Redoing Prop 65

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Marc Lifsher in the LA TIMES May 8, 2013  writes  Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California’s 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is being misused by “unscrupulous lawyers” filing lawsuits.

Brown proposed revisions to limit attorney’s fees; requiring plaintiffs to present more information in support of their claims; reconsider levels of cancer-causing chemicals to better reflect the danger to humans; and give the public more details about the specific exposure they face and how to avoid it. See Lifsher’s story here.

The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 requires that the Governor revise and republish at least once per year the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The identification number indicated in the following list is the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number. No CAS number is given when several substances are presented as a single listing. The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list. Chemicals which are shown underlined are newly added. Chemicals or endpoints shown in strikeout were placed on the Proposition 65 list on the date noted, and have subsequently been removed.

To see the 22 page list of chemicals see link here .

 

MAY 4th CVILLE – LOVE CANON PLAYS FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE MOVES FOR LESS CANCER

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LOVE CANON PLAYS FOR MOVE CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR LESS CANCER AT THE SOUTHERN -CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA

May 4th Charlottesville Moves to raise funds and awareness for the Less Cancer Campaign! The evening begins with a Kentucky Derby Party and segues right into music and dancing with Love Canon! The event takes place at The Southern.

6pm Derby and Refreshments

8pm Dancing to the Music of Love Canon

For nearly a decade, Less Cancer has been at the helm introducing prevention into the cancer conversation and educating individuals, families and communities about healthy choices and cancer risks. The organization is the founder of National Cancer Prevention Day.

Less Cancer has recently partnered with University of Virginia School of Nursing to create a fund for prevention/health promotion education and research. As partners, Less Cancer will reach people to educate, advocate and participate through relatable tools to include our website, social media networks and offline media to guide people to effective outcomes. Less Cancer engages these models in the social networks to Less Cancer followers of about 100,000 and to an expanded audience to individuals in over 30 countries – making this very local effort “global.”

Love Canon doesn’t cover the music of the ’80s as much as kidnap it and take it on a bluegrass-tinged joyride. .

There’s no shortage of clever musical re-enactors giving the first generation of MTV an ironic makeover: a fool’s errand, given that the music already was soaked in postmodern irony.

 

 

 

 

May 4th Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer at The Southern on the Downtown Mall

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May 4th Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer at the Southern to the music of LOVE CANON

May 4th Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer at the Southern to the music of LOVE CANON.

Charlottesville’s popular shops, restaurants and ambience converge in one main area, known as the Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Located, as you would imagine, on Main Street, this thoroughfare also has an impressive collection of art galleries.  Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer is May 4th at the Southern where the band Love Canon will be playing.   For tickets to the chairity event please click on link here.

Attendees will wish to come early and make a day of it shopping at stores like the Vintage Vixen where Carole Thompson and her family have been involved in the industry over many fashion seasons. Carole was a model with the Ford modeling agency of New York.  Carole and the Vintage Vixen are sponsors of Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer.

Other sponsors include Whole Foods in Charlottesville, The Corner 106.1 WCNR, Starr Hill , Crutchfield, Cville Concierge, Stonyfield Farm, Bunny French, The Hook.

May 4th Charlottesville Moves For Less Cancer to the Music of LOVE CANON

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LOVE CANON PLAYING MAY 4th The Southern, Charlottesville, Virginia.What do you get when you cross conservatory-trained musicians with raucous bluegrass and the mega-hits of the 80s?  LOVE CANON.  Virginia bluegrass band playing bluegrass for Charlottesville Moves for Less Cancer.

Join us to Move Charlottesville for Less Cancer.

6pm Derby and Refreshments

8pm Dancing to the Music of Love Canon

A portion of proceeds will be going to establish a Lesscancer.org Prevention fund for education and research at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.

Less Cancer volunteer Martha Fruehauf reports that sponsors include 106.1 The Corner WCNR, Whole Foods Charlottesville, Starr Hill, Crutchfield, Cville Concierge, Stonyfield Farm, Vintage Vixen, Bunny French, The Hook.

To go online and buys tickets use this link .

 

Why Less Cancer is Important to Me – Post By Martha Fruehauf

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Martha Fruehauf is a Less Cancer volunteer who’s current project is Move Charlottesville for Less Cancer. The event, May 4th will be at the Southern in Charlottesville, Virginia. The event will be featuring the Kentucky Derby at 6pm and dancing at 8pm to the music of the band Love Canon.


    Yesterday’s events at the Boston Marathon drive home, once again, the fragility of life and leave one with a sense of frustration, anger and confusion. In a world where so many people needlessly suffer, why does one feel the need to inflict such pain and horror upon others?

    Cancer has been around for many, many years and, so far, the best and brightest minds in the world have not been able to completely eradicate this horrific disease. As a mother, I am greatly concerned about the world that my children, and their children, will encounter, in terms of disease prevention and quality of life.

    Today we know that roughly two-thirds of all cancers are preventable. This is a statement not meant to lay blame on anyone, but rather to heighten the awareness of all of us about those things that we can do to reduce risk factors.

Less Cancer is an organization that is in the trenches looking at the fight against cancer from a whole new paradigm. That is; what can we do to prevent cancer in the first place?  It may be a very complex topic, but it is one that needs to be researched and voiced in the public forum. People need the information regarding their own health in order to make educated and informed decisions. Less Cancer addresses these topics. If there are changes that can be made, in every area of life, to slow down or halt the progression of this disease, why wouldn’t we want to know about them?  Why wouldn’t we want to make those choices?

    Please join me in support of this ambitious and worthwhile cause. We owe the future generations a chance at a healthy life.