Many of us who have MCS/ES find answering the door can be hazardous to our health because frequently those on the other side of the door are marinating in toxic fragrance chemicals.
Sometimes a simple sign like this will do.
Other times it is not enough and we need to provide more information.
Thank you to all of you who came for a few hours or a few days to watch the housing & homelessness human rights case unfold. We really appreciated your being there and it was good for the judge to see that people are interested and concerned about the outcome.
Fay Faraday and Peter Rosenthal did a brilliant job on behalf of the applicants and Molly Reynolds, Jackie Esmonde/Martha Jackman and Kent Roach/Cheryl Milne were all outstanding on behalf of the interveners. We just finished the 3 days of argument and it’s not clear which way the decision will go. Justice Lederer does not expect to have a decision until next fall.
There was a good article in the Toronto Star about the motion:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/26/landmark_homeless_charter_challenge_may_never_be_heard_if_government_wins_bid_to_quash_case.html
And pesticides in fragrances…
We live in a messed up world.
I am thinking that adding fragrance chemicals to ‘CIDEs makes people think they are not the hazardous killing poisons that they really are, and making them smell better can make them more attractive and harmful to children!
Note that some of the fragrance chemicals might be MORE harmful than the pesticides themselves, as if pesticides weren’t already harmful enough, but those don’t have to be listed, because they are considered “inert ingredients“.
Benzene, for example… It’s a legal fragrance ingredient…
Can someone explain this to me? How is all this a good idea?
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Fragrance, Health, Public Health
Tagged fragrance chemicals, hazardous air pollutants, MCS/ES, pesticides, toxic chemicals
We All Do! But for Children and People With MCS/ES, it is Crucial!
Love is always a good thing too!
So, what’s the problem? Check out this great short video:
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See some great tips for creating healthy housing here:
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Global colony collapse is really happening. Sitting back and ignoring it, wishing it would just resolve on its own, or thinking someone else is going to fix things is no longer an option.
We ALL have to take this seriously and show some love now if future generations are going to have any hope of anything resembling a decent quality of life.
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As members of the scientific community actively involved in assessing the biological and societal impacts on global change,
For humanity’s continued health and prosperity, we all –individuals, businesses, political leaders, religious leaders, scientists, and people in every walk of life –must work hard to solve these five global problems starting today:
1) Climate Disruption
2) Extinctions
3) Loss of Ecosystem Diversity
4) Pollution
5) Human Population Growth and Resource Consumption
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Information about the materials most likely to cause adverse health effects, and the kinds of symptoms commonly experienced from exposures, copied from the 2007 Canadian Human Rights Commission’s document “The Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities By: Margaret E. Sears (M.Eng., Ph.D.), and a few other resources and links follow:
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Posted in Disability, Environmental Health, Environmental Sensitivities, Indoor Air Quality, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Pollution, Precaution, Public Health
Tagged allergies, autism, chemical sensitivity, Chemicals, Fragrance, gas, health, Human Rights, images, indoor air quality, MCS symptoms, oil, petrochemicals, pipeline accidents, sensitive to pollution, smoke, symptoms of exposure to petrochemicals, toxicology, volatile organic compounds
The Government here has been re-organizing and changing all of their web pages lately and some types of information seem to be disappearing.
The policy on accommodating people with MCS/ES is no longer available on the website. This is what used to be there (2007-2013):
Policy on Environmental Sensitivities
This policy is issued to encourage employers and service providers to proactively address issues of accommodation for persons with environmental sensitivities.
Policy on Environmental Sensitivities
Individuals with environmental sensitivities experience a variety of adverse reactions to environmental agents at concentrations well below those that might affect the “average person”. This medical condition is a disability and those living with environmental sensitivities are entitled to the protection of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The Canadian Human Rights Commission will receive any inquiry and process any complaint from any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against because of an environmental sensitivity. Like others with a disability, those with environmental sensitivities are required by law to be accommodated.
This is not only an environmental crisis, although that is bad enough since we all depend on clean air and water for basic survival, this is also a health and human crisis.
The quest for and extraction of fossil fuels has reached a level that is threatening us all.
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“Each fact included in Oil Sands Reality check is carefully researched, referenced and reviewed by a scientific advisory committee. This website was created as a resource for citizens, media, investors and decision makers who wish to participate in a more informed debate about the impacts of oil sands development.”
http://oilsandsrealitycheck.org/ and http://tarsandssolutions.org/
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Posted in climate change, Environment, Environmental Health, Health, Images, Pollution, Public Health
Tagged cancer, change, ecocide, environmental refugees, fracking, gas, Human Rights, MCS/ES, oil, petrochemicals, pipeline accidents, pipelines, possibilities, reality check, sand, science, tar, toxic trespass, video
Important court case regarding housing in Ontario and Canada. If you are in Toronto, please attend, and show your support.
In the spring of 2010, several individuals and the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation filed a landmark legal challenge at the Ontario Superior Court. The ‘Right to Housing challenge’ argues that the governments of Canada and Ontario are in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for their failure to address, and their contribution to, the growing crisis of homelessness and inadequate housing. Almost 10,000 pages of expert witness evidence were submitted to support this case on National Housing Day in the fall of 2011.
The governments of Canada and Ontario have responded by seeking to have the case struck, before the evidence can be heard by a judge.
On Monday, May 27th and Tuesday, May 28th, Fay Faraday, Peter Rosenthal and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario will argue that the case must proceed.
Amnesty International & the Economic Social and Cultural Rights Network…
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So what does this have to do with personal power?
Or health?
And whose health are we talking about?
Our health? Farmer health? Land health? Industry and economic health?
Are these the same things or are they different?
Sometimes it’s hard to know. There is so much conflicting information out there. Even when we get an idea that what we are eating isn’t the healthiest choice for us, it can be overwhelming to sift through all the information out there to figure out where to start making changes (even without any allergies or sensitivities).
Plus, those packaged foods are so convenient when we are tired…
And that is where we start to lose personal power… even when we read the labels on those packages, there is so much crucial information that does not get put on any labels.
Eating healthy is a lot easier when we know what the issues are, why we need to make changes, and where to start. Not all of us have had good role models in the kitchen, we might be comfortable with the status quo, and changing our habits can seem daunting. So what to do?
Hey, what is wrong with those products anyway?
The good people at Healthy Child Healthy World have put together an amazingly comprehensive booklet, one that introduces the issues with our current food supply, and offers easy to understand tips on what we can do to choose smart, even on a budget. Don’t get turned off if you don’t have children, this book is a valuable resource for everyone!
Posted in Environmental Health, Food, GMO, Health, Nourishment, Public Health
Tagged eating healthy and safe, health, Healthy Child Healthy World, healthy food, pesticide free, video
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