Comments on: Pollution in 5 Extraordinary Women

By: Elaine Shannon

Elaine Shannon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:13:08 +0000

Thanks, Debbie. Tell all those folks who think the government is protecting them to take a look at their retirement savings and home values.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:43:21 +0000

I am reading the book Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie, and Sarah Dopp and am amazed to find out what is not regulated and that we have so much pollution around us in our every day lives. It is really worrisome. We must ensure these chemical pollutants are removed from consumer goods and from use in our societies. I use natural products at home and have for years. I don’t use commercial soaps or detergents or anything scented, I eat mostly organic foods, I am very careful but so many people have no awareness of any of these dangers at all. Even BPA, after all the news last year, I sometimes see people with plastic water bottles or reusing the same plastic water bottle over and over and I mention to them that they shouldn’t do that because of BPA and other plastics and they had no idea. They all say, well if it were bad for us the government wouldn’t let the companies use it or make it. I think we all thought the governments were protecting us from these bad chemicals and stuff like Aspartame and MSG but they are not. We need to get informed and do something about it ourselves. We are now starting to see the effects in humans with increased cancers, birth defects, etc. It is time to do something about this now.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:07:55 +0000

I sympathize greatly with Abdah’s daughter. I am 61 and have suffered with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity for nearly 25 years. Now I am mostly housebound. Yet I must live at the mercy of people who wear multipe chemically formulated scents, use scented fabric softeners which vent into the air for everyone to choke on, and smokers who insist in smoking outside my windows and dropping burning cigarette butts everywhere they go (the very short list). I have been most encourged to see a slow awakening in our government leaders thanks to EWG and other persistant groups. Now, if we could just get the AMA to wake up, as well, those of us who have been denied any access to care might be vindicated. Maybe there is still hope for our grandchildren.

By: abdah khalifa

abdah khalifa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:17:32 +0000

the past seven years our family’s life has been turned upside down because our daughter developed chemical sensitivity. For the first three years we didn’t know what we were dealing with. At one point she could tolerate absolutely nothing and would spend her nights perched on a stool in just an underwear as she could not tolerate any of her clothes. She has been detoxing for two years and is still quite sick but now we have some hope that eventually she will recover. Pesticides, chemical fragrances, grooming products are some of the worse substances for her.

By: Elaine Shannon

Elaine Shannon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:31:28 +0000

Dear Alice, I am very sorry to hear about your sister. I’ve had many friends, from all walks of life, who have developed breast cancer. Scientists are trying to determine what interplay of predisposition and environmental factors may trigger the onset of this heartbreaking disease. We just don’t have the answers. But we do know that we should all try to reduce our exposures and our family’s chemical exposures as much as possible. I hope everybody who comes in contact with industrial chemicals or pesticides on the job is using good safety equipment. But, as our study showed, women who took precautions to avoid pollution from heavy industry were still blind-sided by chemicals in common consumer products. Elaine Shannon

By: alice

alice — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:19:01 +0000

WOW just found your site…my sister had breast cancer and died 15 years ago due to its complications. She was heavily exposed at the chemical companies she worked for – produced pesticides. The Good ol’ boy system frowned on using protective equipment so to fit in she didn’t either. I sure miss her and know that the exposure killed her. Thanks for putting this important message out there!

By: MARISOL OLIVA

MARISOL OLIVA — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:58:37 +0000

Hello to everyone,
I agree with all of you, companies don´t care what they put on their products as long as we consume them and of course making them even richer. I also think it´s up to them to help out by cleaning up the environment, by recycling their own products; being plastic, glass, baterries, aluminum cans, etc. I URGE ALL THE BIG COMPANIES THAT MAKE A PROFIT FROM US THE PEOPLE TO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO SOMETHING BACK FOR US!!! It can be by doing better and safer products AND by doing something to help clean out the earth, OUR EARTH, THEIR EARTH AS WELL.
Also i am getting tired that everything is bad for you, can SOMEONE please let me know what tests can we do to know what chemicals we have in our bodies or how can we get rid of the toxins out of our bodies?? or is it too late?? THANKS TO YOU ALL

By: Elaine Shannon

Elaine Shannon — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:21:11 +0000

Dear Suzana, Well, a lot of people are reading about this issue, so keep at it, and keep reading. This isn’t one of those hopeless causes. Can’t shop our way out of it, as we often say, but until toxics reforms pass, we all have to read labels. Best, Elaine Shannon

By: bel

bel — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:15:09 +0000

It’s tough these days for sure. It’s fact, indeed, that manufacturing companies, huge factory farms, and the like are killing off inhabitants of earth. I would like to see future generations prosper by trying to reverse the devastation that’s been already caused. I try to instill “GREEN” in my family and really pay attention to what I purchase. Let’s face it, without the consumer, there would be no production. There are just some things we don’t need:)

By: Suzana

Suzana — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:45:39 +0000

I sent out the newsletter to a couple of mothers with young children and babies. I thought that they would want to know about the hazardous materials. You know I got one response out of 20 or so emails I sent out. The reason why these companies are getting away with MURDER is because people just don’t care, or they are to stupid to realize the implications. I am just at a lose in the reason? How could a mother not want to protect her baby from seen or unseen dangers? People need educated on toxins and effects on the human body. Everyone thinks oh it wont happen to me or my family. To many have their heads in the ground thinking it will not affect them.