tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87446593853743973482011-07-08T11:14:19.479-07:00Planned Parenthood, Environmental Health, Reproductive Health, Choice, Pro-choice, green chemistry, green, environmentalismPlndPrnthdMNNDSDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120356537041308204noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744659385374397348.post-14986100333484788412010-04-21T11:58:00.001-07:002010-04-21T17:58:31.502-07:00Every day scientists are finding links between the chemicals we encounter in the environment and our reproductive health. &nbsp;As protectors of reproductive health, Planned Parenthood is taking a stand on this critical issue. Check out the video below to learn why being Pro-Choice means caring about our environment too.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Eq9566yimU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Eq9566yimU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Please share this on facebook and twitter! &nbsp;And stay connected with&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;health issues by following <a href="http://twitter.com/greenischoice.org">GREEN IS CHOICE</a> on twitter.<br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenischoice.org&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=trebuchet+ms&amp;colorscheme=dark" style="border: none; height: px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8744659385374397348-1498610033348478841?l=greenischoice.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PlndPrnthdMNNDSDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120356537041308204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744659385374397348.post-90553835878548124772010-04-20T13:36:00.000-07:002010-04-21T13:37:32.767-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><a href="http://www.saferstates.com/2010/01/bisphenol-a.html" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">About Bisphenol-A. 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margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><a href="http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/repro-health/index.cfm" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">“Reproductive Health.” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 2009.</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><a href="http://www.mindfully.org/Precaution/Precautionary-Principle-Common-Sense.htm" style="color: purple; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Science and Environmental Health Network. “Precautionary Principle.” Mindfully.org. 2000.</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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