back with a Vengeance, and Other Nasty Toxins in Meat
- 06/29/09 - EPA Says Monsanto Mine Violates Law
- 06/29/09 - Study: Children Most Susceptible to Pesticides' Health Effects Until Age 7
- 06/23/09 - DOD, Defense Contractors Lobby to Block Perchlorate Advisory
- 06/22/09 - More Evidence Links Pesticides to Parkinson's
- 06/22/09 - Mountain Residents Worried about Beetle Spray
- 06/22/09 - 'Humanure' Victory: Green Toilet Wins Austin City Approval
- 06/22/09 - Less Toxic Methods Work Best to Control New York City Cockroaches
- 06/19/09 - What Pesticides are on Your Food? New Search Tool by Pesticide Action Network
- 06/19/09 - Artificial Sweeteners May Contaminate Water Downstream Of Sewage Treatment Plants And Even Drinking Water
- 06/18/09 - Even If You Don't Use Pesticides, Your Home May Harbor Them
- 06/12/09 - Medical Group Calls for Reducing Use of BPA
- 06/11/09 - Tell Coca-Cola to Protect Customers From BPA
- 06/11/09 - Dioxins in Food Chain Linked to Breastfeeding Problems
- 06/11/09 - New Studies Link BPA to Heartbeat and Fertility Problems
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The GNA Platform:
Press the politicians to support:
- A cost-efficient, publicly-funded, universal health care program with a preventive focus, a major emphasis on better nutrition, physical exercise, stress reduction, reduced exposure to toxins, and the use of complementary, natural medicine and practices.
- The recent "REACH" legislation in the European Union, whereby corporations are required to register and safety test all synthetic chemicals put into consumer products or released into the environment and demonstrate their safety, or else remove these chemicals from the market.
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Infobits
- "In the past 50 years more than 75,000 chemicals have been introduced into the environment. Today 300 synthetic chemicals are found in the bodies of humans. Even newborn babies have synthetic chemicals passed on from their mothers." - REACH (a program of the EU)
- Nationwide, air pollution causes 50,000 to 100,000 premature deaths per year.
- More than 7 million accidental poisonings occur each year, with more than 75% involving children under age 6!
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