Do Care What Is In Your Food?

Please take action to stop the FAKE food safety bill, S. 510. As written, this bill will put large corporate farms and their lobbyists in charge of every aspect of our food production.

This is another power play to use the real problem--dangerous organisms in our food supply-- and to do absolutely the wrong thing about it.

We need to keep onerous new bureaucratic regulation from driving out of business the small operations that are the bed rock of our real food supply safety. And most of all we don't need another food czar who is just a corporate crony to wave through a massive invasion of genetically modified crops and animals and call it food safety modernization.

This food safety issue is something we must keep an eye on. Big Farms reminds me too much of Big Oil and Gas. We know where that led . .

Take action today.

Tags: corporate farming, food safety, S. 510, stop the GMOs, take action

Give a Gift that Matters this Christmas

Give meaningful gifts this holiday that will help protect endangered animals.

This year, adopt wildlife through Oceana's adoption center. Friends and family will enjoy gifts that make a difference, and you will know that your gift is helping to save the lives of endangered wildlife.

And as a special thank you for your support this year, we’re offering a 15% discount on your order to help you maximize your gift-giving this season. Just use the code: SAVENOW

Some of the creatures in need:

Stop destructive fishing practices that kill endangered sea turtles.	Save sharks by helping put an end to shark finning and destructive fishing.	Help protect the polar bear from climate change and oil and gas development.
Protect dolphins from deadly diseases caused by ocean pollution.	Help save seal from losing their homes due to climate change.	Save octopus and other marine creatures from oil and other pollution dumped into the ocean.

Holiday gift cards

Friends and family will feel honored by gifts that make a difference. Give them Gift of the Oceans cards
to let them know you care about protecting the worlds oceans. These cards are environmentally friendly:
printed with soy ink on recycled paper and produced with 100% wind power.

Tags: oceana, adopt wildlife, turtle, shark, polar bear, dolphin, seal, octopus, save 15 percent

Do YOU Approve of Chemicals in Your Home?

The millions of dollars the American Chemistry Council (ACC) spent on lobbying and political campaign contributions apparently paid off for them.

Eleventh-hour lobbying last week by the American Chemistry Council prevented a proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles from even being considered by the U.S. Senate.

bisphenol A (BPA), toxic at low doses, has been linked to obesity, prostate cancer, breast cancer and early puberty in girls.

Some of our Senators still need to be convinced that getting BPA out of baby food and infant formula is an urgent food safety issue that MUST be addressed. Recent research shows the timing of exposure may be especially critical, especially during gestation, childhood and pregnancy.

Household Chemicals Linked to Early Puberty, Infertility - read this article on WEB MD.

Shortcuts to recent important studies added to www.OurStolenFuture.org.

Consumer Affairs - chemicals found in mother's milk.

High exposure to BPA Linked to Low Sperm Count on ABC Health News.

Previous posts on chemicals on EndangeredSpaces blog.

Tags: chemicals, bpa, american chemical council, ACC lobby, take action, infertility, low sperm count, early puberty

Poisons in Our Homes

We must stop poisoning our water, our environment, our air, ourselves and our children. The law that should protect us, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), became law in 1976. New legislation has been proposed that will address the weaknesses in the old law. Take action to let Congress know YOU want the poisoning to STOP.

Personal Note: In my lifetime (50+ years), I have seen a steady increase in thyroid problems, prostate and breast cancer, autism, cancer in household pets, childhood asthma and birth defects. I believe these changes are caused by chemicals in our homes and environments. We must stop poisoning ourselves and our children. Please, take action to let Congress know YOU want the poisoning to STOP.

Tags: household chemicals, bpa, pfc, phthalates, poisons, take action

"Dona Nobis Pacem"

Well, do you like it? I will be making others for my blogs, so you will have ample opportunity to BOO and SSSS. Only kidding. I love making the peace globes and so will you if you try.

What started with one blogger and one blog in 2006 has traveled from blog to blog across the globe until it has reached 50 countries. BlogBlast for Peace is an annual blog event and is expanding each year. Join us this year.

As long as there is hope in the world and bloggers who long for peace, BlogBlast for Peace will be held November 4. If you wish to join the peace bloggers, please visit Mimi's site.

Tags: blog blast for peace, peace bloggers, peace gloves, mimiwrites, november 4