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  • New York Schools Go Pesticide-Free...Every One

    Submitted by sarah on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 10:30am

    A new law in New York passed by the Assembly and Senate and just signed by the Governor prohibits chemical pesticides on all school grounds.

  • ADHD in kids linked to pesticides

    Submitted by sarah on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 11:21am

    A new study finds kids twice as likely to have ADHD if they have organophosphate pesticides in their bodies. "The findings are based on data from the general U.S. population, meaning that exposure to the pesticides could be harmful even at levels commonly found in children's environment." - Reuters

  • A Vision for the New England Landscape

    Submitted by sarah on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:00pm

    New England Forestry Foundation is hosting an all-day, regional conference featuring the Harvard Forest report co-authored by scientists from across the region, Wildlands and Woodlands—A Vision for the New England Landscape.

    Friday, June 4, 2010, 9:30am to 4pm

    Grappone Conference Center
    Marriott Courtyard
    Concord, New Hampshire

    REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 1st!  

  • UN - Ecosystems at tipping point

    Submitted by sarah on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 8:13pm

    "Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse, unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on Earth," according to the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity.

    This 3rd annual report was just released today and identifies three major ecosystems in crisis:

  • Adopt an Organic Field

    Submitted by sarah on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 11:02am

    Mike Motherway in Kensington, NH has started an Adopt an Organic Field model program to use community involvement to maintain an 8.5 acre park without the use of chemicals or synthetic fertilizers. For more information, visit his website at: http://adoptanorganicfield.com

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