[caption id="attachment_756" align="alignnone" width="648" caption="Canadian political leader Linda Reid and Canadian Cancer Society public issues manager Kathryn Seely are both advocating for lawn pesticide reform. "][/caption] We're in the midst of a whirlwind day here in Vancouver, British Columbia, full of press briefings, political networking and more press interviews. It's all building to the Vancouve ...

Hundreds of people are expected tonight when A Chemical Reaction premieres in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the local government is studying a province-wide pesticide ban similar to the ones imposed in Quebec and Ontario. We'll do the same tomorrow night in Victoria, B.C., where the local press is advancing the film's arrival: http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/oakbaynews/news/81998407.h ...

This is the official movie press release that was circulated to the national media yesterday. Today is Vancouver, tomorrow Victoria, then Stevens Point, Wisconsion . . . A CHEMICAL REACTION BEGINS ‘LAUNCH ONE IN YOUR TOWN’ TOUR Film Questions Use of Lawn Chemicals WASHINGTON, DC — With the start of the spring lawn and garden season just weeks away in many areas of North America, a critically acclaimed, yet ...

After a red-eye flight home from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in California, that included touching down this morning in a Maine N'oreaster (aka snowstorm for the uninitiated), we'll be in Lewiston Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the winter meeting of the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association. After screening the movie A Chemical Reaction to that trade association, we'll head back to the airport for the long ...

Just a quick iPhone post to relay the news that the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City is a must-see for any motivated environmental activist. Great town. Amazing restaurants. The best networking. Our film is today at 10:45. Wish us luck. ...

Do you need proof that the chemical pesticide industry doesn't take toxicity seriously? This photo submitted by Drew Boshears of Florida would seem to answer that question — at least for one company in the sunshine state. Look closely at the yellow type: "Steal This Sign," it reads, "And get $25 off your first order." Incredible. ...

We're about ready to answer one the public's biggest questions about organics: How do we know if it's really ORGANIC? Since our inception in 2006 we have envisioned a SafeLawns Seal of Approval that would advance some of the great work of OMRI, NOFA and others. What's OMRI and NOFA you ask? Exactly the point. These organizations do amazing work, but not enough people know about it. So SafeLawns is creating ...

As further proof that the chemical lawn care industry is not accepting the Canadian pesticide bans without a major fight, a lawsuit was filed today in the province of Ontario. A group representing several lawn care companies is suing the provincial government for its ban on weed 'n feed and similar products that was enacted on April 22, 2008. This comes on the heels of a 2009 lawsuit by the United States ch ...

[caption id="attachment_729" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The Black & Decker cordless electric mower comes with a bag attachment, but it's better to use it as a mulcher and allow the clippings to return to the lawn."][/caption] A local radio station and This Old House magazine both called on the same day recently to ask about essential lawn care tools. All publications seem to like top-10 lists. B ...

A respected medical journal confirmed what millions of natural food proponents have suspected for years: genetically modified food is likely bad for us. The International Journal of Biological Sciences reported that three varieties of GMO corn — including the so-called "Roundup ready" version — harm primary organs of rats. Rats, mice and rabbits are the primary mammals used for testing when scientists are t ...