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The SafeLawns Movement Moves to Minnesota
The film A Chemical Reaction has been shown twice to large audiences during October, once in St. Paul and also in Minneapolis, and since then smaller groups have inquired about screening the film — which continues to be an instrumental tool in a growing international movement. Here’s a review from Evelyn Hadden, one of the [...]
Continue reading...Kennebunk, Maine: Movie, Popcorn & Politics Tonight
22. September 2011
My ears will be burning tonight just after the dinner hour when five environmental groups join the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the town of Kennebunk for a viewing of our film, A Chemical Reaction. Since I’ve seen the film, it’s the forum afterward that will pique my curiosity. Partners and presenters include the Kennebunk [...]
Continue reading...A Man the U.S. Should Have Known Better
22. August 2011
Cancer Claims Canadian Leader at 61 SafeLawns and the environmental community lost an amazing ally this morning when Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party in Canada, passed away at 61 after a swift battle with cancer. A ferocious advocate for seniors, children and his nation, Layton struck us as someone who made environmental advocacy [...]
Continue reading...The Most Important Day in Pesticide History? That Would be June 28
28. June 2011
Today Marks 10th Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision Search on-line on one of those this-day-in-history lists and you won’t find my nomination for the MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT’S EVER HAPPENED on the 179th day of the year (not counting leap years). All sorts of other important stuff shares a June 28 anniversary. I didn’t know, for [...]
Continue reading...Film, Panel Discussion to Focus on Pesticide Reduction
27. May 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctor, Environmentalists to Talk Lawn Care on June 14 in Potomac, Md. POTOMAC, MD. — As May turns toward June the dandelions go to seed and the clover begins to flower on lawns across the Chesapeake Bay region. That inevitable seasonal cycle sends many homeowners into frenzies in search of a quick chemical solution [...]
Continue reading...Film: A Chemical Reaction & Discussion w/Paul Tukey, May 25th
24. May 2011
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 6:30 PM, Cape Elizabeth Town Hall Paul Tukey’s award-winning 2009 documentary film, A Chemical Reaction, will be shown. It tells the compelling story of Hudson, Quebec, the first town in North America to ban lawn and garden chemicals. Mr. Tukey and other local natural lawn care experts will be present to discuss natural [...]
Continue reading...Growing Reaction
17. May 2011
May 17, 2011 Langley Advance Growing reaction More and more communities are banning cosmetic pesticide use. Find out why. By Heather Colpitts The issue of cosmetic pesticides will be examined when the documentary A Chemical Reaction is shown at a special viewing May 18. The Canadian Cancer Society, in partnership with Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS), Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s School of [...]
Continue reading...British Columbia Poised to Turn Back Pesticides
24. April 2011
After a whirlwind five-day tour that included more than 20 speeches, professional and homeowner training sessions, movie screenings and school assemblies, the Kootenay region of British Columbia in Canada appeared ready to join the vast majority of their countrymen and say no to synthetic lawn and garden pesticides. Hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society and [...]
Continue reading...Taking Action in Your Community: Movie is Major Tool
26. February 2011
“People were so enthralled, you could hear a pin drop . . . ” “Seeing the film galvanized the people in the town to take action . . . ” “If Canada can ban lawn chemicals, we should, and can, do it here, too . . . ” THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS [...]
Continue reading...Belfast Maine to Show A Chemical Reaction on March 1
20. February 2011
In a fairly recent development, The Belfast Free Library in Maine has come to an agreement to host a screening of the film, A Chemical Reaction, and I’ll follow up with a question-and-answer session about the pesticide issues presented therein. Here is a news article about the event: http://www.maineville.com/detail/166477.html
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