{"id":7648,"date":"2010-06-24T11:47:12","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=7648"},"modified":"2010-06-24T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T16:47:12","slug":"edf-launches-new-campaign-tell-congress-i-am-not-a-guinea-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/edf-launches-new-campaign-tell-congress-i-am-not-a-guinea-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"EDF Launches New Campaign: Tell Congress &#8220;I Am Not a Guinea Pig&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7649\" style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7649 \" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2010\/06\/NAGP_logo.gif\" alt=\"EDF Launches New Campaign: Tell Congress &quot;I Am Not a Guinea Pig&quot;\" width=\"181\" height=\"181\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EDF Launches New Campaign: Tell Congress &quot;I Am Not a Guinea Pig&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re all guinea pigs whether we know it or not. Everyday, American families use an array of products that contain synthetic chemicals, some of them toxic: children&#8217;s toys, carpeting, cookware, cosmetics and countless other household items. Even the water you drink or your favorite fish may contain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notaguineapig.com\/page.cfm?tagID=55504\">toxic chemicals<\/a>. But our nation&#8217;s decades-old toxic chemical law does <em>not <\/em>require the makers of chemicals to show they&#8217;re safe before they can be used in consumer products.<\/p>\n<p>For Americans concerned about the safety of chemicals, EDF has just launched a new online campaign that provides tools and information they can use to press for fundamental reform of our toxic chemical law. <em><a title=\"I Am Not a Guinea Pig\" href=\"http:\/\/notaguineapig.org\/\">I Am Not a Guinea Pig<\/a><\/em> engages Americans from all walks of life to demand better protection of human health and the environment as Congress debates how to overhaul the 34-year-old <a title=\"Toxic  Substances Control Act (TSCA)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.notaguineapig.org\/page.cfm?tagID=55707\">Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)<\/a>, widely regarded as one of the weakest of all major U.S. environmental laws. For the first time in over 30 years, revisions to TSCA are being debated in Congress.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Learn more about toxic household chemicals<\/h2>\n<p>For the initial launch, the site provides information and resources tailored to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Teens and Toxic Chemicals in Products\" href=\"http:\/\/notaguineapig.org\/page.cfm?tagID=55773\">Teens and Toxic Chemicals in      Products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kids &amp; Chemicals: Developing Brains At Risk \" href=\"http:\/\/notaguineapig.org\/page.cfm?tagID=56160\">Kids &amp;      Chemicals: Developing Brains At Risk <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Health Professionals and Chemical Exposures \" href=\"http:\/\/notaguineapig.org\/page.cfm?tagID=55987\">Health Professionals      and Chemical Exposures <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Chemicals are everywhere around us, and many are simply not safe,&#8221; said <a title=\"Richard Denison\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=908\">Richard Denison<\/a>, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at <a title=\"Environmental Defense Fund\" href=\"http:\/\/edf.org\/\">Environmental Defense Fund<\/a> (EDF). &#8220;Countless products we use on a daily basis are made with chemicals that science is linking to the rising rates of childhood cancers, infertility, learning disabilities and more. It&#8217;s time Congress acts to stop these unregulated exposures to protect the health of Americans for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.edf.org\/site\/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=1681&amp;s_src=\">Take action now<\/a>: Help strengthen America&#8217;s toxic chemicals standards<\/p>\n<p><em>Start eliminating household chemicals in your home by switching to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/eco-home\/natural-cleaning-natural-cleaning-products-natural-cleaners\"><em>green cleaning products<\/em><\/a><em> from companies like <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/eco-home\/natural-cleaning-natural-cleaning-products-natural-cleaners\/green-brands\/seventh-generation\"><em>Seventh Generation<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/eco-home\/natural-cleaning-natural-cleaning-products-natural-cleaners\/green-brands\/bi-o-kleen\"><em>Bi-O-Kleen<\/em><\/a><em>, and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/eco-home\/natural-cleaning-natural-cleaning-products-natural-cleaners\/green-brands\/ecover\"><em>Ecover<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re all guinea pigs whether we know it or not. 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