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**LIB TALKS: Awareness, Action & Advice Growing,
Planet-Wide!
**RHODE ISLAND/MA AREA NOTES; Great Organic
Growing Expert, Inspiring New Film Showing in Voluntown, CT
*** GOOD NEWS: Ireland Joins the Fracking Ban Nations Club,
Vaccine Concerns Being Addressed
**ACTIONS: Support Senate Push for Safe Cosmetics,
Message to Educators About Wireless Devices & Health
**CLEVER CONSUMER CAMPAIGN: Quick Quiz on Your
Grocery Shopping Know-How, Questions You Might Want
to Ask Your Electric Company About Wireless Smart Meters
**RESOURCES: Gardening With A Bad Back, Info On
Smart Meter Concerns & Solutions
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LIB TALKS
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AWARENESS, ACTION & ASSISTANCE GROWING:
I’ve so much news & info in this TIP TALKS that I feel
the need to keep my own remarks short. The bottom line
– yes, there are all kinds of environmental & health threats
in our time – but there are also a bunch of great people
investigating, reporting, resisting & advising to move us
toward better, more sustainable ways. Read on for a bunch
of examples of positive energy in motion.
**Banning fracking in countries around the globe.
**Honest research about vaccine concerns and
resistance to extreme mandates
**Legislative support for requiring that toxic chemicals be
taken out of our personal care products.
**Educating educators about the need to control WiFi use,
and your electric company about Smart Meters
**Finally, dealing with a green thumb
combined with a bad back!
People, there is hope – you are a precious part of that!
** CLEVER CONSUMER (That’s you!) CAMPAIGN REMINDER:
TIP TALKS seeks to increase your consumer IQ & abilities.
Remember, if you tell the supplier, retailer, or producer what
you will or won’t BUY, they care. Blessings, Liberty G
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RHODE ISLAND/MA AREA NOTES:
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FREE SCREENING OF “COMMUNITIES RISING”
A Story of Courage, Creativity, & Contribution by
childhood Voluntown resident Zen Honeycutt
Thursday, June 28th, 2017, 7:00-8:00 pm
with brief Q & A with the director afterwards.
Voluntown Public Library 107 Main St,
Voluntown, CT 06384 Phone: 860-376-0485
Come watch this moving and inspiring story of a mom
who had children with health issues and what she and
many people across the country are doing about it.
If you can’t make it, check out the website of Zen’s
organization, Moms Across America, for much helpful
information (including about GMOs & glyphosate).
See: www.momsacrossamerica.com/about_us,
www.momsacrossamerica.com/gmo, and search for
other topics at: www.momsacrossamerica.com/search
ALSO, CONSIDER A “COMMUNITIES RISING”
SHOWING IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS!
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STUNNING TRULY KNOWLEDGEABLE RESOURCE
FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS,
RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACK YARD!
Chip Osborne, Osborne Organics, Marblehead, MA
781-631-2468, E-Mail: co@osborneorganics.com
Web:www.osborneorganics.com
Consulting service for business, municipal, institutional,
& residential clients. NOTE: We’ve known Chip for years,
and he gave a great workshop for us in our early days.
We’d especially urge you to consider unleashing his
expertise on your local schools!
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GOOD NEWS
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IRISH PARLIAMENT BACKS BILL TO BAN FRACKING
6-1-17 Ireland moved a step closer to banning onshore
fracking as its parliament backed a new bill yesterday.
England is becoming increasingly isolated among its
neighbors on the issue, with fracking already banned in
France and in the Netherlands until 2020, & with temporary
bans in place for Scotland and Wales. The Conservative
Party and UKIP back fracking, citing a need for greater
energy independence and security, with Labour, the Liberal
Democrats and the Green Party all promising to put a
stop to fracking in their election manifestos.
www.energylivenews.com/2017/06/01/irish-parliament-backs-bill-to-ban-fracking/
DÁIL MOVES TO BAN FRACKING –
FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
6-2-17 We are to join three of our European Union partners
by banning onshore fracking. France, Germany and Bulgaria
have vetoed the destructive practice, one that feeds our
unsustainable dependence on carbon fuels.
www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/ourview/dail-moves-to-ban-fracking--first-step-in-the-right-direction-451498.html
IRELAND IS THE LATEST EUROPEAN COUNTRY TO
BAN FRACKING – THE TORIES NEED TO FOLLOW SUIT
6-4-17 More and more world leaders are accepting the gravity
of the risks associated with fracking. Theresa May is becoming
increasingly isolated in her support for this environmental travesty
www.independent.co.uk/voices/fracking-environment-ireland-theresa-may-a7771956.html
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VACCINATION CONCERNS BEING ADDRESSED
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SWEDEN REJECTS FORCED VACCINATIONS
Our children might be safest in… Sweden, a government
bold enough to say “no” to Big Pharma. The Swedish
government recently rejected proposals to both increase
the number of vaccinations children receive and to mandate
a vaccination schedule. The reasons cited included that
mandatory vaccination violated Swedes’ constitutional rights
and adverse effects that can occur from vaccinating young
children. This decision sends a powerful signal that could
have profound ramifications around the globe.
