Tag: chemicals
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Weather Modification in Idaho
Idaho’s Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification: Addressing Concerns and Seeking Transparency Watch this video of Miste Karlfeldt discussing the Idaho Water Resource Board and Cloud Seeding in Idaho with Dr. Daniel Bobinski of True Idaho News In Idaho, cloud seeding and weather modification programs have raised legitimate concerns among residents who question whether we are…
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Boise Parks Reduce the Herbicide Use
Boise Parks and Recreation Expands Pesticide Reduction Efforts, Promotes Environmental Health and Safety. Send a quick ‘thank you’ email to the agency supporting their efforts to create a healthier and safer community parks. parks@cityofboise.org Boise Parks and Recreation has started a pilot program to reduce pesticide use in the city’s parks, which is a step in the…
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Toxic Chemicals Contaminate Foods Marketed to Children
The FDA refused to test our foods for contamination. EPA refuses to reduce the amount of toxins permitted on our food crops. Independent studies show that our food is filled with toxic chemicals. The weedkiller, produced by Bayer-Monsanto, was detected in all 21 oat-based cereal and snack products sampled in a new round of testing…
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Bees Attracted to Dangerous Fungicides
Most people have heard that honey bee populations are struggling–and the affects that neonicotinoid pesticides are having on honey bee health are gradually becoming main-stream knowledge. Interestingly, what is coming to light as more research is done, fungicides may also have an adverse effect on honey bee health as well. Glorybee.com: We need bees. With…
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Explosion of Chronic Disease in Our Children
Over the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease in our children have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has a severe allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 36 has autism and the list goes on. While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues…
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15% of the chemicals in our personal care have NOT been tested for safety
The science is there. The awareness is not. Let’s talk. This Johnson & Johnson product right here is rated a 10 for carcinogenicity, developmental & reproductive toxicity, and ranks high for allergies & immunotoxocities. We’re bathing babies in cancer causing products and killing their fertility. There is NO ONE testing these products for safety before…
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Commerical Hand Sanitizers Puts 10x more Chemicals IN your body
You use hand sanitizer to keep dangerous germs out, but you’re really inviting toxic chemicals in. Research proves that the active ingredient in hand sanitizer is an endocrine disruptor(1), easily absorbed through your skin, and might be linked to cancer. Its name? Triclosan. Hand sanitizer companies use triclosan as an antibacterial agent; it is, after…
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Let’s Talk About The Threat of Toxins On Our Children
HFI: Toxins and Our Kids. Tiny amounts of lead, chemical flame retardants and organophosphate pesticides such as Round Up, among other toxins, course through the blood of nearly every American. But just how much worry is a little poison worth? A lot, especially when considering the cumulative effects of this chemical cocktail on children. Our…
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EPA to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
OCTOBER 30, 2015 Washington, D.C. — Some 15 years after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chlorpyrifos from residential use, the agency proposed today to ban the neurotoxic pesticide from use in agricultural fields as well. The announcement came after a recent court of appeals decisions gave EPA a deadline to take meaningful action on…
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An Attempt to Create the Toxin Free Household
I always thought of toxins as those products to ‘keep out of reach of child’ or I would end up calling poison control. Recently, I have begun to realize that toxins are those chemicals that disrupt our bodies natural processes, cause a plethora of ailments and could cause long term serious health issues. Thinking back,…