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[Update: COANews has posted a three-part series that illuminates the epidemic of cancer we face.]
• The Rise in Cancer -- ...
• The Rise in Cancer -- ...
• Chemical Hygiene
[New Update: Here is a review of investigative journalist Mark Shapiro's new book, "Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products." Note that many of the chemicals found in US products are banned in the European Union. Some manufacturers are running dual assembly lines for the same product - safe for Europe, toxic for America.]
www.alternet.or...
The Huffington Post reports that 80-90% of childhood cancers are due to environmental toxins:
www.alternet.or...
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Part I of a 2-part series about cancer.
For further reading:
www.virusmyth.n...
www.projectcens...
www.truthout.or...
cancerresourcec...
www.nytimes.com...
Bomber2z found a terrific link to a site that will quickly provide you with information about your local county's toxins and comparative toxic ranking.
www.scorecard.o...
Some will argue that the price of living in an industrial society is massive exposure to toxins, and that it is a necessary trade-off for our survival and standard of living. I consider that argument to be disingenuous. To paraphrase a popular TV show from the '70's, "we have the technology." We can operate an industrial society safely if we exert ourselves. The sole reason we are not exerting ourselves is special interests are preventing it.
Sen. Barack Obama talks of the damaging "cynicism" of the ruling elite in the US. That's a euphemism. The right word is "corruption."
On-topic comments or response videos are welcome.