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Kennebunk, Maine: Movie, Popcorn & Politics Tonight
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...From 1967 to Now: Another Town Poised to Take Action
Friday, September 2, 2011
Did you know the lawn chemical industry can be traced to the second weekend of April of 1967? That’s the weekend the “Augusta Syndrome” was born, causing grown men across the U.S. to covet perfectly manicured green lawns of their own. The picture, at left, shows a young Jack Nicklaus fitting Gay Brewer with his [...]
Continue reading...Growing Reaction
Tuesday, May 17, 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...Movie Called ‘Pure Inspiration’
Friday, April 15, 2011
http://www.bclocalnews.com/entertainment/119901659.html
Continue reading...Momentum Builds for SafeLawns Canadian Tour
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
With the week-long tour of Alberta and British Columbia just days away, the Canadian media has been calling. Here are a few of the articles posted just today (and check out the details of the tour on our Calendar of Events): http://www.dailybulletin.ca/article/20110412/KIMBERLEY0101/304129999/-1/kimberley01/lawn-and-garden-hoe-down http://golden.inthekoots.com/2011/04/11/healthy-lawn-and-garden-workshop-organic-expert-comes-to-golden-2/ http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/invermerevalleyecho/news/119631204.html
Continue reading...Spread the Word: A Chemical Reaction Returns to Houston
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Our friends at the Organic Horticulture Business Alliance, who have promoted several other SafeLawns events in the past two years, are back at it this weekend with a marque screening of our film, A Chemical Reaction, in Houston: http://houstongreenscene.org/green-houston-events/screening-chemical-reaction. The event, which hopes to attract several hundred people, will be held at the popular venue, [...]
Continue reading...Taking Action in Your Community: Movie is Major Tool
Saturday, February 26, 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
Sunday, February 20, 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
Continue reading...Town Rekindles Anti-Pesticide Movement with Movie Screening
Thursday, October 14, 2010
This town’s council rejected the pesticide bans that have swept across Canada, but a group of citizens aren’t giving up. Here are a series of articles about Rossland, British Columbia’s quest to eliminate pesticide from lawns: http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/traildailytimes/news/104840164.html. http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/trailrosslandnews/news/104904234.html http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/trailrosslandnews/opinion/104904319.html
Continue reading...Mahoney’s Garden Centers to Offer Free Screening of A Chemical Reaction
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Mark your calendars for Thursday, Sept. 16, for a free screening of the documentary film, A Chemical Reaction, courtesy of Mahoney’s Garden Centers of Massachusetts as well as Mahoney’s SafeLawns & Landscapes of Winchester. You can register on-line to receive your free tickets here: http://www.mahoneysgarden.com/events/upcoming-events or call 781-729-5900 ext 247. The screening will be held [...]
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
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