EPA WILL USE POOR KIDS AS GUINEA PIGS IN NEW STUDY ON PESTICIDES

[Guest guest]

this is insane...

$970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of

appreciation

 

below find an article from the latest organic consumers newsletter

 

the whole newsletter can be found at

http://www.organicconsumers.org/index.htm

 

norm  )~

 

 

 

EPA WILL USE POOR KIDS AS GUINEA PIGS IN NEW STUDY ON PESTICIDES

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans

to launch a new study in which participating low income families will

have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two

years. For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970,

a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of

appreciation. In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the study

from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group

that includes members such as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto. The EPA's Linda

Sheldon says the study is vital, because so little is known about how

small children's bodies absorb harmful chemicals. As of press time, none

of the EPA's employees are offering to have their own children take part

in this research project. The Organic Consumers Association is calling

on the nation's citizens to demand the EPA forgo this project before its

scheduled launch in early 2005. Sign petition by clicking here and

forward this email to family and friends...

http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm

[Guest guest]

Any rational person should think it is insane! I checked out the

other news sources they list at the bottom of the newsletter and

found that the study had been postphoned for ethical reasons--

thankfully!

See http://www.planetsave.com/ViewStory.asp?ID=5449

 

RawSeattle , " kelpguy " <kelpguy@i...> wrote:

> this is insane...

> $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of

> appreciation

>

> below find an article from the latest organic consumers newsletter

>

> the whole newsletter can be found at

> http://www.organicconsumers.org/index.htm

>

> norm  )~

>

>

>

> EPA WILL USE POOR KIDS AS GUINEA PIGS IN NEW STUDY ON PESTICIDES

> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees,

plans

> to launch a new study in which participating low income families

will

> have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of

two

> years. For taking part in these studies, each family will receive

$970,

> a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of

> appreciation. In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the

study

> from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group

> that includes members such as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto. The EPA's

Linda

> Sheldon says the study is vital, because so little is known about

how

> small children's bodies absorb harmful chemicals. As of press time,

none

> of the EPA's employees are offering to have their own children take

part

> in this research project. The Organic Consumers Association is

calling

> on the nation's citizens to demand the EPA forgo this project

before its

> scheduled launch in early 2005. Sign petition by clicking here and

> forward this email to family and friends...

> http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm