CHE Calls

2 May 2013: CHE Partnership call: When There Is No Epidemiologist

Wed, 8 May 2013 13:51:56 -0700

Two recent studies document community efforts to measure community health, using the principles of community based participatory research. Dr. Wilma Subra discusses her work with communities located near drilling/fracking sites; Dr. Michael Hendryx describes his work in Appalachian mountain top mining communities, making the case that community health research studies can provide relevant information for informed decision making concerning extractive industry regulation; and Luis Olmedo discussed his work with Imperial Visions Action Network assisting citizens in addressing environmental problems while also helping them understand government's limitations and capabilities.

16 April 2013: CHE Partnership call: Late Lessons from Early Warnings: A Retrospective Look At Learning About Precaution.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:51:34 -0700

The call started by looking at how to learn from historical cases of environmental and health disasters, and then addressed some of the case studies on hazardous chemicals (benzene, asbestos, PCBs, DES), finishing with the distilled twelve late lessons from the case studies.

11 April 2013: CHE Cafe call: A Conversation with Dan Fagin, Author of "Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation."

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:22:20 -0700

CHE's director, Elise Miller, MEd, spoke on this call with Dan Fagin about Toms River, the Toms River community, environmental health and cancer.

20 March 2013: CHE Partnership call: Transgenerational Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Obesogens in Rodents.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:58:16 -0700

Accumulating scientific research suggests that exposure to environmental chemicals early in life can affect the risk of obesity in later life. Chemicals that can increase the risk of obesity are known as "obesogens." Two recently published animal studies take obesogen research one step further: both found that the obesity-related effects of prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals were passed down to the third generation descendants of the exposed animals.

14 February 2013: CHE Cafe call: Chemical Policy: Recent Developments and Controversies: A Discussion with Richard Denison, PhD.

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:20:26 -0800

In this wide-ranging discussion we explored developments in the United State's efforts to update and improve the Toxic Substances Control Act, the state of chemical policy reform elsewhere including Europe's REACH policy, and much more.

7 February 2013: CHE Fertility and Reproductive Health Call: Superfund Contaminants and Reproduction.

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 22:58:37 -0800

Dr. Susan Korrick from the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital discussed recent findings on PCBs' and other toxicants' effects on child neurobehavioral development. Dr. Ann Aschengrau from the Boston University School of Public Health presented data on PCE exposure, birth defects, and neuropsychological effects. Dr. Bill Lasley from the University of California discussed on-going work at the Center for Health & the Environment on the antimicrobial triclocarban as an endocrine disruptor.

24 January 2013: CHE Partnership Call: Biomonitoring: A Review of EU and US Studies, Public Health Policy and Chemical Regulation.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:21:35 -0800

This CHE call featured overviews of two programs, the European Union's first pilot biomonitoring study and the CDC's NHANES National Reports, with a focus on how biomonitoring data from each program have informed public health policy and regulation.

8 January 2013: CHE- Partnership Call: Breast Cancer and Occupational Health: A Discussion of a Canadian Case-Control Study

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:16:42 -0800

In November 2012, a landmark paper titled "Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canadian case-control study" was published. The two key authors of this study, James Brophy, PhD, and Margaret Keith, PhD, joined Jeanne Rizzo, RN, president and CEO of the Breast Cancer Fund, and Charlotte Brody, RN, associate director of Health Initiatives at the BlueGreen Alliance. They discussed this study and its implications for the safety of workers and others and on occupational health policy.

13 December 2012: CHE Partnership Call: Methods for Screening and Assessing Chemicals.

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:14:01 -0800

Because of the gaps in the data and other challenges in evaluating chemical toxicity, it is essential to understand the scope and limitations of different methods in order to make better decisions about chemical use and truly safer alternatives. To elucidate this process, Pete Myers, PhD; Lauren Heine, PhD; and Scott Auerbach, PhD, discussed some of these methods and their current and potential impact on chemical policy reform and market changes.

28 November 2012: CHE Alaska call: Pollution from Pesticides: How Transnational Chemical Corporations Violate Basic Human Rights.

Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:51:02 -0800

A ruling against the world's six largest pesticide companies (known as the "Big 6") in a collective international human rights case marks an important step in holding corporations accountable for human rights abuses and protecting people from toxic trespass. This call took a look at the significance of the court’s ruling, hear an update on United Nations actions to ban the world’s most dangerous chemicals, and discuss next steps for ensuring justice and the protection of health.

27 November 2012: CHE Partnership call: Dr. Barry Commoner: Reflections on a Life and Work.

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:42:28 -0800

In remembrance of Dr. Commoner's contributions and his influence on the careers of so many who came to know him through his research, writing, and teaching, CHE hosted a call on with reflections from three of his former students and colleagues.

18 October 2012: CHE Cafe call: A Conversation with Dr. Jeanne Conry, President-Elect for the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:50:44 -0700

During this conversation with Dr. Jeanne Conry she discussed her work in the field of environmental and reproductive health as well as her vision for the future of clinical work, emerging science, and policy challenges and opportunities.

18 October 2012: CHE-EMF Working Group Call: Cell Antennas and Health: The State of the Science.

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:44:17 -0700

On this call we explored several questions. What do we know about the health effects of from exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted cellular antennas? And what are the public health implications? How do we compare risks of nearby cell antennas to other EMF risks such as cell phone use, ubiquitous wi-fi networks, and smartmeters? What factors mitigate such exposures? What practical actions can be taken to safeguard public health in the absence of more stringent National Standards?

11 October 2012: CHE Partnership Call: 50 Years After "Silent Spring": Pesticides, Children's Health and the State of the Science

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:09:26 -0700

On this call Emily Marquez, PhD, staff scientist at the Pesticide Action Network, discussed the highlights and findings of the new report, and Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, senior scientist at the Child and Family Research Institute at the British Columbia Children’'s Hospital and professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, discussed the impact of pesticide exposures during pregnancy and early childhood development.

20 September 2012: Healthy Environments Across Generations: What We Learned and What Comes Next.

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:36:49 -0700

This CHE partner call featured several of the "content framers" who attended the event at NYAM. They spoke to what they learned and what they are doing (and intend to do) differently in order to make real the vision and values articulated at this meeting.

19 July 2012: CHE Partnership Call: The Dose Versus the Poison: "Low-Dose" Effects of Environmental Chemicals.

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:57:35 -0700

Earlier this year, a landmark paper appeared titled Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses, published in Endocrine Reviews, a journal of the prestigious Endocrine Society. On this call, three of the authors of this paper summarized their work and responses to it.

28 June 2012: CHE Alaska call: Hidden Chemicals in Consumer Products: What's Not on the Label.

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:32:32 -0700

A new Silent Spring Institute study shows that everyday products contain a wide range of potentially harmful chemicals, including many that are not listed on product labels. Robin Dodson, ScD, lead author of the study, for a discussion of the study's findings and how you can reduce exposures.

21 June 2012: CHE Partnership Call: Expanding our Understanding of Autism: Beyond Genetics to Whole Systems Approaches.

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:43:17 -0700

On this call Dr. Martha Herbert, author of The Autism Revolution, highlighted salient points related to autism and environmental health. She was joined by Dr. Phil Landrigan, who addressed his recent commentary in Environmental Health News on environmental contributors to autism and learning disabilities, and Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp from the CDC who spoke to autism prevalence and trends over time as they have been tracked by the CDC.

18 June 2012: Cumulative Impacts Working Group Strategic Meeting.

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:38:46 -0700

This call was a wide-open conversation around 4 questions: What have we each learned in our work on cumulative impacts? What barriers remain to understanding and addressing cumulative impacts? What are the best of the best practices and solutions? Where do we go from here?

30 May 2012:CHE-Alaska Call: Little Changes: A Discussion with Author Kristi Marsh on How to Avoid Chemicals in Food and Everyday Products.

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:57:02 -0700

Whether you are new to this journey or well on your way to avoiding contaminants, Kristi's suggestions will inspire you to make little changes that can make a big difference.

24 May 2012: Partnership Call: Advancing Risk Assessment: Progress and Ongoing Obstacles

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:55:43 -0700

The three presenters on this call highlighted some of the recommendations as summarized in "Strengthening Toxic Chemical Risk Assessments to Protect Human Health" published in February 2012. Speakers also discussed the status of progress toward the implementation of the proposed recommendations, along with longer-term obstacles that remain in order to more accurately evaluate public health risk.

26 April 2012: CHE Cafe call: Designing Healthy Communities: a conversation with Richard Jackson, MD, MPH

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:54:50 -0700

On this call CHE Director of Public Health & Education Steve Heilig talked with Dr. Jackson about the built environment and keys to designing health-promoting communities.

25 April 2012: CHE Alaska call: Assessing the Public Health Impacts of Coal Transportation and Export: From Whatcom County, Washington to Seward, Alaska

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:40:56 -0700

In light of mounting scientific evidence, physicians are recognizing the public health impacts of coal development and export.

