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Get The Lead Out

Apr 26 , 2010

Lead expert Jack Caravanos conducts a simple blood test for lead A few days ago, we held our special Earth Day event-- "Get the Lead Out"--at Rockefeller Plaza in NYC to raise funds and awareness of lead pollution and poisoning.

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Earth Day in the Developing World

Apr 16 , 2010

It has been 40 years since the very first Earth Day. No doubt, things have changed for the better, at least here in the U.S. Our environment is much cleaner, and life-threatening pollution of the kind brought to light by.

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Report from Agbogbloshie, Ghana

Apr 09 , 2010

This week, I will hand this space off to Jack Caravanos, a member of Blacksmith's Technical Advisory Board and a leading expert in lead pollution/contamination. Jack is part of part of a project in Ghana jointly funded by Blacksmith and.

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Post Format: Status

Apr 04 , 2010

WordPress, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways (in 140 characters or less).

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Better Living Through Green Chemistry

Apr 01 , 2010

Finally the drumbeat is getting louder on the issue of environmental toxins and I say it is about time. Last month, NYT's Nicholas Kristof wrote an op-ed on the link between autism (and other diseases) and environmental toxins.  Now, Time.

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