Margaret Badore, Design / Green Architecture, September 3,
2013
This article is the first of a series examining the risks
associated with spray polyurethane foam.
8/31/13
Massachusetts Senate President pushes aid for clean water. Senate President Therese Murray said Wednesday that one of the Senate's top priorities will be to help cities and towns pay to repair and replace aging water infrastructure systems, a problem some lawmakers describe as rivaling transportation in its need for new funding sources. By STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE August 28, 2013 State House News Service, Massachusetts. http://bit.ly/1cn3IZD
8/21/13
Posted: 20 Aug 2013 09:15 PM PDT
Public water supplies are safer than ever – a lot safer
than most bottled water. But new concerns about emerging contaminants like
pharmaceuticals and fragrances could drive up future costs for water treatment.
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8/3/13
Cancer Revisited: Our Evolving Thinking, And Where’s The Cure? by Rachel Zimmerman, Cancer -- and our evolving thinking about its nuances, complexity and how to treat it -- is in the news this week.
Where’s The Cure For Cancer? We examine the ongoing war on cancer, why we’re not closer to a cure already and where the promising research is now. http://onpoint.wbur.org/
Widespread Chemical Bisphenol A Linked To Flawed Eggs In Women, by Carey Goldberg, Researchers find that the ubiquitous chemical Bisphenol A may harm egg quality in women.
Collaborating for a Cure: Avon's Unifying Fight against Breast Cancer Marc Hurlbert joined Avon 10 years ago to help positively impact those affected by breast cancer. His mission: to unite non-profits.
6/22/13
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
A public reading of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring will be held tomorrow, Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m.–noon at the farmers market. Published in 1962, Silent Spring documents the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment. The public reading is organized by Antioch College students, and volunteers are invited to come out and read in 20-minute shifts. Yellow Springs News
5/31/13
Posted: 30 May 2013
Researchers found 56 chemicals — including cocaine — at trace amounts in 47 of 50 Minnesota lakes, including many in relatively pristine parts of the state. Some are thought to be endocrine disruptors, which can block or act like hormones in people and wildlife. They are used in pharmaceuticals, personal care products and industrial processes, but are largely unregulated.
5/15/13
Glyphosate (Roundup): Most Biologically Disruptive Chemical in Our Environment?
Monsanto wants you to believe that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®, is only “minimally toxic” to humans, whatever that means. But the most recent study on the most widely used herbicide in the world says, once again, otherwise. According to the report: Glyphosate residues found in the main foods of the Western diet – sugar, wheat, and genetically modified corn and soy – inhibit critical enzymes in mammals. Its negative impact on the body is “insidious and manifests slowly over time, as inflammation damages cellular systems throughout the body.”
5/13/13
National Audubon Society Celebrates 10th Anniversary Rachel Carson Awards
The National Audubon Society will celebrate their 10th AnniversaryWomen in Conservation Luncheon by presenting the 2013 Rachel Carson Award to two exceptional women at The Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, May 29. The prestigious award, launched in 2004, recognizes visionary women whose dedication, talent and energy have greatly advanced environmental and conservation causes locally, nationally and globally.
http://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/wic_general_press_release_final.pdf
Keynote is historian Douglas Brinkley, who will speak about the legacy of Rachel Carson and women like Marian Heiskell and Lady Bird Johnson who will leave ever-lasting impacts on our country. An excerpt from his new book Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Stewart Udall and the Environmental Movement, 1961 to 1964, appeared in Audubon magazine, the same publication that dared print an excerpt of Carson’s Silent Spring, the iconic, bestselling book published 50 years ago.
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/conservation/rachel-carson-and-jfk-environmental-tag-team
http://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/documents/wic_general_press_release_final.pdf
Keynote is historian Douglas Brinkley, who will speak about the legacy of Rachel Carson and women like Marian Heiskell and Lady Bird Johnson who will leave ever-lasting impacts on our country. An excerpt from his new book Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Stewart Udall and the Environmental Movement, 1961 to 1964, appeared in Audubon magazine, the same publication that dared print an excerpt of Carson’s Silent Spring, the iconic, bestselling book published 50 years ago.
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/conservation/rachel-carson-and-jfk-environmental-tag-team
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