This evening I've been thinking that maybe at the end of each week I should just have a Summary Saturday and create links to various interesting reports, articles, and sites I've noticed throughout the week. I have information coming to me on a routine basis through multiple organizations and a lot of it is worthy information to pass on here. Although I might not have time to summarize everything, the title that includes the link usually gives you a good idea of the information to be presented.
Better Birth Weight for Babies of Exercisers from the New York Times. Babies with birth weights over 8lbs 12oz have an increased risk for obesity. Regular exercise while pregnant can slightly reduce babies birth weight.
18,000 Gallons of Oil Spill Into Louisiana Wildlife Refuge summarized by Treehugger and originally reported via Associated Press. Since this is local and the gulf and its inhabitants already battle with being a Dead Zone, I find this headline particularly disheartening.
As if you needed another reason to eat non-factory farmed eggs, but here it is: Appalling Cruelties at Nation's Top Egg Producers, shared by the Humane Society.
Bad chemistry: The poison in the plastic that surrounds us. The London Independent offers a summarization of the issues associated with BPA---why and how it's bad for us. Warning: This is a lengthy article.
And the following all apply to the Safer Chemicals Act:
The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act produced by Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Warning: Length.
The Most Toxic Home Products by Forbes Magazine.
Ask The EPA to Support TSCA Reform. It just takes a minute and sends an email to Administrator Jackson showing your support of increased regulation on chemicals in our consumer products. When only a small percentage of the chemicals on the market have been tested for human health effects, reform is needed...
And I'm not sure if I've ever posted this or not, but one of my coworkers and I were talking about this reference sheet this morning. I have this posted on my fridge: Pollution in People: 10 Things You Can Do compiled by the Oregon Environmental Council. If you've never read OEC's Pollution in People Report, I would highly suggest it as it measured the chemical body burdens of 10 varied Oregon residents. While the study was specific to Oregon, many of the findings correspond to most individuals.
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Thank you for this. I have looked at the summary list of Pollution in People and downloaded the full report to look at when I have more time. The weather is so lovely at the moment I want to be outside gardening - we almost have blossom here now!
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