Archive | October, 2009

A Chemical Reaction to Take on DC in March

31. October 2009

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We don’t have any details yet, but we did receive some exciting news again this week regarding A Chemical Reaction. The film has been accepted as a part of the prestigious DC Environmental Film Festival in March. We’ll keep you posted as exact dates and venues become available.

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SafeLawns Movement Joins British Columbia Campaign

31. October 2009

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As a part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s push for a province-wide ban on cosmetic pesticides such as weed ‘n feed, SafeLawns.org will be traveling to the province in early January to talk about organic lawn care and to screen the movie, A Chemical Reaction. Plans are in the works for Jan. 20 in Vancouver [...]

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Obama Nominates Controversial Agriculture Diplomat

29. October 2009

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This release is a bit outside of our normal scope of coverage, but it’s an important issue to understand. Please make your voice heard: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 200 CONTACT: Sustainable Agriculture Advocates Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Pesticide Action Network (415) 981-6205 ext 325 mie@panna.org Katherine Ozer, National Family Farm Coalition (202) 543-5675 kozer@nffc.net Alexis Baden-Mayer, Organic Consumers Association (202) 986-6186 alexis@organicconsumers.org Bill Freese, Center for [...]

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32nd New Jersey Town Restricts Pesticides

26. October 2009

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I hope the rest of the nation is taking note. As chronicled by our friends at Beyond Pesticides, another New Jersey town is taking the proactive step of banning lawn and garden pesticides around schools and daycare centers: www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2570. No matter where else you live in the country, please take this information to your municipal [...]

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New Lawn Seed Mixes Show Promise

26. October 2009

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This article by the local Houston, Texas, newspaper, cites some interesting lawn statistics and potential solutions: http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-4487369/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmNocm9uLmNvbS9+ci9ob3VzdG9uY2hyb25pY2xlL3RvcGhlYWRsaW5lcy9+My9uZm9SVV9PVEliQS82Njg1ODI5Lmh0bWw=

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The Sad State of The National Mall

24. October 2009

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Check out the article this past Thursday in the Washington Post.

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Three Florida Screenings

22. October 2009

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e are thrilled to announce three Florida screenings for our film A Chemical Reaction that will keep us hopping around the state for almost a full week of early November. ORLANDO — We kick off our stint in the sunshine state with a matinee screening at the Orlando Film Festival, Thursday, Nov. 5 at 1 [...]

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Good Company

21. October 2009

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Thanks to Creative Loafing for this neat little plug. It puts our movie in good company: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/07/new-eco-documentary-a-chemical-reaction-the-story-of-a-true-green-revolution/

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Industry Vows to Fight Pesticide Bans

20. October 2009

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Just as we met yesterday with several motivated stakeholders who would like to bring Canada’s pesticide ban to their province, an article posted on the newswire that comes as no surprise: the green industry will fight to keep pesticides available in British Columbia. The industry’s fight includes a call to sign an on-line petition. But [...]

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Columnist: Avoid Pesticides for Bees’ Benefit

19. October 2009

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At SafeLawns.org, we’ve been warning folks about the connection between pesticides and bee decline for three years, but don’t just listen to us: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/v-print/story/2259571.html

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