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Did You Know ...



This page is devoted to letting you know about important environmental, and health related issues. It will provide links
to different websites and articles of interest.



The Environment


Where exactly does all that stuff we acquire, or buy, come from ... and where does it all go? – www.storyofstuff.com

Today, seventy-five percent of food products are derived from genetically engineered seed. Learn more about The Organic Center – Join Mission Organic 2010.

Green Path North won't be so green if the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) builds a new corridor through the high desert in California. – www.cadesertco.org



Toxic Exposures


Are there heavy metals in your dinnerware, or child's birthday cake?
Dinnerware - Bluedominoes.com
Birthday cakes - Bluedominoes.com

How safe are plastic 'microwave-safe' containers?
The Daily Green – www.thedailygreen.com

What ingredients are in cosmetics, and how do they affect teens?
Environmental Working Group's Report – www.ewg.org

What you need to know if you are using baby bottles, and infant formula.
Environmental Working Group – www.ewg.org

There are prescription drugs in our water systems? What can we do?
The Daily Green – www.thedailygreen.com
Tree Hugger – www.treehugger.com

Study links early cell phone use to a rare brain cancer.
The Daily Green – www.dailygreen.com

Mothballs are made from paradichlorobenzene and can cause health problems including damage to liver and kidneys. They are especially hazardous to children.



Vaccines


What you need to know before you vaccinate.
National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) – www.nvic.org



Community Resources


Kids stuck on a homework question? The Los Angeles Library now offers live online help for children in English and Spanish, as well as many other exciting resources and services. If your local library doesn't yet offer this resource, perhaps you can inspire them into action. – http://www.lapl.org/OnlineResources










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