Opinion Category
| Apr. 19, 2013 | In just a week, major momentum is built for safer chemicals By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director In just a matter of a week there have been significant advances on our quest to kick toxic chemicals to... Read more... |
| Apr. 12, 2013 | Bloggers travel to retailers across the country By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director You may have seen the buzz online about our newest campaign called Mind the Store. To be honest, I’m really... Read more... |
| Mar. 21, 2013 | Traveling Without Toxic Chemicals By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director If there is one thing my job requires, it is lots of travel. I find it to be one of... Read more... |
| Mar. 18, 2013 | Are safer chemicals and a thriving economy at odds? By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Last week we tackled this very question at a Safer Chemicals Small Business Forum in Orlando, Florida. Shane Shirley-Smith, a... Read more... |
| Mar. 08, 2013 | Raising our children to be volunteers By Anne Brock, Tennessee mom, avid volunteer and Safer Chemicals Blogger This post was re-published with permission from FlourSackMama.com My husband and I are raising... Read more... |
| Mar. 07, 2013 | Toxics Turn Up in Fresh Food By Tony Iallonardo, Communications Director Phthalates are insidious chemicals that are seemingly turning up everywhere. Research increasingly shows they can interfere with the production or... Read more... |
| Mar. 04, 2013 | Attacking asthma in our home By Lindsey Carmichael, New Hampshire mom and author of the book and iPhone app titled Greening Your Family. Are any of you frustrated with the... Read more... |
| Feb. 26, 2013 | Laws on toxic chemicals spur innovation How the chemical industry's rebuttal falls flat By Baskut Tuncak, orginially posted on the Center for International Environmental Law website. What are the drivers of... Read more... |
| Feb. 20, 2013 | Secret Scents Uncovering hidden allergies from fragrances By Alexandra Scranton Director of Science and Research Women’s Voices for the Earth Okay…so I’m a geek. I love data.... Read more... |
| Feb. 15, 2013 | Senator Lautenberg announces two year mission to pass toxics reform By Tony Iallonardo, Communications Director People who thought New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg would quietly ease into retirement as he approaches the final two years... Read more... |
| Feb. 14, 2013 | Would you like a side of arthritis with your pizza? By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director (Photo credit: Marc Wathieu) Due to modern technology it’s amazing that the grease from our pizza doesn’t stain the passenger... Read more... |
| Feb. 13, 2013 | War on cancer will be won with prevention By Bill Couzens, Founder of Less Cancer As I walked the Gettysburg Battlefield, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; I am taken in by the sword wielding angel... Read more... |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | Toxic Couture? By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Don’t we all like to feel fashionable from time to time? This week thousands have gathered in New York City... Read more... |
| Feb. 08, 2013 | Toxic-free furniture on the horizon Newly Proposed California Regulations Will Improve National Health and Fire Safety By Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD - Senior Scientist for the Natural Resources Defense Council... Read more... |
| Feb. 07, 2013 | Leading pediatrician lends advice on toxic chemicals Interview with Dr. Alan Greene, MD Dr. Alan Greene is a practicing pediatrician, founder of the award winning health and parenting site DrGreene.com, author of... Read more... |
| Feb. 04, 2013 | Baby (S)cents Would you use perfume on your baby? Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director We all love the smell of babies, but at what cost? It was just... Read more... |
| Jan. 30, 2013 | A mother's call for cancer prevention You may remember Vince Capaldi, the brave 21-year-old man who fought cancer and won. He shared his story as part of our cancer prevention series... Read more... |
| Jan. 24, 2013 | States are taking the lead 26 States to Consider Toxic Chemicals Legislation in 2013 The following post was originally published at Safer States. By Sarah Doll, National Director for Safer... Read more... |
| Jan. 17, 2013 | Ants go marching one-by-one By Lindsay Dahl One of my personal heroes is E.O. Wilson, a well-respected biologist, author and researcher. He has spent a good part of his... Read more... |
| Jan. 10, 2013 | Why I'll miss Lisa Jackson (and you should too) By Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director As you may have heard, Lisa Jackson has announced that she is stepping down as Administrator of the Environmental Protection... Read more... |
| Jan. 07, 2013 | Exploring cool facts and fuzzy science By Anne Brock, mother and blogger at Flour Sack Mama I could hardly tear my oldest daughter away from the solar system exhibit when we... Read more... |
| Dec. 19, 2012 | Fool me once, shame on you Chemical industry sponsors website trying to calm worried parents By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director It’s really pretty gross. And transparent. A new website was launched... Read more... |
| Dec. 19, 2012 | My quest to advance international pollution standards By Pam Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics What do Geneva, Alaska and a small town in Ohio have in common? These... Read more... |
| Dec. 11, 2012 | How do retailers rank on chemicals in personal care products? Who's Naughty and Who's Nice? Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics It’s December 11th - just a few weeks before... Read more... |
| Dec. 10, 2012 | Will Women Senators Stand Up for Moms? Passing the Safe Chemicals Act: Time to Woman Up By Maureen Swanson, Learning Disabilities Association of America Come January, for the first time in our... Read more... |
| Dec. 07, 2012 | Non-Toxic Shopping Guide By Lindsay Dahl It’s that time of year again, can you believe it’s already December? For some people the holidays are the best time of... Read more... |
| Dec. 06, 2012 | When will Dow Chemical get off the toxic couch? By Mike Belliveau, Senior Strategist, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families When Herbert H. Dow tapped the bromine salt deposits beneath Midland, Michigan, he launched a major... Read more... |
| Dec. 03, 2012 | Meet Vince: 25-year-old Cancer Survivor Vince Capaldi is not your average 25 year-old. Vince and his professional skateboarder brother Mike Mo Capaldi are co-owners and founders of Glassy Sunhaters, a... Read more... |
| Dec. 03, 2012 | Tips to avoid toxic chemicals in food By Lindsay Dahl We know the best solution for addressing toxic chemicals is for Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act, but in the meantime... Read more... |
| Nov. 29, 2012 | Good Parenting for the Chemical Industry By Laura MacCleery Laura is a mom and valued Safer Chemicals Blogger - check out her blog Laura's Rules and follow her on Twitter. Here's... Read more... |