17 April 2012: CHE Partnership Call: Nanotechnology: A Science and Policy Update.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:35:34 -0700

The researchers on this call presented the latest on what has emerged in this field since CHE held a national Partner call on this topic almost two years ago.

19 March 2012: CHE-Fertility Call: Environmental Contributors to Preterm Birth.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:54:27 -0700

This call featured Dr. Howard Chang from Emory University, Dr. Rita Loch-Caruso from the University of Michigan and Dr. Kaylon Bruner-Tran from Vanderbilt University.

12 March 2012: CHE Partnership Call: Phthalates and Proposed REACH Regulations

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:29:12 -0700

This call featured Dr. Shanna Swan from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Sarah Janssen from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Dr. Lisette van Vliet from the Health and Environmental Alliance. Dr. Swan gave a summary of the state of the evidence on phthalates, Dr. Janssen discussed US regulatory reviews of phthalates, and Dr. van Vliet provided insight into the REACH regulatory process and scope of the proposed restrictions.

16 February 2012: Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: Climate Change Vulnerability and Cumulative Impacts.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:50:03 -0800

Climate vulnerability includes three factors: exposure, population sensitivity and adaptive capacity, and Dr. English will discuss findings from his study in two California communities that identified high-risk populations within these communities by assessing and quantifying climate change impacts based on population vulnerability and other cumulative stressors.

12 January 2012: Cumulative Impacts Working Group Call: Analyzing and Addressing Cumulative Impacts Using an Ecological and Complexity Model.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:02:20 -0800

On this call, Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, CHE science director, and science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, proposed a general, higher-level, qualitative ecological model, focusing on several fundamental dimensions, that may be helpful in analyzing and addressing cumulative impacts.

11 January 2012: CHE-Alaska Call: Science and Action to Protect Public Health: How Healthcare Professionals Are Changing Chemicals Policy.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:43:36 -0800

Executive Director Martha Arguello of Physicians for Social Responsibility — Los Angeles (PSR-LA) led a one hour discussion examining our broken chemical safety system and offering solutions to protect our health and the environment. Martha works at the intersections of health, the environment and social justice to advocate for effective policy change.

16 December 2011: CHE Partnership call: Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach: A New Report from the IOM.

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:05:11 -0800

Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, assesses the breast cancer risk posed by various environmental factors, identifies actions that offer potential to reduce women's risk for the disease, and recommends targets for future research.

CHE-Alaska Call Recordings.

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:59:05 -0800

Recordings of dozens of calls going back to October 2007 are posted on the CHE-Alaska call page on the website of the Alaska Community Action on Toxics.

14 December 2011: CHE-Alaska Call: The Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Development of Diabetes and Obesity

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:50:29 -0800

Emerging scientific studies suggest environmental chemicals may be contributing factors to the epidemics of diabetes and obesity. Can a fetus’ exposure to toxic chemicals in the womb cause obesity or diabetes at age 5, 15, or 25?

1 December 2011: Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: Assessing and Addressing Cumulative Impacts in Communities.

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:34:03 -0800

Understanding the cumulative impacts of environmental and social factors is essential to sound public health and environmental protection policies.

18 November 2011: CHE Fertility call: Integrating Environmental Health Into Clinical Practice.

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:43:23 -0800

The CHE Fertility and Reproductive Health Working Group hosted this informative discussion about strategies for incorporating environmental health information into clinical care.

17 November 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Food Additives: Do They Subtract from Our Health?

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:37:34 -0800

On this call, three experts on food issues and public health presented: David Wallinga, MD, highlighted an array of problems with our current food system; Erik Olson described the findings of the Pew report, "Navigating the U.S. Food Regulatory Program" in more detail; and Michael Jacobson, PhD, discussed actions his organization has taken to champion science-based nutrition and food safety, specifically in regards to food additives.

27 October 2011: CHE Partnership Call: New Frontiers in Cancer Research: How Chemicals Can Interfere with Cancer Therapies and Implications for Health Policy

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:36:41 -0700

Widely noted research published recently indicated that the presence of chemicals like BPA and methylparaben can interfere with commonly-used breast cancer therapies. This call featured the lead author of that study, William Goodson, MD, as well as Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH, who discussed health policy opportunities based on this research and other studies associating chemical exposures with breast cancer. Ted Schettler, MD, MPH also provided a brief update on new science relevant to this topic.

