Hey friends!
My good friend Carissa Bonham (Creative Green Living) wrote a new book "Proven Techniques For Keeping Healthy Chickens" [including "101 all natural tips & tricks"].
Fun Fact: I collaborated with Carissa to create a section in this book about protecting your backyard flock from ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by “yours truly”!
Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by "Yours Truly"!
I'm excited that language from one of my favorite books of all time has become part of the lexicon of our modern age. I think it is especially clever that Mayim Bialik adopted "Grok" for her new blog: ...
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October 17, 2018 CNN Coverage of Dr. Ruth Etzel Story, Interview
From CNN: "EPA director of children's health, Ruth Etzel, said that she was placed on paid administrative leave without warning. Etzel said she suspects -- but had no evidence -- that she was sidelined to stymie progress on a major lead poisoning report that was nearing completion."
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October 1, 2018 letter In protest of the suspension of Dr. Ruth Etzel from the EPA
This is the first letter I have signed as "Lead Safe Mama, LLC".
I don't sign a lot of petitions and letters but I felt this one was particularly important. Click the image below to see the full PDF with a complete list of all of the organizations who signed this letter. I sent it out to my ...
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Stuff I’ve Actually Bought: Swim Goggles
I decided to create a new series of blog posts, with the theme "Stuff I've Actually Bought", because so many people ask for my recommendations for products, yet many of my recommendations here on my blog come from items I have tested for others, not items I personally own.
Having recently met ...
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On November 28, 2017, I was arrested for allegedly stealing health insurance for my Lead-poisoned children (and other true stories).
Original title: I was arrested for stealing health insurance for my disabled children.
WHY should you care about this story?
It is a (relatively brief) summary of the past 2+ years of legal drama around my advocacy work (for those who have been following the tale). It was ...
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Films discussing the environmental impact of lead in hunting and fishing…
Scavenger Hunt is a documentary feature film that provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of leaded ammunition on our environment (specifically through the story of the plight of the California Condor).
In addition to the impact on endangered species and our environment, the film includes ...
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Lead Fishing Tackle: The Case for Regulation in Washington State (A Graduate Thesis)
The following abstract is from a graduate thesis written by Rebecca Rothwell Schroeder at Evergreen State College in 2010. To read her entire paper (which also includes the research resources she used for this work that may be of interest) click here.
ABSTRACT
Lead Fishing Tackle: The ...
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Articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor
Below are some good articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor:
Lead Bullet Risks for Wildlife & Humans [Pinnacles National Park, National Park Service]
Lead Bullets Poison California's Wild Condors - January 5, 2015, Futurity.org - by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis ...
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Lead in Hunting & Fishing Sports, A Series
The impact of lead (Pb) in hunting and fishing sports is a significant problem and cannot be addressed in a single post. As a result I have invited a group of friends who are experts on various specific angles of the subject to write guests posts about this issue and will post each of these ...
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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Wooden Boy With Red Hat: 4 ppm Lead, 75 ppm Cadmium and 19 ppm Mercury.
Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Wooden Boy With Red Baseball cap.
Body: Painted Wood.
Head: Painted Plastic.
Hat: Red Plastic.
Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s).
To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here.
The XRF test results for this exact item ...
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XRF [Heavy Metals] Test Results for Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head
Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head.
Painted Wood & Yellow Plastic.
Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s).
To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here.
The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as ...
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Silver Colored Drawer-Pull, XRF Test Results
The drawer pull pictured here had the following results when tested with an XRF instrument.
Metal Designation (Per XRF GUI): Metal-C745NiAg
The readings below are based on a two minute (120 second) test.
Lead (Pb): Non-Detect/Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect/Negative
Arsenic ...
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Corelle / Corning Visionware Medium Amber Lid Purchased March 2018: 222 ppm Lead, 142 ppm Barium
Following up on my earlier posts, here is yet another example of XRF test results for a Corning Visions piece. [Year of manufacture: 2018.] I am posting a total of FOUR of these that each look very similar but are different distinct lids that were tested (in three different sizes.)
This ...
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