“It’s really important to get our children involved early and educate them about their connection to the planet, how things work, and what they can do to help. If our children grow up thinking that carrots come from a bag and milk comes from a carton, we are all in trouble.”
BPA ( Bisphenol-A) is a chemical used in countless numbers of our everyday items, from baby bottles to tin cans. BPA has shown to be toxic to humans, especially small children and expectant mothers. For years the FDA has been considering banning BPA in food packaging and has recently voted against the ban. Check out Phil Landrigans CBS clip below for more information on the decision. (more…)
Today, I am speaking at the 2nd Annual Green Schools Conference. This is a national gathering of K-12 leaders and educators coming together to make their schools and districts green and healthy centers of academic excellence. It’s amazing to think how fast the green and healthy school movement has grown in just the past few years. I will be speaking about several of the programs I work with to help provide environmental education and a healthier environment for our kids. Here’s a little information about these programs and where you can go to find out more! (more…)
I have a special announcement today. If you are worried like me, about children’s health issues such as the high rates of chronic diseases - try to tune in and get more information on sources of toxic exposure. Knowledge is power!!! This weekend CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be airing the beginning of his two act story – Toxic Schools on CNN Presents. CNN Presents airs Saturday & Sunday at 8pm & 11pm. Below is a brief description -
Schools are supposed to offer a healthy place to learn, but an investigation by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta found that’s often not the case. Dust, mold and other indoor air problems serious enough to trigger respiratory symptoms in children are present in an estimated one third of all schools nationally. Dr. Gupta’s investigation also took him to a Bronx school, where city tests showed potentially dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical – but administrators kept the results secret for months.
Dr. Gupta reports on toxic schools on CNN Presents, Saturday, January 14, at 8p and 11p Eastern (re-airing Sunday at 2a, 8p and 11p). These stories follow his award-winning Toxic America documentaries, Toxic Towns USA and Toxic Childhood. (more…)
Many of you have probably already heard the good news about Gov. Jerry Brown signing into law a ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups sold in California. The Environmental Working Group has backed The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act from the very beginning and was instrumental in its passage. (more…)
