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Has Our Environment Become Toxic?

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By Sara Grochowski
Do It Green! Minnesota

What ever happened to stepping outside for a “breath of fresh air?” It is often said that the air inside a home could be more toxic than outside. However, it seems our environment is becoming contaminated, and scientists continually are finding links to the impact on human health. Air quality is not the only concern; the water we drink, food we eat, grass or gardens we cultivate, even the furniture on which we rest can affect our health.

Tips for Reducing Waste While Traveling

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--Parts excerpted from www.reduce.org

"The less we take with us into the mountains, deserts, forests or waters, the more their spirit informs and enlivens us. We should be as reliant on our wits as much as possible and on "things" as little as possible. This means we should wear and carry as little as we can get away with while being in, and moving through, the natural world." -- Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia

Resources

Web Sites

Reduce Waste

www.reduce.org

Enviornmental Vehicle Rental Cars: 

www.evrental.com

Co-op America's Travel-Links
120 Beacon St.
Somerville, MA 800-648-2667
www.coopamerica.org

Minnesota Office of Tourism
500 Metro Square
121 7th Place E.
St. Paul, MN 651-296-5029
www.exploreminnesota.com

Environmental Illness

Author
Sraddha Helfrich
University Of Minnesota Medical Student

Resources

American Academy of Environmental Medicine

American Environmental Health Foundation

Environmental Health Center - Dallas

 


Tired or Toxic?, Sherry Rogers, M.D.

The E.I. Syndrome, Sherry Rogers, M.D.

Chemical Injury Resource Guide, 612-647-0944 or sold at Valley Natural Foods Co-op


Chemical Injury Resource Association of Minnesota
3033 27th Ave. S.
P.O. Box 6085
Minneapolis, MN 651-647-0944

The Women's Cancer Resource Cancer
4604 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 612-822-4846
Email
Website

Free Living in Minneapolis

Author
Johnny Appleseed

The following guide is meant as a basic strategy for getting by for free or very cheap in the city of Minneapolis. The places and services listed are only a sampling of what can be found for free in Minneapolis. Being creative and persistent can provide almost anyone with nearly everything they need for free. Happy gathering, scavenging and foraging!

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