Toxicity
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Monday, March 17th, 2008In another astonishing push of politics over fact and science, President Bush forced the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to weaken the smog standards for cities despite the known need to reduce smog drastically to reduce pollution induced health problems. What this administration is saying is that citizens of America, we are not interested in your […]
The World is Changing – Unfortunately the U.S. isn’t When it Comes to Toxicity
Thursday, March 13th, 2008In a remarkable book written by Mark Schapiro Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What’s at Stake for American Power, he details how the European Union (EU) has supplanted the United States as the leader in the fight against environmental toxicity. On June 1, 2007, the parliament of the EU voted for a […]
The Environmental Destruction Agency
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008The US EPA, which once stood for the Environmental Protection Agency, is an outright sham today due to its director Stephen Johnson. He has done what he could to demoralize the staff, disregards law, science and the rules of the agency and forgets what it is his agency was mandated by Congress to do which […]
Go for the Cure Instead of Stop the Cause – Misused Money in the Fight Against Breast Cancer?
Monday, March 10th, 2008Most of us have been affected by breast cancer. Whether you are a survivor, know someone who has had it (my mother) or have a friend who has or did have it, breast cancer is a devastating disease. Major corporations such as the makers of Campbell’s soup have jumped on the “Go For The Cure” […]
According to Time Magazine – The Top 10 Green Ideas
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Time Magazine had an article about the top 10 Green Ideas. The health of our environment is critical as our own health is closely tied to it. Here is Time’s top 10: #1. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – This group of scientists were the ones to come out and show, global warming […]
Combinational Toxicity – The Toxic Soup Within Our Bodies
Monday, March 3rd, 2008In an article published in the British journal, New Scientist, author Bijal Trivedi reports on how combinations of the toxic effects of the toxins within our bodies can be far greater than the sum of the toxins. Say if the lethality of each of 8 chemical toxicant by themselves was .01 on a scale of 0-5, […]
Don’t Use Nalgene Bottles
Thursday, February 28th, 2008According to researchers at the University of Cincinnati, Nalgene bottles will leach the chemical bisphenol A into water at room temperature. I had previously warned people at my lectures to avoid hot water and Nalgene but now it looks like even normal water temperatures will cause leakage. Read this report from the Environmental Working Group.
Pesticides and Autism – More Data Supporting My View on the Effect of Toxins
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008At the AutismOne conference back in 2005, I was in room #2 talking about the link of multiple toxins and autism. In room #1 was Dr. Rasheed Buttar who was all about mercury. I told my audience that one day, the multiple toxin theory was going to be in room #1 eventually, maybe not with […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Five
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Last in a series of tips to help change the world. Remember, we do not need to do big things everyday, small ones done often will make as big of an affect than the occasional big change. The key is to do something. Tip #21 – Buy organic whenever possible. In the ’60s, the world […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Four
Friday, February 22nd, 2008More tips to make your world greener. And happier! Tip #16- Dump the gas powered lawnmower. Gasoline powered mowers generate as much pollution per hour as 40 cars. Switch to an electric or better yet, get a manual reel mower. Xeriscape if you can. Smaller lawns equals less water use. Tip #17- Plant a tree. […]
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