Tuesday, April 3, 2001 about 3:00 am (CST).

Seven (7) new posts this morning:

1) ~*~New This Week~*~
The Chemical Papers
Secrets of the Chemical Industry Exposed
AlterNet
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2) ~*~New This Week~*~
Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
PBS
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3) ~*~New This Week~*~
From Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report
PBS
Options:  Right-to-Know
Protecting Yourself, Your Family,
and Your Community
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4) ~*~New This Week~*~
Chemical Industry Archives
Environmental Working Group

Chemical companies say that
their products are rigorously tested
for health and safety, their facilities
are safe for workers and nearby
communities, and their industry
is tightly regulated.

Can we believe their claims?

Not based on their own internal documents,
thousands of which are now published
on this site for the first time.
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5) ~*~New This Week~*~
The Chemical Papers
AlterNet

AlterNet has compiled this page of articles,
actions and links for anyone interested in
becoming part of the movement to make
our food, water and communities safer
from untested chemicals. .

We encourage you to share this information
with your colleagues and loved ones, so we
can begin discussions in our communities
about how to protect ourselves and our
children from harmful toxins.
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6) ~*~New This Week~*~
Chemical and Pesticide Exposures
in Schools
Texas Center for Policy Studies
in pdf format
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7)  ~*~New This Week~*~
Unexpectedly High Chemical Levels
Found in Americans
March 21, 2001
CNN.com - Health
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Tuesday, April 3, 2001 about 12:00 noon (CST).

Two (2) additional posts:

1) ~*~New This Week~*~
Calling Erin Brockovich
The Chemical Industry's
Dirty Secrets Are Making Us Sick.
Salon.com
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2) ~*~New This Week~*~
Moyers Report on the U.S. Chemical Industry
Prompts Call for Congressional Hearings
Salon.com

Yes, Marie and others have the opportunity
to participate in the hearings!
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More postings throughout this afternoon and evening.
Please check back at 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm tonight.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2001 about 4:00 pm (CST).

Three (3) additional posts:

1) ~*~New This Week~*~
Finally Pesticide-Free on L'lle-Bizard
French Canadian Town Goes Pesticide-Free
A Letter from Normand Marinacci, LL.L.
Mayor of L'lle-Bizard
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Forward by JEAN-DOMINIC LÉVESQUE-RENÉ
Survivor of non-hodgkin lymphoma
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2) ~*~New This Week~*~
Environmentalists and Pest Management
Companies Join Forces,
Launch Effort to Offer Least Toxic
Choices that Protect Children and Consumers
Safety Source for Pest Management
Beyond Pesticide/NCAMP
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3) ~*~New This Week~*~
EPA Targets Public and Private University Campuses
for Environmental Compliance
Associated Press
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More postings throughout this evening.
Please check back at 10:00 pm tonight.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2001 about 10:00 pm (CST).

Three (3) additional posts:

1) ~*~New This Week~*~
States Seek Labeling of all Pesticides Ingredients
Four Attorneys General File Federal Lawsuit
to Require Full Pesticide Labeling
February 16, 2001
Press Release
[link corrected]
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2) ~*~New This Week~*~
Environmental Pesticide Linked
to Parkinson's Risk
Society of Toxicology
March 30, 2001
Reuters Health
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3) ~*~New This Week~*~
European Union to Tell Chemical Manufacturers
to Prove Chemicals Are Safe
February 13, 2001
BBC
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More postings ... tomorrow.
Please check back at 9:00 am tonight.
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