& Healthy, The Word is Getting Out & Change

**GOOD NEWS:  EPA Pulls Toxic ENLIST Duo,

**EMF CONCERNS:  Google “Project Loon”

**ACTION FOR THE NEW YEAR:  Tell the Pols

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system.  That, along with consumer education and the

Monsanto push to control the world’s food system and

in other places). The sparing of at least one athletic field

& the kids using it, from toxic artificial turf.

**WE HAVE THE POWER TO PROTECT OURSELVES

& THE PLANET!  The Clever Consumers Campaign

continues with more resources and tips on how to avoid

on which foods have the most & least pesticides – and about

environmental chemicals that can impact reproductive health. 

**A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE PRESIDENT

– TELL THEM TO BE ON YOUR SIDE!  This month’s action

alert gives you a chance to speak out to the candidates about

fixing the food system.  They need to know that this is important

to those from whom they seek votes.

WAYS TO DO THAT.  We are thinking to divide our mailing i

n future months between those in the RI area and our contacts

in other places.  That way, we can be more helpful with info about

local resources that provide healthful options.  For now, do go

to our “Thoughts on Less-Toxic Living” page,  for those local options

– and the many suggestions for actions and sources that are useful

wherever you live.  Check the many back issues of our previous

“Healthy Holidays” guides – not just for special days.  Go to:

http://toxicsinfo.org/thoughts.htm

Finally, don’t forget that we need your help to keep up the

work we do.  See our plea at the bottom of this page to

support our TIP efforts – especially the one that benefits

us at no cost to you while web browsing or shopping via

GoodSearch, GoodShop or IGive!).

Have a Happy & Healthy 2016!

Blessings, Liberty G

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                ACTION FOR THE NEW YEAR

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          TELL THE NEXT PRESIDENT TO FIX

https://secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=4971&autologin=true

A new poll released in October shows that Americans

  The vast majority of Americans from all political stripes

are concerned that one-third of American children are

expected to develop type-2 diabetes and live shorter lives

than their parents. These developments are largely the

result of a food system that is out of balance, favoring the

production of junk food, degrading our natural resources,

and destroying the American dream for farmers and

food system workers.

It doesn't have to be this way. Today's food system was put in

place and guarded by industry lobbyists who prioritize profits

over the health of people and the environment. It's time to

demand leadership to counter special interests and fix our

food system.  Tell the next president to put this issue at the

top of the agenda and commit to fixing our food system.

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                              GOOD NEWS!  J

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VICTORY!  EPA PULLS REGISTRATION FOR DOW’S

ENLIST DUO HERBICIDE CITING HIGH TOXICITY LEVELS

www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4144/epa-pulls-registration-for-dows-enlist-duo-herbicide-citing-high-toxicity-levels#

  November 25th, 2015  Washington D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), responding

to litigation, has announced it is revoking the registration

of “Enlist Duo.”  Approved by the agency just over a year ago,

Enlist Duo is a toxic combination of glyphosate and 2,4-D

that Dow AgroSciences created for use on the next generation

of genetically engineered crops, designed to withstand being

drenched with this potent herbicide cocktail.  In its court filing,

EPA stated it is taking this action after realizing that the

combination of these chemicals is likely significantly more harmful

than it had initially believed.  This action resolves a year-long legal

challenge filed by a coalition of conservation groups seeking to

rescind the approval of the dangerous herbicide blend. EPA had

approved use of Enlist Duo in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, South

Dakota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota,

Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and North Dakota,

and had intended to approve it in additional areas in the near future. 

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                      VICTORY! PUBLIC PRESSURE AND ALLIES

IN CONGRESS KEEP “RIDER” BLOCKING STATE LABELING

                      OF GMOS OUT OF SPENDING BILL

www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4171/public-pressure-and-allies-in-congress-keep-rider-blocking-state-labeling-of-gmos-out-of-spending-bill

With your support and action, Center for Food Safety (CFS) was

able to pressure Congress not to pass legislation that would have

blocked states from implementing mandatory genetically engineered

(GE) food labeling laws – a huge victory in 2015! Three states,

Connecticut, Maine and Vermont, have passed such laws, with

Vermont’s slated be to be the first to go into effect in July 2016.

