SEPTEMBER 2020 TIP TALKS
NEWSLETTER
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IN THIS ISSUE
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**LIB TALKS: Good Efforts From Three Mainstream Organizations
**CURRENT EMF INFO & ACTIONS: Accessing “Generation Zapped”
Digitally Through Your Public Library
**RI RESOURCE OF THE MONTH: The Good Seed Natural Food Market
** ACTIONS: Get ‘Forever Chemicals’ Out Of Bottled Water!
Tell Lowe's & Home Depot: Stop selling Bayer-Monsanto's Roundup,
Tell Congress to Ban Glyphosate
**GOOD NEWS: Mexico Bans Glyphosate, Judge Rules For NH In
3M’s Bid To Block PFAS Protections
**BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM VS. COVID:
10 Incredibly Powerful Antiviral Herbs
**HOW TO BENEFIT TIP AT NO COST TO YOU!
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TIME SENSITIVE EVENT
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JOIN INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT & A PANEL OF EXPERTS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,
TO DISCUSS NEW REPORT ON PREVENTING CHILDHOOD CANCERS
A new report that connects environmental toxins to increased rates of childhood cancer
was released this week. Childhood cancer is an environmental justice issue and
connected to our use of fossil fuels. This is a heavy topic, but the good news is that
many of these cancers are PREVENTABLE You are invited to join IPL and our partner
organizations for a webinar to discuss this report, and strategies for prevention on
October 1, 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern. Register for the webinar here:
www.greenthechurch.org/registration-page-ad98d5bf-15aa-4d07-801e-3fd546788042?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2397c179-fd69-4db7-a8d8-d09efdc721a1
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LIB TALKS
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**IMPORTANT INFO & ACTIONS FROM THREE RESPECTED ORGANIZATIONS:
Several good and important actions are occurring even in this stressful and challenging time.
Some of the most sickening toxic substances are being targeted with strong efforts to
remove them from our lives.
1. The highly respected Consumer Reports people have recently been
coming forth with valuable information about drinking water concerns.
You can see some of their info and suggestions at:
www.consumerreports.org/water-quality/water-safety-and-quality-guide/
2. The similarly valued Sierra Club is calling for retailers to stop selling glyphosate
laden RoundUp pesticide. Sign on in the Actions section.
My Comment to Home Depot & Lowes: “This matters to me because I have had
a personal experience of the toxicity of Round-Up - & I know that many others have
even worse reactions and health problems from exposure. If you have a bit of sense,
you will stop offering these sickening substances. It is the right thing to do - and could
save you from taking part in the growing legal decisions resulting in millions of dollars
in compensation for injuries from Round-Up exposure.”
3. The great folks from the Organic Consumers Association are working to get Congress
to finally act to ban Round-Up – as has been done in Mexico & other savvy places.
Sign on in support of all three of these in the Action section.
NOTE RE: TIP SUPPORT: Most of our usual advertisers are dealing with COVID and we
have not asked them for payments until they feel they can afford that. The Good Seed is a
wonderful long-time TIP supporter that has this month generously given us their usual amount.
I thank them for that and encourage local people to visit this great resource.
Blessings, Liberty G
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THE GOOD SEED NATURAL FOODS MARKET,
A GREAT NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR
138 Central Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771,
Tel. 508-399-7333. www.goodseedmarket.com
It’s just across the Pawtucket line – 10 minutes from Providence –
and it’s an oasis of health sustaining products. To make it even better,
they actually have monthly discounts that compete with the big guys.
www.ecomadviewer.com/J9F/the-good-seed-natural-foods/Ad/december-2019
( Also has savvy owners to help you figure out the best product to buy.)
Anyone in RI or Southeast MA should check out our favorite health food store.
OPEN DURING CORONA CRISIS!
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CURRENT EMF INFO & ACTION IN RHODE ISLAND (And Elsewhere)
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Hi Rhode Islanders for Safe Technology. Through RI Public Libraries you can now
watch the award-winning film, Generation Zapped! It's "a compelling wake up call
about the health risks of our wireless world," says Ken Cook, President of the
Environmental Working Group (EWG.org).
"A Wi-Fi classroom is like the inside of a microwave oven set at very low power.
Children are exposed to that Wi-Fi radiation six hours every school day, five days a week,
and for several months during the year," warns Dr Magda Havas, Associate
Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University (Canada).
Go to this library link for hoopladigital.com access. If using a mobile device, the best way
is to download the movie first, then switch to airplane mode to watch it. Tell your friends.
Start a conversation. Send them a link. Join RI for Safe Technology, Toxics Information Project,
and 5G Free RI and make safer technology happen. More info in comments below.
https://warwicklibrary.org/hoopla-digital
To use Hoopla to watch movies etc., says my librarian, requires "no waiting time for any of it!
The app can be used on a smart phone, streaming devices like Roku, etc., or on your computer.
If you go to the library's website, you will find the link to Hoopla on the lower right side.
You will need to set up an account using your library card and an email account."
If you have any questions, contact the Ocean State Library branch near you.
Best, Stephen Dahl https://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandersforSafeTechnology/
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ACTIONS
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GET ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ OUT OF BOTTLED WATER!
Forty-three of the 47 bottled waters Consumer Reports tested had detectable levels of PFAS.
