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Your Body is a Corporate Test Tube —
30 Apr 2013 —
Gerald Markowitz explains that increasingly we are each a toxic waste site, full of the chemicals and toxics used in pesticides, industrial processes, and consumer products. Many impacts to human health are already well understood, but good long-term studies are often not done—or have their results buried by corporations with a vested interest in continuing to sell toxic products. Markowitz begins with lead pollution, the coverup of evidence of its health effects, and the ultimate removal of lead from products and gasoline. But then he moves through a litany of similar situations with industrial chemicals that leave us all looking like human guinea pigs.
The Politics of Lawn Chemicals—How Canadians Beat the 2,4-D Bunch —
21 Mar 2013 —
Paul Tukey of SafeLawns.org talks about his latest effort, a documentary film called Chemical Reaction, which charts the fight to ban lawn pesticides in Hudson, Quebec. It all started with one determined Hudson physician repeatedly petitioning the local council; it ended up with 85% of Canada banning cosmetic lawn pesticides. Tukey also reviews how lawn chemicals affect the health of humans and pets.
Replacement for BPA—BPS—Also a Problem —
18 Feb 2013 —
Industry is finally moving away from Bis-Phenol-A (BPA) and its well publicized health risks. It has used a substitute, a sister chemical called Bis-Phenol-S (BPS). Guess what! It's a problem too! Who could have guessed that a nearly-identical compound would also be an endocrine disruptor?!!? Worse still, BPS is active at VERY low concentrations and is found in many common items, including US currency.
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