3 October 2011: Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: No Borders: Communities Living and Working With ASARCO, a discussion with Lin Nelson and Anne Fischel.

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:45:57 -0700

Anne and Lin discussed the evolving project and their collaborations with concerned citizens in these different communities all affected by ASARCO industrial operations.

20 September 2011: Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: Emerging Trends in the Field of Cumulative Impacts.

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:56:09 -0700

This call was a general meeting of the Cumulative Impacts Working Group. The group discussed upcoming activities, and Nancy Myers of the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) updated the group on current trends in the field of cumulative impacts.

21 July 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Breast Health and Early Life Exposures.

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:56:25 -0700

This call addressed the current state of the science on environmental exposures and breast health with article authors Ruthann Rudel of the Silent Spring Institute, Suzanne Fenton of the National Toxicology Program, and Susan Makris of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.

12 July 2011: CHE Cafe call: The World Gets Hot(ter) with Mark Hertsgaard.

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:45:20 -0700

Hertsgaard's new book HOT is a father’s cry against climate change, but most of the book focuses on solutions, offering a deeply reported blueprint for how all of us--as parents, communities, companies and countries--can navigate this unavoidable new era.

30 June 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Navigating the Science: Evaluating Research Quality.

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:18:51 -0700

CHE Fertility Working Group hosted this CHE Partnership call for an important discussion on the development of the Navigation Guide and its practical applications.

9 June 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Cumulative Impacts on Health: New Community-Based Research Projects

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:39:06 -0700

This was the first call in a 2-part series co-sponsored by CHE and the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) featuring EPA funded researchers and their community partners discussing cumulative impacts research projects on a community level.

26 May 2011: CHE-Fertility Call: Finding Your Voice: Advocacy for Healthcare Professionals.

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:38:41 -0700

CHE Fertility hosted this call to discuss strategies for health care professionals advocating for changes in policy that will protect patients from environmental risks.

24 May 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Science and Decisions: How Can We Advance Risk Assessment.

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:36:20 -0700

On this call, three leading national researchers discussed the National Academy of Sciences 2009 report’s recommendations and what progress has been made towards their implementation--as well as what obstacles remain in order to more accurately evaluate public health risk.

20 April 2011: CHE Cafe Call: A Conversation with Carl Cranor, Author of "Legally Poisoned: How the Law Puts Us at Risk from Toxicants"

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:25:58 -0700

Dr. Cranor offers suggestions about what kinds of legal initiatives might work, making the case that individual actions will not be sufficient to prevent harm and that only pragmatic, thorough and far-reaching reforms will give us world reasonably safe from toxic chemical harm.

28 March 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Radiation and Human Health: In the Shadow of the Japan Disaster.

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:14:40 -0700

Radiation has long been identified as a serious risk factor in various human diseases. Previous disasters at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island have highlighted the risks and fears, but now another tragedy has occurred, with implications yet to be determined. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the resultant ongoing struggles to contain radiation released from reactors there, has brought radiation to the forefront again. What are the primary risks to human health, of both acute high-level and lower-level exposures? Are there scientifically valid strategies for minimizing harm in those exposed? And how might such disasters best be avoided in the future? This call featured two leading experts on these issues, with opportunity for some questions and answers.

17 March 2011: CHE Fertility Call: Effects of BPA on In Vitro Fertilization.

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:07:38 -0700

Dr. Victor Fujimoto, from the University of California San Francisco, and Dr. Michael S. Bloom, from the State University of New York, Albany, presented the results of their recent study on the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on in vitro fertilization (IVF).

10 February 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Report from the Cancun Climate Change Talks: NGOs Promote Health and Partner for Future Action.

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:51:39 -0800

CHE hosted three active leaders in that process, Dr. Pendo Maro (Health and Environment Alliance/Health Care Without Harm, Europe), Dr. Lynn Wilson (SeaTrust Institute) and Pastor Peters Omoragbon (Nurses Across the Borders) in this teleconference call to share how the momentum from Copenhagen to Cancun is being carried forward into 2011 towards collaborative activities promoting health in the run up to COP17 in Durban, South Africa and beyond.

3 February 2011: Cancer Working Group call: Do Chemicals Cause Breast Cancer? Tell it to the Marines!

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 19:09:25 -0800

Mike Partain and Jim Fontella were featured on this CHE call to talk about their experiences in bringing their situation to public attention and their attempts to get compensation for affected Marines and families.

