Gary Smith, a writer from Washington, D.C., sent me a preview of his article today that he's writing in advance of our film premiere at the Environmental Film Festival on March 26 at the Globe Theater. Please spread the word. A Chemical Reaction Producer, Paul Tukey Meet the Lawn Care Pitbull He appears, in the words of one writer, to be “a beach-blonde thirtysomething” without a care in the world. He laugh ...

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Only a couple of hours from the Texas premiere of A Chemical Reaction as I sit here, I've just finished a round of preparations for my upcoming trip to Saskachewan, a western province of Canada. The film will play in Saskatoon next Tuesday, March 16, and in Regina on Wednesday, March 17. The details can be found in the Calendar, at right. Here's a story from today's Saskatoon newspaper: http://www.thestarph ...

The North American Spring Tour of A Chemical Reaction officially kicks into high gear this week. Fresh off a standing ovation at Hartford's Cinestudio on the Trinity College campus today, I'll be in Houston on Monday and Tuesday, back in Maine for the annual Portland Flower Show on Wednesday, in Ottawa for the Ontario premiere of the movie on Thursday and then down to New Jersey on Saturday. An additional s ...

In what is gearing up as perhaps our most dynamic state premiere to date, the Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association is hosting that state's premiere of A Chemical Reaction this Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m. A fully catered snack table, several educational organizations and door prizes will be just some of the treats at Trinity College's luxuriant Cinestudio, above. A reception begins ...

Announcements are now being circulated for the long-awaited Chicago premiere of A Chemical Reaction on Saturday, March 20: http://spcpweb.org/attachments/PressRelease-AChemicalReaction.pdf. Thanks to our friends at the Safer Pest Control Project for taking this on and making it a reality. While we're in Illinois, we're also going to attend a special screening of the movie at the McHenry County College Confe ...

We're on the ground in Los Angeles today to prepare for the Hollywood premiere of A Chemical Reaction at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 28) at the New Beverly Cinema at 7165 West Beverly Boulevard. It's a fairly large theater and seating should not be a problem, but both Seventh Generation and MovieMaker Magazine have sent out personal invitations and many of those folks have reserved seats. You can, too, by ...

Dr. Alan Greene, among the leading pediatricians practicing in North America today, posed this question on his web site today: http://www.drgreene.com/blog/2010/02/22/your-lawn-safe-your-kids. Alan appears in the movie, A Chemical Reaction, to address the question of how and why lawn chemicals are dangerous. ...

KIRKLAND, WA. — Displaying an impressive array of printed materials, enthusiastic professionals and dedicated non-profit organizations, the organic landscaping community of Greater Seattle stood tall Saturday during the latest leg of the 2010 North American Spring Tour of the award-winning documentary film A Chemical Reaction. The afternoon crowd of approximately 100 gave SafeLawns founder Paul Tukey a rous ...

At the end of a whirlwind week that will take us to Hartford, Conn. (March 7), Houston, Texas (March 8-9), Ottawa, Ontario (March 11), we'll wind up in New Jersey on March 13 for a lecture and two screenings of the film A Chemical Reaction. Here is more information on the event at the Sussex County Fairgrounds: http://www.northjersey.com/community/announcements/84757632_Paul_Tukey__crusader_for_safe_and_bea ...