GardenGreen: This
new gardening initiative for Grosse Pointe promotes pesticide free
gardening. The program offers gardening tips and volunteer
opportunities.
Sign
up to help create a map of pesticide free green spaces in Grosse
Pointe, teach others how to avoid using garden pesticides, organize an
organic garden walk, spread the enthusiasm in our community!
Click here to learn more about the program, resources and volunteer opportunities.Pesticides: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You:
Just because it's on the shelf doesn't mean it's safe. Does the EPA
regulate these products? Are "inert" ingredients benign? Why don't
garden pesticides stay outside?
Read the answers to these questions and more in our latest article on pesticides.Pesticide Notification Registry: Sign up by the February 1st deadline for the 2011 Michigan registry
Click here to learn more.Rep. Tim Bledsoe announced new legislation, HB 6373, at GardenGreen: 
State Representative Tim Bledsoe (D - Grosse Pointe)
presented
his proposed change to the Michigan Pesticide Notification Registry, House Bill 6373.
Bledsoe's proposal extends accessability to those who want to protect their families and pets from pesticide
exposure.
Learn
more about his legislation and follow the
progress of HB 6373
NEW
STUDY released - The Price of Pollution: Cost Estimates of
Environment-Related Childhood Disease in Michigan: The
direct and indirect costs of healthcare for childhood asthma,
neurodevelopment disorders, pediatric cancer and lead poisoning linked
to environmental toxins total billions of dollars in Michigan. This new
study looks at preventable childhood diseases and was sponsored
by the Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
(MNCEH) of which LocalMotionGreen is founding member.
Read the press release (pdf file)
Read
the study (pdf file)
Nanotechnology:
Small-scale
particles are playing a big role in
manufacturing as the use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology is
increasingly widespread. Antimicrobial protective coatings; more
efficient drug delivery; spoil-resistant food packaging; enhanced food
flavorings; and invisible sunscreen are a few of the countless
applications of nanotechnology. Find out what this means for consumers
in the shopping aisles.
Learn more about nanotechnology
Healthy
Town - Detroit: A
new short video about the efforts to bring healthier
alternatives to
Detroit. Featuring local initiatives, topics include the
local
fresh food initiative as well as LocalMotionGreen's environmental
health program.
Preview the video
Soapy
Solutions for Antibacterials: Research
shows antibacterial products do not reduce the risk for symptoms of
viral infectious diseases in healthy households. Overuse of
antibacterials could even mean a greater chance of allergies in
children as well as other health concerns for humans and the
environment.
Learn how to get rid of germs without using
chemical germ-killers
