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Shareholders and McDonald's Pesticide Use--NPR Story

Newground Social Investment’s Bruce Herbert was featured in a 9 minute report on public radio in Seattle re the Investor Environmental Health Network's McDonald’s pesticides resolution. See/hear: www.kuow.org/program.php?id=22354

The Human Health Effects of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: A Summary of the IOM Workshop

The Gulf oil spill is now being called the largest single environmental disaster in our nation’s history. The impact on the gulf ecosystem is only beginning to be assessed. And what of potential impacts on human health? The Institute of Medicine convened a meeting in late June, 2010 on that topic, and we will heard from some of the leading participants in that meeting on Thursday, July 29 about known and suspected health implications of the spread of crude oil and of efforts to contain and clean it.

HEFN/EGA Call: Reflections on the Gulf Coast Funder Tour

For nearly two months, the world has watched British Petroleum oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico at a dizzying rate. With each passing day the coagulating oil hits more of the Gulf Coast; threatening wildlife, coastal lands, and the health and livelihood of local fishing communities. In response, the The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health organized a funder tour of the region on May 18-20, 2010. This tour allowed funders to get a firsthand view of how the BP oil spill is affecting coastal communities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. This funder only call included three speakers who participated on the tour and allowed them an opportunity to share with funders share their reflections on what they experienced during the tour and provide updates on the current situation in the Gulf Coast. Speakers included: Chris Paine, writer/director of the award-winning documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Latosha Brown, The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health Richard Mott, Wallace Global Fund Wilma Subra, Subra Company/The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health

Gulf Coast Disaster Response Webinar

A webinar organized by the Environmental Grantmakers Association and cosponsored by dozens of organizations responding to the BP Oil Spill. Please note that you may be prompted to perform a software update before you can listen and watch the webinar.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill News Feed

Environmental Health News feed about Gulf Coast Disaster.

HEFN-CA Call on Chemicals Policy Reform in California

On September 15, 2009 HEFN-California welcomed speakers Ansje Miller of Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (CHANGE) and Charlotte Brody of the SAFER Coalition to provide an update on efforts to reform chemicals policy in California, and how these efforts dovetail with the national Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Campaign.

HEFN CA CHANGE call

 

HEFN Call - Green Chemistry (5-23-08)

“Green Chemistry 101” and discussion of its current and potential relationship to NGO work on environmental health, environmental justice, and other issues. Speakers include: Dr. John Warner, Director, Green Chemistry Program School of Health and the Environment, University of Massachusetts. Dr. Terrence Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Paul Anastas, Director, Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemistry Society.

HEFN Call--Diesel, climate, and health. (12-12-07)

The second of two calls on climate and health, this call explores the human health and climate impacts of diesel and some of the work that happens at the community and state level to reduce diesel emissions. Presenters on this call include: Frederica Perera, (Columbia University School of Public Health), Brooke Sooter (Clean Air Task Force), and Amy Goldsmith (Clean Water New Jersey)

HEFN Call--Moving the Media: The Toxic Toys Story (1-30-08)

Over the past year the media has been abuzz with stories of toxic toys. This landslide of press has made it's way onto tv, print, and the internet. The purpose of this call is to share stories about the work that went into the media storm and how organizations are using this media interest to move policy goals forward in their state. Presenters on this call include: Michael Green (Center for Environmental Health) Michael Khoo (Fenton Communications) Laurie Valeriano (Washington Toxics Coalition)

Breast Cancer & the Environment

This is a recording of a conversation with the Silent Spring Institute researchers discussing their review published in Cancer, the American Cancer Society's publication. This conference call was sponsored by the Collaborative on Health & the Environment.