Tag: industry regulation
Apropos of S.F.’s ‘Millions Against Monsanto March’… Why We Can’t Win (Yet)
April 7th, 2011, No Comments
While looking at the announcement for this weekend’s demonstration in San Francisco regarding the ever-rising dissatisfaction of the public with unknown ‘tinkering’ in genetics and the food supply, I read a notice sent to me by the New York State Attorney General’s office. An appeal to them was made when it became apparent to me [...]
Where are the Responsible Professionals in Pest Control? I Know You’re Out There!
January 14th, 2011, No Comments
I wrote an article in 2002 about the forms of pest control typically used in schools to the detriment of both children and adults. Titled, “Getting the Bugs Out”, it was the first article I published after losing my ability to work from the effects of pesticide poisoning suffered in a school I was supervising [...]
WHEN IS ENOUGH ACTUALLY ENOUGH? ASBESTOS IN AMERICA
August 31st, 2010, No Comments
The Times-Dispatch in Virginia published an article by Jim Morris, an excellent journalist on environmental issues. It is terrifyingly titled, “US Asbestos Toll May Reach A Half Million Deaths”. Most of you likely think this substance has been banned by now. Many of us recall the scandal of so many military personnel exposed to it [...]
The Free Market Economy Requires Freedom of Information
July 2nd, 2010, 2 Comments
or Must We File A FOIA Request to Go Shopping? This post began with an ad for perfume. For infants. The fragrance industry has been under scrutiny by various consumer watch-dog groups given the fact that they are not subject to FDA regulatory oversight for product safety. Nonetheless, some fragrance chemicals have been identified as [...]
Public, Meet “Sound Science” and get the facts about Second Hand Smoke
June 22nd, 2010, No Comments
The current New England Journal of Medicine (June 17, 2010; No. 24V.362:2319-2325) has an important article offered as free full text to online readers entitled, “Regulation of Smoking in Public Housing” (Winnikoff, Gottlieb and Mello). The introduction summarizes how the regulation of smoking in public and workplaces has led to very significant improvements in public [...]
