www.beyondpesticides.org
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides: An excellent web
site addressing pesticide problems in schools & elsewhere and how
to get into the faces of those responsible. Real, less expensive
alternatives for real people.
www.lungusa.org
Information on diseases of the lung, IEQ, and much, much more.
http://npic.orst.edu
A great site for technical and not so technical information about
pesticides, pesticide exposures, regulations, uses, applications
and much more. These are very knowledgeable Scientists with free help
and information.
www.osha.gov
Complete resource for workplace standards. Very regrettably they were
emasculated by the administration in the middle 1990s. An employer
who murders and employee, after being written up by OSHA Scientists
for that violation, loose no more than $ 3000.00! Search under
'penalties' not 'fines'
www.cdc.gov
Center for Disease Control of National Institute of Health.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Be very careful
of these folks, their findings, and data.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
Politically correct, watered down ATSDR toxicity information, what is
Below Regulatory Concern (BRC), while ignoring long term dangers to large
populations and the most sensitive people. These are a subtle example of
what happens to good scientists' recommendations when overruled
by crooked, incompetent politicians who are put in power by special
interests and `soft', read `dirty money'.
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/CFM/nceaQFind.cfm?keyword=DieselExhaust
New diesel findings & regulations.
eere.energy.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. One of the
world's most technically advance research facilities for renewable
energy applications is about 20 kms from our office. A wonderful,
use of taxpayers money listing many ideas, sources and suppliers of
solutions implementing renewable energy. October is Solar Energy month.
Get on their mailing list and see the latest. This site demonstrates
the government can do good things with good leadership. www.solarenergy.org
All one needs to know about solar and much more.
www.policyholdersofamerica.org
If you have ever been wronged by an insurance carrier this fantastic web
site is for you. For reliable, low cost analyses for screening workers,
students and others with fast turn around times that are reliable and
cost effective. This site is reporting as many as 45,000 hits per
day! If you sell insurance, you don't want to be seen on this site.
www.hadd.com
For folks that bought their `dream home' and found it to be a `nightmare'.
It was started by a lady in Missouri who found many others with similar
problems and started a grassroots movement of those who want to
do something about it. It has a database of national litigation successfully
fighting big builders with major class action suits, that have cheated
home buyers. Open a chapter for those victims in your town. Another
web site big industry doesn't want you to know about!
www.pogo.org
Program On Government Oversight, motto: `Exposing Corruption, Exploring
Solutions'. For whistle blowers and those who don't think our government
is doing its job as intended and want to change it.
www.whistleblower.org
Government Accountability Project, founded in 1977, similar to the above site.
If you work for the government and have found violations of the False Claims
Act, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3729, you need to report these and request "Courage
Without Martyrdom", 1989, at (202) 408-0034. Those reporting fraud receive
from 10-30% of the total loss, plus costs, suffered by the American people
and the Federal Government.
www.ellsberg.net/
The site from the man who ended the Vietnam war and Nixon's presidency.
Now called America's most dangerous man! He was a high level military
officer who saw too many Pentagon crimes. A high powered, compelling
leader who has risen again to help whistleblowers of all kinds.
www.essential.org
An eye opener for those who think big corporations treat folks and the
environment well. An easy link to the `Multinational Monitor', founded by
R. Nader.
www.earthside.com
Reveals how a small town's corrupt city council, with a huge radiotoxic waste
site really operates behind the scene. This is an excellent example of
what one person on a limited budget can do for real change.
www.gmwatch.org
All the truthful information on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs),
Monsanto doesn't want you to know.
www.righttoknowcolorado.org
If you live in Colorado this is how they will gain laws to label GMOs as
such.
www.lawyers.com
A good site to locate an Attorney with relevant interests and expertise
near you.
www.wddty.com
What Doctors Don't Tell You - the name says it all. Great for information big
industry doesn't want you to know about.
www.questionabledoctors.org
What the American Medical Association (AMA) and doctors don't want you to
know about their criminal records. This information is compliments of Dr.
Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, who fought AMA's stonewalling for many, many years
to make this public.
www.realgoods.com
Products for a sustainable future.
www.solarwall.com
Add preheated make up air with one moving part and greatly reduce
heating costs. These folks know all about the importance of IEQ and
have some of the best solutions for optimizing it with huge savings
and short ROIs.
www.berner.com
Manufacturers of heat recovery ventilators that save energy while
improving IEQ.
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