All three democratically passed laws would have been nullified,

while any future state GE labeling legislation would have been

preempted. Over 30 states have introduced bills to labeling GE

foods in just the past few years

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      EXPECTED SETTLEMENT WILL LEAVE JACKSON

              COUNTY, OREGON GE BAN IN EFFECT!

                      www.ourfamilyfarmscoalition.org/

12-8-15 Jackson County Board of Commissioners unanimously

agreed today to support the proposed settlement negotiated by

OFFC & the Center for Food Safety with the two GE alfalfa

growers that had sued to overturn Jackson County’s ban on

genetically engineered crops.  Now it heads to federal court

Magistrate Mark D. Clarke for his approval. The settlement still

is expected to be approved by the County and federal court.. 

Under its terms, the Jackson County ban passed by voters will

stand and the federal court’s opinion upholding the measure will

not be appealed!  This will leave the will of Jackson County voters

in place and protect family farmers growing traditional crops from

contamination by genetically engineered crops.  Also, the two

against the measure

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NORTHWEST SIDE'S 1ST ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD

www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151217/dunning/rauner-blocks-3m-be-spent-on-northwest-sides-1st-artificial-turf-field

December 17, 2015  DUNNING - Plans to build a multi sport

athletic field on long-vacant land in Dunning have fallen victim to

the impasse over the state budget, officials said.  Although the

$3 million needed to build the synthetic field on what was once

home to a mental hospital and long-forgotten cemetery was

approved by the General Assembly and signed into law, Gov.

Bruce Rauner's administration refuses to allow it to be spent,

said state Sen. John Mulroe (D-Jefferson Park).  "It is frustrating,"

Mulroe said, adding that the project must now be approved again

by legislators and the governor, sending the project that has been

in the works for more than a decade back to square one.

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                                      RESOURCES

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                            FOOD TIPS FROM EWG

                      (Environmental Working Group)

        As you prepare for your holiday meals this year,

    (and for the year ahead) here are two helpful guides

                        to help with healthy choices.

Concerned about pesticides on fruits and veggies?

Use EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce

to avoid the Dirty Dozen – the non-organic fruits and

egetables that are highest in pesticide residues –

and choose items from the Clean Fifteen list instead. 

www.ewg.org/foodnews/?inlist=Y

Turkeys are often fed antibiotics and growth promoters

in their feed to encourage development of lean muscle

instead of fat. (No wonder they look the way they do!)

Consider going organic and antibiotic-free this year and

check out our guide to decoding turkey labels to help

you choose a better bird.

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FEDERATION OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS (FIGO)

OPINION CONTINUES TO EDUCATE ON REPRODUCTIVE

HEALTH IMPACTS OF TOXIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS

Reported by Univ. of California San Francisco, (UCSF) Medical

Center Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

I                    nstitute for Health Policy Studies

On Saturday, November 28th, the FIGO opinion was featured

in a terrific article by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times

                        (http://bit.ly/NYTimesPRHE ).

Several FIGO related videos have been released:

**A short video featuring the many FIGO physicians talking

about why the scientific opinion matters: http://bit.ly/TalkingToxics  

**Dr. Linda Giudice's plenary lecture at the FIGO World Congress online:

http://bit.ly/EnvironmentalExposuresandReproductiveOutcomes_ACallToAction

**The FIGO symposium on Reproductive Health and the Environment:

          http://bit.ly/ReproductiveHealthandtheEnvironment

**All of the FIGO opinion-related documents are available at 

                http://bit.ly/healthnottoxins and

**A full list of PRHE’s publications can be found here:

                      http://bit.ly/1RFo5Ym

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