An Update on Canada’s Chemicals Management Process, Monsanto-Bayer Approved to be the New Agrichem Giant, and Why this is Bad For You!

Posted on by Jean-Luc Lemery

Some weeks ago, we promised you a report on what’s happening at the federal level, in Canada and in the US. In Canada, we want to report on what the government is intending to do regarding the so-called Chemicals Management Process (CMP) report, filed last June in the context of a larger review of the … Continue reading An Update on Canada’s Chemicals Management Process, Monsanto-Bayer Approved to be the New Agrichem Giant, and Why this is Bad For You! →

Extra! Extra! Extra! The Washington Post on How the “Growing Stink” of Fragrance in Consumer Products is Driving Workers Out of the Workplace

Posted on by Jean-Luc Lemery

Garnering national attention, Elizabeth Leamy of the Washington Post  wrote yesterday that there is a ‘growing stink’ regarding the increasingly common use of unnecessary scents in everyday products – from garbage bags to tissues – that has led to over 1 in 3 Americans experiencing health problems when exposed to these high levels of scented … Continue reading Extra! Extra! Extra! The Washington Post on How the “Growing Stink” of Fragrance in Consumer Products is Driving Workers Out of the Workplace →

20,000 Scientists Underscore Alarm Over Changing Climate and Toxic Damage in “Warning Letter to Humanity”

Posted on by Varda Burstyn

“The publishers of the letter now say that the letter is the sixth most-discussed piece of research since Altmetric records, which track publications’ impact, began. It has prompted speeches in the Israeli Knesset and Canada’s BC Legislature.” The Independent Photo Credit: CBC News My plan for today had been to tackle the great big silence, the massive … Continue reading 20,000 Scientists Underscore Alarm Over Changing Climate and Toxic Damage in “Warning Letter to Humanity” →