Author Archives: Moriah Cohen

Tell Your Representatives to Retire Bad Actor Chemicals

March 5, 2010 – 10:23 am

Tell your representatives to phase out the worst of the worst toxic chemicals. Please click here to learn more and to take action.

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Tell Chevron: It’s Time to Take Responsibility for the Amazon Chernobyl

January 20, 2010 – 10:18 am

Please sign this petition from CEH ally Amazon Watch to tell John Watson, Chevron’s new CEO, to do the right thing and clean up the company’s mess in Ecuador.

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Tell Chevron: It’s Time to Take Responsibility for the Amazon Chernobyl

January 20, 2010 – 10:11 am

Oil spills. Hazardous waste dumping. Soil and groundwater contamination. Wholesale ravaging of entire ecosystems. Not that you’d know it from their slick ad campaigns about how much they care for people and the environment, but Chevron’s operations have created some of the worst environmental and human health crises in the world. CEH joins millions of [...]

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CEH in the News on Cadmium in Jewelry

January 15, 2010 – 3:00 pm

Earlier this week, the Associated Press released a report in which they exposed high levels of cadmium in jewelry sold at major retail stores. Please read our post, “This Months’ Flavor for Toxic Jewelry: Cadmi-yumm,” for the latest on the issue. CEH has been interviewed by news outlets all over the country since the story [...]

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Lead-Tainted Products at Target and Walmart?

November 17, 2009 – 5:33 pm

It’s unbelievable: Target and Walmart, two of the nation’s top retailers, are still profiting from products that expose your children to lead. It’s time for the stores to hear from you. Take Action: Click here to tell Target and Walmart to keep lead-tainted products off of their shelves.

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Is There Life on Mars?

October 26, 2009 – 5:20 pm

Click here to join the growing thousands of concerned parents who are telling Mars that our children deserve better than the usual corporate runaround. It’s time to stop including pesticides and reckless, untested GMOs in candy.

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Do your child’s toys contain lead?

September 30, 2009 – 8:43 pm

Learn how you can test for lead in your home.

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Vote for CEH on Working Assets!

September 29, 2009 – 2:19 am

Working Assets members: vote for CEH.

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The Dirty Secrets about e-Waste Dumping Exposed in PBS Documentary

June 25, 2009 – 2:52 pm

If you missed the PBS Frontline Documentary “Digital Dumping Ground,” it’s not too late to view this eye-opening 20 minute documentary. The video documents the rampant dumping of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) in developing countries and the ensuing public and environmental health issues that arise from these totally unregulated and unsafe recycling practices. So, if [...]

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Mining in Tibet

March 16, 2009 – 10:22 am

As Tibetans mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that forced the Dalai Lama into exile, many are also struggling with the environmental impact of heavy mining by Chinese companies. Mining can poison Tibetan water sources, harm livestock and restrict their pastures, further marginalizing the indigenous economy. See the full Washington Post story.

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