Varda Burstyn

“Air Fresheners” And Many Other Common Chemicals Cause Smog, Are More Toxic Than Traffic Emissions: The Stunning New Study in Science That Finally Puts Regulation of Everyday Toxics On The Agenda

Wake up and smell the smog... To this day, when most people think of pollution they think of belching factories, thick plumes of sulphurous smoke, poisonous flows into streams and lakes and, of course, vehicular emissions. These types of pollution are all too widespread, affect the least affluent among us the most and should, indeed, … Continue reading “Air Fresheners” And Many Other Common Chemicals Cause Smog, Are More Toxic Than Traffic Emissions: The Stunning New Study in Science That Finally Puts Regulation of Everyday Toxics On The Agenda →

“For decades, pollution and its harmful effects on people’s health, the environment, and the planet have been neglected both by Governments and the international development agenda. Yet, pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world today...” The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, October 19, 2017 Graphic Credit: World … Continue reading It’s a Sick World and Getting Sicker: New Report From Top Researchers Shows Health Costs of Toxics Exposures Now Exceed 10% of Global GDP →

Living in the world of anti-toxics activism is akin to living in a parallel universe to the world of governments and politicians. In the anti-toxics universe you see the scope and scale of of the damage done by chemicals, reported by experts month after month, year after year, decade after devastating decade. You’re also … Continue reading Can We Communicate with the Parallel Universe of Governments and Politicians Where Toxics Don’t Exist? – Introducing a 4-Part Mini-Series on Toxics, Policy, and Politics →