Category Archives: BPA

Living Downstream Movie–St. John’s Theater

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Wendy Daray

  The movie Living Downstream will show tonight only at the St. John’s Theater.  The movie features Sandra Steingraber and her book Living Downstream.  Both the book and the movie highlight the personal battles with cancer of the author, her … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Environmental Health, Phathalates, Watch | Leave a comment

One Step at a Time Toward Toxin Free Children

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Wendy Daray

I just watched and then retweeted the link to this video on twitter.  It is really worth a watch.  It is very well done and it takes only a few minutes.  I was so inspired by the video that I … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Environment, Environmental Health, Phathalates, Precautionary Principle, Toxins | Leave a comment

Are You Concerned About Cell Phone/Cell Tower Safety? Me Too.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Wendy Daray

I found this article this morning on urbanMamas.com.  It is about the installation of a new cell tower in the Beaumont Wilshire neighborhood.  We had a similar issue exactly a year ago.  We are technically in the Woodstock neighborhood, but … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Cell Phones, Environment, Environmental Health, Local, Precautionary Principle, Watch | Leave a comment

Say Bye-Bye to BPA

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Wendy Daray

If you are an Oregon resident, this is your chance to get bisphenol A (BPA) out of children’s bodies in our state.  The Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) has a lot of great information on their website about the dangers of … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Environment, Environmental Health, Toxins | Leave a comment

Big Rex is Not Our Friend

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Wendy Daray

I am feeling less peaceful today.  I was visiting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website today looking for some info about product testing requirements and exemptions for another crafter.  Right there on the main page was a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Environmental Health, Phathalates, Precautionary Principle, Read, TESC, Toxins | Leave a comment

The Body Toxic & SIGG’s Sidestep

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Wendy Daray

In celebration of the release of The Body Toxic in paperback, Nena Baker read from her book at Powell’s Thursday night.  Nena touched on a few of the major players making up the chemical soup of our everyday lives.  She … Continue reading →

Posted in BPA, Environment, Environmental Health, Phathalates, Precautionary Principle, Read, Toxins | Leave a comment