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SilentSpringIns

  1. Do you agree that chems should be proven safe before being put on the market? bit.ly/KxnDJn @FrankLautenberg 7:23 AM Jun 1st via web
  2. [VIDEO] Moms march on Washington for better chemical safety regulations! bit.ly/KH1o1h #StrollerBrigade 1:31 PM May 24th via web
  3. Our study on potentially harmful chemicals hidden in products has been getting national attention! bit.ly/KdJyng 9:05 AM May 23rd via web
  4. THANKS to @avonwalks and to all the wonderful people who walked this past weekend! bit.ly/KLnrrb 7:50 AM May 23rd via web
  5. RT @HarvardBooks: Tomorrow! 7pm: @flowill discusses her book BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History ow.ly/aVHtA 12:56 PM May 15th via web
  6. Senator Durbin demands change after Chicago Tribune's exposé of the flame retardant industry trib.in/KYltis 6:38 AM May 15th via web
  7. Current regulations aren't protecting us from untested, potentially harmful chemicals in consumer products trib.in/Jjdim6 8:17 AM May 11th via web
  8. Our research dir., Ruthann Rudel, quoted in Chi Tribune re: chem industry distorting the science trib.in/K2RM0g 11:02 AM May 9th via web
  9. Chemical manufacturers use deception to create a market for harmful, ineffective #FlameRetardants bit.ly/IFgYxu 11:46 AM May 7th via web
  10. @NYTimes article highlights the growing evidence showing everyday chemical exposures can affect hormones nyti.ms/JQeY1E 12:18 PM May 3rd via web
  11. On #WorldAsthmaDay consider that asthma-associated chems are in everyday consumer products bit.ly/xQBNcd #HealthyAir 12:38 PM May 1st via web
  12. Silent Spring scientists warn industry against overstating chemical safety claims bit.ly/I9nPfv 6:23 AM Apr 25th via web
  13. Happy Earth Day! Celebrate at Nourish Grill (Lexington, MA) from 12 to 4pm today; 5% sales is donated to us! ow.ly/ar9bT 5:41 AM Apr 22nd via HootSuite
  14. Washington Post uses our Food Packaging study as a starting point to discuss chemicals in food supply wapo.st/HQy8I5 1:26 PM Apr 18th via web
  15. Our recent study is featured in The Atlantic! bit.ly/HVckYp 10:25 AM Apr 17th via web
  16. Cali finds #ToxicTrio (formaldehyde, DBP & toluene) in nail polishes that claim to be toxic-free. bit.ly/HAwdbl 10:29 AM Apr 11th via web
  17. FDA wants more research on #BPA. New research needs to focus on the mammary gland: bit.ly/Ho1s5u 11:27 AM Apr 6th via web
  18. Shouldn’t all products be safe? Take action to improve chemicals safety testing and product labeling. ow.ly/9HT21 12:35 PM Mar 16th via HootSuite
  19. Small amounts of #endocrinedisruptors can add up to big health effects! bit.ly/FPHXP2 7:59 AM Mar 16th via web
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  • Bio Silent Spring Institute is a scientific research organization that studies links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer.
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