Take Action: Agent Orange Corn Coming to a Farm Near You!
When you hear "Agent Orange", what do you think of? Death, destruction, war, illness, deforestation, CORN? Cancer.org explains our most common association with this herbicide: During the Vietnam War, US military forces sprayed millions of gallons of herbicides (plant-killing … [Read more...]
Jerry Brown Cuts School Bus Funding: Bad for Education, Bad for the Environment
If you live in California and your children ride a school bus, Governor Jerry Brown took away state funding for such transportation this week in his "trigger" budget cuts. As an educator, I recognize the particular challenge already facing financially strapped … [Read more...]
Great Children’s Literature: Can We Save the Tiger?
I am in love with Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins. The illustrations by Vicky White are top notch! Amazing compositions and detail, that is what attracts me to this book so much. The text is filled with informative, yet developmentally appropriate information about … [Read more...]
EPA Cleans House, Industry Fights Back
by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org The Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning house. Last week, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson released hundreds of chemical studies, which were formerly kept secret from the … [Read more...]
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