The science is clear. Tell the EPA to take swift action to protect all children from the harm of chlorpyrifos. ACT NOW! Chlorpyrifos harms kids. The science is clear. Tell the EPA to take swift action to protect all children from the harm of chlorpyrifos. http://action.ufw.org/chlorpyrifos213 The EPA is taking another look at chlorpyrifos, and it’s about time. This insecticide is so widely used that it shows up in most of our bodies--whether or not we live near fields where it’s sprayed. And it's especially harmful to children’s developing brains. EPA's review shows that when chlorpyrifos drifts from fields where it’s applied, it poses real risks to bystanders. But the findings overlook strong science showing that this pesticide can be very damaging to children--even at extremely low levels. Tell the EPA it's time to protect kids. The science linking chlorpyrifos as harmful to children is clear and scientists have known that for years. Back in 2001, it was banned from home use because exposure puts children’s developing nervous systems at risk.In utero exposure has been linked to changes in brain architecture that can last a lifetime.These effects are not even considered in EPA’s current review. Continued use of chlorpyrifos on apples, strawberries, broccoli and many other crops guarantees that our kids are still exposed, either in their daily diet or — in the case of farm worker kids — by breathing pesticide drift at home or at school. Take action today and tell the EPA that enough is enough. http://action.ufw.org/page/m/3bed9ca6/145687a8/471c89d6/2b47c3e3/1141757829/VEsHBg/ After you sign the pledge, please ask your friends and family to sign too. You can send them an e-mail, post this campaign on your Facebook and/or Twitter page by clicking here or by going to http://action.ufw.org/page/m/3bed9ca6/145687a8/471c89d6/2b47c3ee/1141757829/VEsHAw/ OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS CHANGED.Please add our new email [email protected] to your safelist/address book so that our messages don’t get trapped in your spam filter. If you have questions about how to do this, drop us an e-mail. Check out our website at: www.ufw.org and keep up with the latest news. Check out the UFW's Social Networking pages. Click to visit our Facebook, YouTube, Twitter pages. Become our "friend" and follow us. If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for the UFW List Serve. Privacy Policy This email was sent to [email protected]. United Farm Workers, P.O. Box 62, Keene, CA 93531, http://www.ufw.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
