Planned Planethood Against a Toxic Tomorrow
August 26, 2010 
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By The Apostate
On a night like tonight is it easy to be concerned about air quality in Spokane. Yet irritants and toxins are often lurking in other unsuspecting parts of nature, such as our soil and water, as a direct result of human activity. With all of this valid concern about dangerous chemicals in the environment, it is easy to be unaware of the harmful chemicals in everyday products that we are exposed to as a result of our own purchasing habits.
It is generally accepted that things like lead, arsenic and mercury aren’t good for us, but few people recognize they are still prevalent and dangerous. We have a serious false sense of security about the chemicals in our make-up, soaps and cleaning products. Current federal law does not protect us. In fact, health and safety testing has been required on only 200 of the 80,000 chemicals on the market. Chemicals in our everyday lives can harm our reproductive health, mental and general physical health.
Interested in learning how to avoid exposure? Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, Washington Toxics Coalition, the Washington State Nurses Association and the Washington Environmental Council are hosting an educational event this Saturday at the South Hill Library on Perry. They will be discussing the health concerns of toxins in everyday products and things we can do to help prevent them. Let’s make getting clean less dirty by:
• Listening to a short presentation.
• Visiting information tables about green cleaning, safe baby bottles, how you can help make change, and more.
• Bringing in an item from your home made of wood, plastic or metal and have it checked for harmful chemicals by the amazing XRF testing machine!
• Learning about which products and ingredients to watch out for as you shop.
Specifics:
Where: Spokane Public Library, South Hill Branch, 3324 South Perry
When: Saturday, August 28th, 1-2:30pm
If this free interactive workshop inspires you to go on a health improvement binge, check out some of the other events listed as part of the Health & Well-Being Track for Sustainable September Spokane.
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I went to a similar event last year and found it incredibly helpful! The XRF machine is amazing. I found out my sons toys were full of all sorts of scary stuff. I am so glad that this information is getting out there! Thanks for posting this.
Wow, an ogranization which makes it’s fortune off the destruction of the unborn, is worried about the environment….
LOL @ 2020. Yeah, every Planned Parenthood staff member I know is rolling in the dough.
Stop trying to change the subject. This was a great event for families in our community.
Nice try at a spin Nick but the fact remains that plan parenthood makes a huge fortune annually off the destruction of the unborn.
Doing some faddish PR stunts does not change this fact…
Maybe in Nick’s world if Bernie Madoff did a seminar on spay and neutering pets he would defend Madoff as well and not mention the fact he is still a world class cheat.
There were over 20,000 abortions on Washington State in 2009 and over 700,000 in the United States…
In 2009 Planned P dropped over $100K in WA State politics….
Business is good for the largest murder for hire organization on the planet…