More on - What to Do, What to Do....

So, I really have been giving this whole idea of small community based activism and bringing small communities together is some way to make the small corners of the world better and branching out from there.   I do not want to re-invent the wheel, so I am searching for already established connections to make an impact. 

One of the sites that I found led me to I AM NOT A GUINEA PIG.  This website is specifically targeting chemical toxins in our environment.  The articles and information really grabbed my attention, with key words like these, Infertility,Obesity, lower sperm counts, detergents and fragrances - possibly connected to breast cancer, and Alzheimer's. 

Before I jumped in to far I wanted to know who was behind this site.  Here is the information I found so far. 

 

Environmental Defense Fund -The "I am Not a Guinea Pig" campaign is run by the Environmental Defense Action Fund (EDAF). EDAF is the lobbying arm of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

  
I wanted to make sure this was not a backdoor way for manufacturing corporations of these chemicals to gain profit.  From what I can find it is legitimate.  Financial management 80% of our spending is on program services;Corporate donation policy -We take no money from corporate partners.  I could not find any red flags so affiliation with this organization may be viable.


It is partnered with some impressive organizations.  Here are a few of those:

• Meet Our Partners

  EDF is proud to be a founding member of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition, a nationwide effort to pass smart federal policies that protect us from toxic chemicals. Many coalition partners are central to our I am Not a Guinea Pig campaign, including:
  

  • Autism Society
  • Healthcare without Harm
  • Learning Disabilities Assoc. of America
  • Moms Rising
  • Reproductive Health Technologies Project
  • Teens Turning Green

  The coalition also includes many other individuals, organizations and businesses representing over 11 million Americans.
  
  In particular, I strongly believe that many of our children's afflictions, behavior issues and development problems today stem from the adverse effects of the endrocrine disrupters - environmental hormones that are now in everything - everywhere.  I am no scientist but common sense tells me that something is wrong.   The first one, autism, I feel needs strong attention from all of us.  Who's with me on this?
  
  Anyhow, here is the link to the website.  Check it out.  There are lots of directions each of us individually can go in the fight against the "SILENT ENEMY".    http://notaguineapig.org/
  
  This site also is connected to Facebook so when you go to the site you can "Like" it for better social connection.  

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