The Trouble in Toyland report provides a list of dangerous toys that surveyors found on toy store shelves within the past month. The list includes a dangerous magnet toy, a plastic food set that is a choking hazard and a toy guitar that is harmful to little ears. Each year, thousands of children continue to be injured …
As we head into the holiday shopping season, dangerous toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to VPIRG’s 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report. VPIRG released a new report revealing the results of laboratory testing on toys for toxic chemicals including lead and phthalates, both of which have harmful health impacts on the development of young children.
Sunday’s VT Environmental Summit, co-hosted with Toxics Action Center, was a real highlight of my time working with VPIRG so far. Over 75 people joined us at Vermont Technical College to spend a day meeting new people, learning more about the issues we all care about and how we can make the biggest impact working …
The fight to retire Vermont Yankee is not over! For months we’ve been waiting for this. Mark your calendar now for a few key dates that will help us to close the books on VY once and for all! Retire VY March & Rally Saturday, November 17th ~ 12:30 – 2 pm Get fired up …
Retire Vermont Yankee: March, Rally, Training & Hearings Read More »
On Tuesday, Californians asking for the right to know what is in their food were narrowly defeated by Monsanto’s $46 million dollar smear and fear campaign. For all of us who believe that GMO foods need to be labeled this was extremely disappointing, but it also shows us the importance of continuing our efforts all …
A number of new wind projects have been built in Massachusetts in recent years. To ensure renewable energy developments can be built while maintaining the health and well-being of project neighbors, the Commonwealth convened an extensive study of public health concerns. Their scientific, peer-reviewed study concluded that there are no health impacts that can be …
Wind Turbine Health Impact Study: Report of Independent Expert Panel Read More »
Global warming is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Our over-dependence on dirty and dangerous fossil fuels only exacerbates the problem. The solution—developing clean renewable sources like wind power, a resource that already displaces about 68 million metric tons of global warming pollution a year. Read the report here!
As the development of renewable energy sources—wind in particular, continues to increase, so does the oil and gas industry’s fear that one day fossil fuels and renewables will be on a level playing field. As a result, the oil and gas industry hasn’t shied away from pumping millions of dollars into efforts to defeat clean …
In October 2012, Governor Shumlin appointed a commission to look at the energy generation siting process in Vermont. The committee is tasked with making specific recommendations for how the state might improve the siting process when compared to other states, as well as how to best integrate public participation in the process. Read the report …
Clean Heat: Comfortable Homes, Affordable Future examines the energy fuel sources we use for heating. Clean Heat focuses on Vermont’s thermal fuel mix, inclusive of residential, commercial and industrial uses, and lays out the path Vermont can take to nearly eliminate fossil fuels by 2031. With “thermal energy” posed to be at the top of …
