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When Chemicals Combine

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Pam Lazos

When Chemicals Combine It’s a tenet of the modern age that if you are alive and thriving on our planet, walking around in a “meat suit” — to steal a term from the TV show, “Supernatural” — you are likely … Continue reading →

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Silent Spring

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Silent Spring When Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring, first published in 1962, she probably had no idea that it would be one of the most influential books of the modern environmental movement. A smart, savvy scientist, Carson wrote the seminal … Continue reading →

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Don’t care about spots on my apples…

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Don’t care about spots on my apples… Today, in a magnanimous and demonstrated show of concern for the health and wellbeing of the citizens of our nation, for their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of a toxin-free happiness, … Continue reading →