Massachusetts
New England Currents Summer 2009
New England Clean Water Currents, Summer 2009
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Clean Water Action's 15th Annual Benefit September 13th
09/13/2009 - 18:00
09/13/2009 - 21:00
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Location(s)
Newton Center, MA
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Place: Andover-Newton Theological School, Newton Center, MA
Patrick Lucey, an aquatic biologist from British Columbia, has been an international leader in advancing new approaches to integrated water and energy management. Join us for an inspiring presentation on his work to transform barren, non-functioning landscapes into lush, lucrative enterprises. The evening will include dessert, a celebration of victories, and a forecast of what is ahead.
Contact Name:
Elizabeth Saunders
Contact Phone:
1 617-338-8131
Contact Email:
More Shocking News on BPA
New England Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Elizabeth Saunders and Erin Boles, with son Thomas, deliver BPA petitions on Gov. Deval Patrick.
15th Annual Benefit for Clean Water Action Massachusetts
Transforming our built environment, restoring healthy communities:
An ecologist's plan
Guest Speaker: Patrick Lucey
Sunday, September 13th 6:00-9:00 PM
Wilson Chapel, Andover-Newton Theological School
New England Currents|Online: Archive
New England Currents|Online, Spring 2009
2009 New England Legislative Updates
Mobilizing For Action in New Hampshire
Clean Water Action Prevents Mercury Pollution and Promotes Energy Efficiency
New England Currents|Online, Summer 2009
In this issue of New England Currents|Online:
More Shocking News on BPA
Last year it was lead, this year Bisphenol A (BPA) is the toxic chemical making news headlines and worrying parents. BPA is the building block of polycarbonate plastic and has been found to leach from many baby bottles and other products. BPA has been linked to obesity, early onset puberty, low sperm count, hyperactivity, depression and other health effects. Recently, two new studies have been released showing some more shocking exposure pathways and effects of BPA.
Massachusetts' Green Revolution
New England Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Worried about the cost of heating your home? You're not alone. After the major spike in the price of oil to almost $150 per barrel last year, the Patrick administration in Massachusetts formed a Winter Heating Task Force to address the potential heating oil crisis facing families across the commonwealth. Clean Water Action testified at the Task Force hearing to stress the need for energy efficiency measures as a critical element to reducing energy use and costs to families.
Clean Water Action Prevents Mercury Pollution and Promotes Energy Efficiency
New England Currents|Online, Summer 2009
Clean Water Action's Zero Mercury Campaign has launched campaigns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to require manufacturers to take responsibility for the collection and recycling of thermostats and light bulbs that contain mercury.
Everyone in New England is familiar with the old fashioned round thermostat used to control the temperature in our houses. Many people don't know that those thermostats contain 3 to 5 grams of mercury. Since a single gram of mercury is toxic enough to contaminate all of the fish in a 20-acre lake, that adds up to a significant source of pollution that needs to be controlled.
How Safe is Your Bath Tub?
Summer 2009, Volume 37, No. 2
Children's bubble baths should be clean, safe and fun. But No More Toxic Tub, a report published in March 2009 by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in partnership with Clean Water Action and other organizations, found contaminants and other hazardous ingredients in numerous popular shampoos, soaps and body care products marketed to babies and children. The report lists 38 products that were shown to be contaminated with the carcinogenic chemicals formaldehyde, 1,4-dioxane or both, although neither contaminant appears on product labels.