18 January 2011: CHE Partnership Call: Cumulative Impacts and Environmental Justice: A conversation with Manuel Pastor.

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:19:59 -0800

Dr. Pastor’s groundbreaking research has generally focused on issues of environmental justice, regional inclusion, and the economic and social conditions facing low-income urban communities.

8 December 2010: CHE Partnership Call: Environmental Health Highlights of the Year.

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:20:36 -0800

We invited three national leaders to highlight what they think have been the top 2 or 3 research studies, reports, policy actions, seminal events, etc. in environmental health and justice in 2010 -- and why.

15 November 2010: CHE Science Cafe call: Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States: a conversation with author Steve Lerner.

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:38:55 -0800

The book is based on hundreds of interviews of residents of communities on the fenceline with heavy industry. Lerner lets the victims of environmental injustice speak in their own words, and describe in detail what they experience and how they are organizing to improve their quality of life and protect themselves.

9 November 2010: CHE Partnership Call: Fracking: Implications for Human and Environmental Health.

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:25:05 -0800

This CHE Partner call featured four leading researchers in different fields of expertise who discussed the potential human and environmental health implications of fracking.

28 October 2010: CHE Cafe call: State of the Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment.

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:50:18 -0700

Breast Cancer Fund recently released its sixth edition of State of the Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment. This latest edition reflects the burst of scientific research on breast cancer and the environment, incorporating more than 250 new research articles. It also includes a new focus on breast cancer and vulnerable populations. CHE hosted a conversation with Janet Gray, PhD, author of the report and Director of Vassar College's Program in Society, Technology & Science.

12 October: CHE Cafe Call: Living Downstream: A Conversation with Sandra Steingraber and Chanda Chevannes.

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:18:13 -0700

Based on Dr. Steingraber’s 1997 book of the same name, Living Downstream follows Sandra over the course of one pivotal year as she works to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links, and as she finds herself in a period of medical uncertainty about whether her cancer has recurred. CHE hosted a conversation with Dr. Steingraber and the film’s producer and director, Chanda Chevannes.

21 September 2010: Partnership Call: Pediatric Integrative Health.

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:26:55 -0700

CHE and three leaders in the pediatric integrative health field discussed the latest in "ecological" medicine and emerging science regarding specific approaches to creating optimal environments for children to develop.

25 August 2010 CHE-EMF Call: Wireless SmartMeters.

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:58:57 -0700

Cindy Sage, co-facilitator of CHE EMF and lead co-founder of BioInitiative.org, presented a summary review of the concerns with SmartMeters.

12 August 2010 Partnership Call: On the Ground in the Gulf Coast.

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:36:29 -0700

Wilma Subra spoke with the CHE community, updating us on the human health impacts of the oil spill, including the toll on fishing communities, the impacts of dispersants, the testing for safety of seafood and many other important concerns.

29 July 2010 Partnership Call: Gulf Coast Oil Spill.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:58 -0700

We heard from some of the leading participants in the IOM meeting about known and suspected health implications of the spread of crude oil and of efforts to contain and clean it.

10 June 2010 Partnership Call: Nanotechnology: A New Chapter in Environmental Health Sciences.

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:14:09 -0700

Over the past decade, nanomaterials have exploded onto the marketplace, ranging in use from teddy bears and tennis rackets to pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. What do we know about these materials and how are we addressing them from a public health standpoint?

25 May 2010 CHE-Fertility call: Elevating the Issue: the Emerging CDC National Action Plan on Infertility.

Thu, 27 May 2010 18:04:27 -0700

Speakers on this call covered the background and impetus for this national action plan, what is currently happening among the working groups, and what the opportunities are for involvement by CHE colleagues in this important endeavor.

18 May 2010 Partnership Call: The President's Cancer Panel Report: "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now"

Wed, 19 May 2010 14:12:59 -0700

This call's purpose was to hear from representatives of the President's Cancer Panel and learn more about the report's findings and key recommendations.

11 May 2010 Partnership Call: The Information Age and EMF/RF Illness: The Potential for EMF and Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation Illnesses and How Smart Choices in New Technologies Can Reduce Potential Risks.

Tue, 11 May 2010 17:10:38 -0700

CHE hosted this international, in-depth discussion of current electromagnetic field research, science, health implications and policy initiatives.

4 May 2010: CHE Cafe call with Annie Leonard, author of the Story of Stuff.

Wed, 5 May 2010 18:28:03 -0700

In December 2007, Annie released The Story of Stuff, a hit 20-minutes webfilm that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the often hidden costs of our consumer-driven culture.