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SAFE NC: Recent Postings
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October 11, 2006: Target may have the latest
hip designs, but their aisles are filled with products made of
dangerous chemicals linked to cancer. The Center for Health,
Environment & Justice has launched a national campaign to ask
Target to phase out the poison plastic and switch to safer
alternatives, as other retailers have done.
Read CHEJ's Oct. 11, 2006
Press Release (includes photos from
Winston-Salem protest) | View Sam Suds video |
Read CHEJ's letter updating the campaign. (posted 12/07/06)
April 19, 2006: Recently, CHEJ's PVC Campaign
achieved the unthinkable - an organized consumer
initiative convinced some of the world's largest
corporations such as Wal-Mart, Microsoft and
Johnson & Johnson, to phase out their use of
PVC, the poison plastic, in packaging. We
can leverage these enormous victories with the
help of thousands of people like yourself
standing by our side. Join this winning campaign
by participating in the PVC
Action Network
Dec. 12: 2005: SENATOR DOLE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR UNETHICAL VOTE - Today members of the Blue
Ridge Environmental Defense League hand delivered
a letter to Senator Elizabeth Dole's Salisbury
office challenging her opposition to a ban on
using human subjects in pesticide experiments.
This summer, Senator Dole voted against a measure
introduced by Senator Boxer to ban testing
pesticides on children and pregnant women.
BREDL
Press Release & photo | BREDL Dec. 12, 2005 letter to
Senator Dole
Dec. 12, 2005: The rule promulgated under the
US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
Pesticide Programs would have severe negative
effects, allowing intentional exposure to
pesticides to children and the unborn. Also, the
EPA acknowledges that the impact of this rule
change would have implications for new
rulemakings at other federal agencies. But
the rule does not meet minimum standards of
ethical medical practice.
BREDL comments on rule
Dec. 7, 2005: Microsoft Completes
Phase Out of PVC, “the Poison Plastic”/
North Carolina Group Applauds Steps to
Eliminate PVC - Today the Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League and other
environmental organizations across the country
praised the efforts of major U. S. corporations
to eliminate PVC plastic from their products.
Read BREDL
Press Release
Dec. 7, 2004: A new report released today by
the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
(BREDL) documents the health risks to people
living near waste incinerators in North
Carolina. Citing as examples two medical
waste incinerators, Stericycle in Haw River and
BMWNC in Matthews, and the municipal solid waste
incinerator WASTEC in New Hanover County, BREDL
urged North Carolinians to learn about PVC, the
"Poison Plastic", and take action to
phase out its use. Read BREDL Press
Release
BREDL joins Center for Health,
Environment & Justice (CHEJ) in national
release of PVC Report - PVC, Bad News Comes
in Threes: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards
& The Looming Waste Crisis. This national
report will be released on Tuesday, December 7,
2004. It provides a comprehensive summary of the
hazards of PVC, with new information on the
looming PVC waste crisis. News Releases and
events in 19 States. For information on the
national release contact CHEJ at: 703-237-2249,
Cell Phone 703-627-9483. In North
Carolina, please contact BREDL Staffer David
Mickey at 336-769-0955.
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