Archive for the ‘Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine’ Category
The ugly truth about personal care product safety
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| Reproductive Health| safe cosmetics
26 Feb 2010You wake up in the morning and half-asleep begin your day, you turn on the shower and go through the motions- applying shampoo, conditioner, soap, face wash, shaving cream, once you get out of the shower you continue applying personal care products with toothpaste, lotion, make-up, sun-screen, mouth wash, and whatever other products are part of your [...]
Cosmetics on Trial in Waterville Maine
22 Feb 2010Waterville – On Sunday, a group of young women, organized by the Maine Women’s Lobby and Policy Center, gathered outside of the Waterville Post Office to ship off their personal care products for testing at an environmental health lab.
The young women have come together because of a shared concern around the safety of their everyday [...]
Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine Lobby Day!
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| BPA| Women's Leadership
18 Feb 2010 This Tuesday- February 23, 2010 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Help the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine protect children, workers, and neighbors from toxic chemicals.
Get the toxic Deca flame retardant out of plastic shipping pallets to keep it out of our food supply.
Keep toxic products out of landfills and incinerators.
Protect workers [...]
Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical Banned in Plastic Shipping Pallets: First-in-Nation Maine Law Requires Safer Alternatives to DecaBDE
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| Congresswoman Pingree| Hannah Pingree| Maine State House| Reproductive Health
12 Feb 2010“Augusta, Maine – Late today, the Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature voted unanimously to end the rapidly growing use of the toxic flame retardant chemical known as DecaBDE (or Deca) in plastic pallets used to ship food products and other goods to retail outlets everywhere. Under the legislation sponsored by Maine Speaker [...]
The Only Lady in the Room
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| Events| Governor Baldacci| LD 621| Labor| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine's Firefighter Cancer Bill| Uncategorized
24 Jul 2009Since I was the only lady in the room, I hoped that they would let me stand in front with all the big guys. But, in all seriousness, this was a great event. Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure to attend the signing ceremony for LD 621, “An Act Allowing Workers’ [...]
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Get BPA Out of Our Bodies!
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| BPA| Events| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Press Link| Reproductive Health| Uncategorized
19 Jun 2009That’s the message that the Maine Women’s Lobby and the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine is trying to send to all people and policy-makers in Maine.
Throughout the past 2 weeks this giant baby bottle has been traveling across the state.
In the photos below, a group of children from a local daycare joined us [...]
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
- Linda Cleary: These young women are incredible! The best of luck to them. This is an important project and it's so [...]
- Jason Sabo: Visit SafePhaseOut.org to support the national phase out of deca-bde, not just in Maine! [...]
- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
- Back from Caucus…
- “I haven’t had a door slammed in my face yet”
- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
- Providing paid sick days would not be hard for business owners to keep track of
- Representative Cushing Questions about Calendar Days
- Superhero Lobbyist Laura Harper Answers Questions…
- who would be covered by L.D. 1665
- And the discussion begins…