www.anh-usa.org/sweden-rejects-forced-vaccinations/
BOMBSHELL STUDIES: VACCINATED KIDS
SICKER THAN UNVACCINATED
By anh-usa on May 9, 2017 Two recent studies underscore
concerns that science has been abandoned in order to promote
Big Pharma’s pro-vaccine agenda. The first study, comparing
unvaccinated and vaccinated children, looked at the link between
preterm (i.e., premature) infants, vaccination, and the development
of neurological development disorders (NDD) such as autism
spectrum disorder, ADHD, and learning disabilities. Preterm
babies are already at increased risk for NDD, but the study found
that vaccinating preterm babies—which is standard medical practice
—significantly increases that risk. Preterm birth combined with
vaccination was associated with nearly seven-fold increased
odds of NDD. That’s not all.
The second study, which surveyed more than 400 homeschooling
mothers with 666 children (39% of whom were unvaccinated),
found even more causes for concern. It found that vaccinated
kids were, on the whole, sicker than unvaccinated kids. Vaccinated
children were more than three times as likely to have allergies,
six times as likely to have pneumonia, about three times as likely
to have NDD, and almost twice as likely to have any chronic illness.
Additionally, the study also found that vaccinated kids were far more
likely to use medications and other health services. They were more
likely to have been prescribed antibiotics, allergy drugs, and fever
medications; fitted with ventilation ear tubes; visited a doctor in the
previous year for a health issue; and been hospitalized. Readers
can consult the study for the specific numbers, but we can extrapolate
that the healthcare costs of vaccinated children are at least twice
that of unvaccinated children—not counting the real costs of caring
for children with NDD and chronically sick children for a lifetime.
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ACTIONS
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TELL THE SENATE: SUPPORT SAFER COSMETICS
Right now, cosmetics companies can put just about anything in their
products – even chemicals associated with cancer and endocrine
disruption. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins
(R-Maine) have introduced a bill that would require cosmetics
companies to prove that their products are safe before marketing
them and would give the federal Food and Drug Administration the
power to review risky ingredients. Tell your Senators to support this
critical piece of legislation! Go to:
MESSAGES TO SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
ABOUT WIRELESS DEVICES AND HEALTH
www.scribd.com/doc/289778053/Message-to-Schools-and-Colleges-about-Wireless-Devices-and-Health
https://action.organicconsumers.org/o/50865/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=20684
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CLEVER CONSUMER CAMPAIGN
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**QUICK QUIZ ON YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING KNOW-HOW
(From Physicians for Social Responsibility Toxics Program)
Do you know how to limit your exposure to toxics at the
grocery store? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.
** QUESTIONS YOU MAY WANT TO ASK YOUR ELECTRIC
POWER COMPANY ABOUT WIRELESS SMART METERS
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RESOURCES
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GARDENING TIPS FOR THOSE WITH BACK PROBLEMS
From Marjorie Wildcraft, Founder, The Grow Project,
Author: Grow Your Own Groceries.
Don’t let back pain steal your garden joy! Even if your doctor
has put the kibosh on double digging and heavy lifting, you can
still have a vibrant garden and a healthy harvest. Get started
with a super-simple, back-friendly method for garden bed prep –
watch the video at:: http://thegrownetwork.com/gardening-bad-back/
You’ll also learn:
*The Ingenious Homemade Tool That Lets You Plant Seeds Standing Up
· *Three Gardening Methods That Can Reduce—
or Eliminate—Your Need to Weed
* How to Let Mother Nature Top Dress Your Soil for You
MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION FROM RONALD M. POWELL,
ON SMART METER CONCERNS & SOLUTIONS
May 28, 2017 Documents on Wireless Technology and Health
by Ronald M. Powell, Ph.D. All documents are compatible
with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
1. The Health Argument for Replacing Wireless Smart Meters
with a Safe Metering Technology in Maryland
www.scribd.com/doc/289787721/The-Health-Argument-for-Replacing-Wireless-Smart-Meters-with-a-Safe-Metering-Technology-in-Maryland
2. A Ratepayer’s View of Maryland’s Bill of Rights for the Maryland
Electric Power Companies that Implement Wireless Metering Systems
www.scribd.com/doc/289781603/A-Ratepayer-s-View-of-Maryland-s-Bill-of-Rights-for-the-Maryland-Electric-Power-Companies-that-Implement-Wireless-Metering-Systems
3. FCC Maximum Permissible Exposure Limits for Electromagnetic
Radiation, as Applicable to Smart Meters.
www.scribd.com/doc/290090941/FCC-Maximum-Permissible-Exposure-Limits-for-Electromagnetic-Radiation-as-Applicable-to-Smart-Meters
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CONTACT: Liberty Goodwin, Director,
Toxics Information Project (TIP)
P.O. Box 40572, Providence, RI 02940 Tel. 401-351-9193,
E-Mail: liberty@toxicsinfo.org Website: www.toxicsinfo.org