tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.comments2023-06-29T06:51:04.724-04:00Toxic Free NCToxic Free NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-20750786882071366922014-02-25T03:47:16.058-05:002014-02-25T03:47:16.058-05:00Such a good post. IT helps to our children regardi...Such a good post. IT helps to our children regarding concern to the harmful chemicals. jennifer ammersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228007519844549705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-91863829840533332013-11-15T09:49:05.441-05:002013-11-15T09:49:05.441-05:00We are incredibly luck to have Paul volunteering w...We are incredibly luck to have Paul volunteering with us!!!Fawn Pattisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889630723625099276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-63382329450544601952013-10-29T10:57:30.370-04:002013-10-29T10:57:30.370-04:00Thank you, Melissa--They deserved it, and it was a...Thank you, Melissa--They deserved it, and it was an honor to be there to witness!Toxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-5938883229615223482013-10-23T14:28:05.987-04:002013-10-23T14:28:05.987-04:00Wonderful post, and so happy to see young farmwork...Wonderful post, and so happy to see young farmworkers at the table of environmental justice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019006711751985143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-10700703255739246972013-10-12T01:16:09.985-04:002013-10-12T01:16:09.985-04:00Concrete Foam has been used as a fire-extinguishin...Concrete Foam has been used as a fire-extinguishing medium for flammable and combustible liquids. Unlike other extinguishing agents - water, dry chemical, CO2, etc., a stable aqueous foam can extinguish a flammable or combustible liquid fire by the combined mechanisms of cooling, separating the flame/ignition source from the product surface, suppressing vapors and smothering.<br />Concrete Foamhttp://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Benefits-of-Concrete-Foam--Used-to-Form-Cellular-Light-Weight-Concrete/6126745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-52238127093742648252013-07-23T09:51:04.759-04:002013-07-23T09:51:04.759-04:00Thank you for your post, and you are right, Rachel...Thank you for your post, and you are right, Rachel--it is alarming! This is one of the reasons why we need comprehensive toxics reform!Toxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-61478714226055504742013-07-02T09:52:20.405-04:002013-07-02T09:52:20.405-04:00You have been a wonderful Executive Director and I...You have been a wonderful Executive Director and I'm so excited that you'll be spending more time on env health advocacy! We need you in this fight!Lindsay D.http://www.saferchemicals.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-22469976621413793152013-06-27T03:12:20.740-04:002013-06-27T03:12:20.740-04:00This is very alarming. We surely don't want ou...This is very alarming. We surely don't want our kids to be exposed with such hormone-disrupting chemicals which can probably hinder their development. The authorities should do something to regulate the selling of these products. :)<br />- <a href="http://www.matfactoryinc.com/" rel="nofollow">MatFactoryInc.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669105640597560856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-10099098747055076372013-06-11T13:18:32.217-04:002013-06-11T13:18:32.217-04:00Great post! Great post! Lindsayhttp://www.saferchemicals.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-29959396342164506652013-05-24T02:34:58.798-04:002013-05-24T02:34:58.798-04:00Farmers who have jumped on the GM bandwagon eviden...Farmers who have jumped on the GM bandwagon evidently do not take into account the character and past crimes and misdemeanors committed by Monsanto. Look what they did in Anniston AL (http://chemicalindustryarchives.org/dirtysecrets/annistonindepth/intro.asp), and they have only gotten worse,, seeking to control the world food supply with their inferior gm crops and associated patents. <br /><br />The most egregious and aggravating thing is that if their crops contaminate a neighbor's, then the neighbor has 'stolen' their technology and gets sued. It should be the other way around, of course. I cannot understand the ongoing complacency of rural people confronted by this kind of intrusion on their rights.<br /><br />One hopes that somehow this grand experiment with our food supply will ultimately come crashing down and we can return to reality, but I'm afraid that all of the 'modified' genetic characteristics will remain with us for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-6125603513090710052013-05-01T14:34:06.548-04:002013-05-01T14:34:06.548-04:00When USDA or EPA has a public comment period open ...When USDA or EPA has a public comment period open on deregulating a Dow product, a Syngenta product or another company's product, many of the public comments include "I oppose everything Monsanto does."<br /><br />Do you have any evidence that Monsanto has provided any support to H379?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-33908612050850326202013-04-30T20:37:30.759-04:002013-04-30T20:37:30.759-04:00Thanks for posting this. I feel like part of Commi...Thanks for posting this. I feel like part of Commissioner Troxler's response was written by a Monsanto representative - especially this sentence (in the same paragraph as the amount of GMO cotton, soybeans, and corn): "After more than twenty years of growing genetically-modified crops, where is the evidence of harm?