These chemicals have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems
in people with prolonged exposure. The EPA has refused to set limits on these ‘forever chemicals,’
but that shouldn’t stop the bottled water industry from getting them out of the water they sell.
This project, featured as the cover story for the November issue of CR magazine, also found that
carbonated water is more likely than noncarbonated to contain PFAS. Based on these results we're
calling on the International Bottled Water Association, a major industry trade group, to adopt a more
stringent standard guaranteeing no detectable levels of PFAS in bottled water. Send a message to
the International Bottled Water Association to adopt a more stringent standard for PFAS in bottled
water — guaranteeing no detectable levels of these chemicals in the water we buy!
https://act.consumerreports.org/5hYbDAs?p2asource=eml&EXTKEY=EA209EE
TELL HOME DEPOT AND LOWE'S TO STOP SELLING
BAYER-MONSANTO'S ROUNDUP® HERBICIDES!
Glyphosate — the active ingredient in Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup® — is a probable carcinogen1 linked to increased risk of cancer. Last year, a jury ordered Bayer to pay $2 billion to a couple who used glyphosate on their lawn for decades and who both suffered from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Over 52,000 additional court cases are pending from others with this deadly blood cancer. Instead of removing this product from store shelves, Bayer-Monsanto is trying to settle the lawsuits and keep selling this toxic herbicide. Under the terms of the deals, Roundup® would continue to be sold in the U.S. at places like Lowe's and Home Depot, without any safety warning.
These retailers can do a lot to end the use of this toxic weed killer in our backyards and across the country, but they need to hear from you! We can't wait for the government to act someday or the Trump Administration to green-light more hazardous pesticides. We need to pressure the market and demand it be responsible to public health and the beloved pollinators that help grow cherished foods that we hope will feed generations to come. Send a message to Home Depot CEO, Craig Menear & Lowe's CEO, Marvin Ellison at: https://addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/tell-lowes-and-home-depot-to-take-bayer-monsantos-toxic-roundup-off-the-shelves/petition?promoid=7013q000001b6ZmAAIutm_medium=email&utm_source=sierraclub&utm_campaign=pollinators&utm_content=roundup_home_depot
TELL CONGRESS TO BAN MONSANTO/BAYER’S
CANCER-CAUSING ROUNDUP WEEDKILLER!
In an unbroken string of victories for Roundup-exposed cancer victims, juries have ordered Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) to pay up to $1 billion per plaintiff for acting with “malice, oppression or fraud” to hide the fact that their glyphosate-based herbicide causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Members of Congress are taking notice, but so far, none have introduced legislation to ban glyphosate.
Please ask your Senators and Representative to step up. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Ban Glyphosate!
https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/10024/action/1?locale=en-US&utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=OB+671&utm_content=OB+671
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GOOD NEWS
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MEXICO BANS GLYPHOSATE
August 31, 2020 by Michael Edwards
www.politico.com/news/2020/08/24/alaska-mine-trump-administration-reversal-401183
Mexico has joined the growing list of 21 countries that have banned or restricted glyphosate.
Mexico’s Environment Ministry is known as the Secretariat of Environment and Natural
Resources (SEMARNAT). They announced that glyphosate-based herbicides must be
phased out by 2024 for the protection of human health and the environment.
JUDGE RULES FOR NH IN 3M’S BID TO BLOCK PFAS PROTECTIONS
www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200904/judge-rules-for-nh-in-3mrsquos-bid-to-block-pfas-protections
Sep 4, 2020 A Merrimack County judge has vacated a preliminary injunction
previously granted to chemical company giant 3M, which sought to block
the implementation of more protective PFAS standards.
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**BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM VS. COVID
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10 INCREDIBLY POWERFUL ANTIVIRAL HERBS
https://thegrownetwork.com/10-antiviral-herbs/
The Grow Network September 19, 2020
These 10 antiviral herbs are often used to help people stay healthy,
minimize symptoms, and shorten the duration of illnesses at home
LIBERTY NOTE: This is not an ad – not selling anything.
Just some really useful information. And, I have been using
forms of the most common herbs myself – Echinacea, Elderberry,
Ginger, Garlic, Oregano & Olive Oils.
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**BENEFIT TIP WHILE SURFING THE WEB at: www.goodsearch.org
(Uses the Yahoo search engine) or **SHOP ONLINE AT AMAZON SMILE
https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_ch_14-1862385_dl?_encoding=UTF8&ein=14-1862385&ref_=smi_chpf_redirect&ref_=smi_ext_ch_14-1862385_cl to select Toxics Information Project (TIP) as your charity to receive a donation.
You already probably use Amazon for various purchases, & it costs you nothing to include us in your buying.
** BEST OF ALL: Make a donation via PayPal on our own website, at: http://toxicsinfo.org/support.htm
or Mail a check to TIP at the address below. (We are a tax-deductible organization)
Note New P.O. Box Number: Toxics Information Project (TIP) P.O. Box 40572, Providence, RI 02940
Tel. 401-351-9193, E-Mail: liberty@toxicsinfo.org Website: www.toxicsinfo.org
** TIP IS SMALL, ACTIVE, INFORMATIVE, NEEDY There is a need to update our website,
as more and more good information cries to be shared & quick links are the best means.
Unlike many organizations, we don’t pester folks with calls for money, but I do ask today that
anyone who can contribute any amount, please – this is the time. Donations are tax-deductible.