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991596661568514843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-23021813065458868882013-04-23T17:05:11.967-04:002013-04-23T17:05:11.967-04:00Thanks Ana for the work you have done and for real...Thanks Ana for the work you have done and for really caringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-69013180125693501042013-03-27T10:58:49.885-04:002013-03-27T10:58:49.885-04:00has anyone started a petition?has anyone started a petition?Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129979013427994643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-72338977030212596672013-03-27T10:25:45.961-04:002013-03-27T10:25:45.961-04:00The bill doesn't name any specific plants, so ...The bill doesn't name any specific plants, so yes, that interpretation should be correct.Toxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-59464447724750638052013-03-27T10:25:43.682-04:002013-03-27T10:25:43.682-04:00Call your NC legislators! 919-733-7928 or look the...Call your NC legislators! 919-733-7928 or look them up at www.ncleg.net.Toxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-27835779854155101922013-03-27T10:24:49.317-04:002013-03-27T10:24:49.317-04:00Oops! Sorry that link was hard to find, Sarah. Gla...Oops! Sorry that link was hard to find, Sarah. Glad you found it! <br />For anyone else who would like the quick link to the bill, here it is:<br /><br />http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H379&submitButton=GoToxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-65506371413569377752013-03-27T10:24:43.874-04:002013-03-27T10:24:43.874-04:00Thanks for the correction, Carol Ann. Farmers who ...Thanks for the correction, Carol Ann. Farmers who experience this phenomenon have been referring to it as "genetic drift" because of the similarity to pesticide drift - where unwanted pesticides drift onto their crops and damage them. In this case, it's unwanted genetic material drifting over on the wind and damaging crops. As for biology terms though, of course you're right - we should be calling this "genetic contamination." Toxic Free NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075228330589193019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-10440328842754168872013-03-27T10:19:38.561-04:002013-03-27T10:19:38.561-04:00Are you using "genetic drift" right? Gen...Are you using "genetic drift" right? Genetic drift is population level changes in the genetics due to the population going through a bottleneck (imagine a shift in the bell curve of the population).<br /><br />You might be looking for the term like "genetic contamination." Don't want to me nitpicky but when it comes to talking with people who don't really know about science and use that ignorance, its best yourself to be up on the science.Carol Annhttps://www.facebook.com/carol.petricevicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-42868170243583579232013-03-27T10:14:07.619-04:002013-03-27T10:14:07.619-04:00"H379 would prevent any government entities –..."H379 would prevent any government entities – local governments in particular – from enacting any ordinance or legislation to restrict the sale or cultivation of any plant in NC.." Marijuana?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-24302095857675675112013-03-27T09:35:09.710-04:002013-03-27T09:35:09.710-04:00Ooops nevermind...its the first link you provided....Ooops nevermind...its the first link you provided. Thanks for digging up this zombie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466481223554894136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-40124681959960309092013-03-27T09:33:13.576-04:002013-03-27T09:33:13.576-04:00Can you provide a link to the new-zombie bill?Can you provide a link to the new-zombie bill?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466481223554894136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-20493386622351223582013-03-26T21:36:09.727-04:002013-03-26T21:36:09.727-04:00Excellent analysis! So how can we drive a stake t...Excellent analysis! So how can we drive a stake through the heart of this bill?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-87464281063492761752013-03-21T14:23:07.320-04:002013-03-21T14:23:07.320-04:00Great idea!!Great idea!!bizilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291894024560597568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240313324482147046.post-26452237908637595092011-09-24T18:08:51.573-04:002011-09-24T18:08:51.573-04:00I have to agree with John! We had a mosquito nix s...I have to agree with John! We had a mosquito nix system installed in the spring. We've seen 3 mosquitos since then. Just last week my daughter went next door to play with the neighbors and came back with about 25 bites! I also have a friend on the long road to recovering from West Nile virus here in north Texas. So which is the lesser of the 2 evils? We don't have the company service our system, but by it online and mix ourselves at the recommendation of the guy who sold us the system, thank goodness. I much prefer this system than spraying my children down with repellent, even if it's all natural from Whole Foods. I do appreciate your comments, but think I will stick with our system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com