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The WiFi Blues
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Wireless broadband Internet access is all the rage. The noise is drowning out concerns for this technology's risks. Originally published in the July 2007 Townsend Letter.

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Sick Buildings
PHO #14
While scientists search for diagnostic criteria, increasing numbers of people suffer from sick building syndrome.
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Health as a Commodity
PHO #14
We’ve been conditioned to think that health comes from the individual consumption choices we make. But it also comes from what we do together.
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Pollution, Body Fat, and Blood Sugar
PHO #13
The dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes point clearly to environmental causes.
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Chemical Exposures and Breast Cancer
PHO #13
As money and attention are lavished on treatment and screening, little is done about the environmental causes of breast cancer.
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The Multitasking Myth
PHO #13
Our biology can interfere with performing several tasks at the same time—such as driving while talking on a cellphone.
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Radiation Protection?
PHO #12
Radiation Protection? A study of how some bacteria survive extreme radiation suggests how humans might do the same.
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Beef and Babies
PHO #12
Beef and Babies: The more industrial beef a mom eats while pregnant, the more likely her son is to have health problems.
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Is There an Autism Epidemic?
PHO #12
Is There an Autism Epidemic? The CDC's estimate sheds little light on whether the rate of autism is increasing.
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Drugs in the Water
PHO #11
Drugs in the Water: Pharmaceuticals are finding their way into our drinking water
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Health and Plastics
PHO #11
Health and Plastics: Health risks from phthalates and bisphenol A spoil the convenience of plastics
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Antioxidant Myths
PHO #11
Antioxidant Myths: Biased reporting on biased research foster the myth that antioxidants don't work
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Health and Toxins
PHO #10
Health Inequity and Toxic Load: A study finds that the English are healthier than Americans at 40% the cost for medical care. The authors cite Americans' greater stress. But what about Americans' exposure to toxins?
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Epigenetics and Proteomics
PHO #9
Epigenetics and Proteomics: The human genome was mapped 10 years ago. It's unlocked far less than expected. Researchers have turned to the complicated science of how gene expression is controlled... with nutrients.
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Smog
PHO #3
Smog, Deadlier Than Ever: Recent research shows that smog is riskier business than we had ever imagined
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Living Like an Immortal
KPFA broadcast date February 2, 2010
Health educator Layna Berman contests the major myth of aging: that degeneration is inevitable. And she offers suggestions for healthy longevity from the inside out. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources on aging, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health, resources on environmental health, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, and resources on mind, mood, and stress.
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Healthy Lungs
KPFA broadcast date January 19, 2010
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett PhD uncover what damages our lungs and what protects and repairs them. Resources: Resources on nutrition, resources on environmental health, resources on heart health, resources on allergies, and resources on exercise.
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Fetal Programming
KPFA broadcast date January 12, 2010
Dan Agin, PhD, Emeritus Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago and author of More than Genes discusses how our increasingly toxic world affects children and their potential even before they’re born. Resources: More Than Genes by Dan Agin; Dan Agin’s blog on the Huffington Post; Resources on environmental health and on children’s health
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Not-So-Smart Grid
KPFA broadcast date January 5, 2010
Science journalist Blake Levitt and electrical engineer Michael Neuert discuss the potential risks of the Smart Grid, the wireless electric utility metering and monitoring network imposed on us without our consent. Resources: TURN (The Utility Reform Network) article and petition; EMF Safety Network petition; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; Neuert Electromagnetic Services www.emfcenter.com; Resources on radiation and resources on environmental health
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The Vegetarian Myth
KPFA broadcast date September 29, 2009
Environmental activist Lierre Keith, 20-year vegan and author of The Vegetarian Myth discusses the many ways in which people have been led astray by ideas about vegetarianism as Lierre discovered through her own experience and research. Resources: The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith; Resources on food, nutrition, and diet, resources on environmental health and resources on politics
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The Body as an Ecology
KPFA broadcast date September 1, 2009
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD, authors of Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health, discuss a core principle in their practice: the body works as an integrated whole. Selected health issues are used as examples including practical application of the principle to support and restore health. Resources: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Health by Jeffry Fawcett and Layna Berman; Resources from Your Own Health And Fitness listed by topic
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Health Effects of Radiation from All Sources
KPFA broadcast date July 28, 2009
Ernest Sternglass, PhD, physicist and anti-nuclear activist since the 1950s, discusses what we know about the dangerous effects of radiation from all sources . Resources: Radiation and Public Health Project www.radiation.org; Resources on radiation
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Mercury Politics
KPFA broadcast date July 14, 2009
Jane Hightower, MD, author of Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison, discusses her discovery that her Marin County, California patients who ate lots of sushi and tuna had astronomical mercury levels. Resources: Diagnosis Mercury by Jane Hightower; resources on environmental health and resources on detoxification
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Raising Food Ecologically All Year
KPFA broadcast date May 12, 2009
Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, and Elliot Coleman, author of The Winter Harvest Handbook, discuss gardening and farming by nature’s rules. Resources: Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway and his website www.patternliteracy.com, The Winter Harvest Handbook by Elliot Coleman and his website www.fourseasonfarm.com; resources on food, nutrition, and diet and resources on environmental health
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Breast Cancer and Early Puberty
KPFA broadcast date May 5, 2009
Nancy Evans, health science consultant to the Breast Cancer Fund, discusses the environmental causes of breast cancer and the early onset of puberty. Resources: Breast Cancer Fund www.breastcancerfund.org; Resources on cancer, resources on women’s health, resources on children’s health, and resources on environmental health
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Reducing EMF in Your Home
KPFA broadcast date April 7, 2009
Environmental consultant Michael R. Neuert, MA, BSME, discusses common EMF exposures in the home, their effects, and how to reduce and eliminate them. Resources: Neuert Electromagnetic Services www.emfcenter.com; Resources on radiation and resources on environmental health
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Foul Fragrance
KPFA broadcast date March 3, 2009
Researcher Anne C. Steinemann, PhD, from the University of Washington, discusses the stew of hazardous materials in products scented by artificial fragrance. Resources: Anne C. Steinemann, PhD faculty page containing articles on fragance; California Environmental Health Network fragrance information; resources on environmental health and on detoxification
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Shielding EMFs
KPFA broadcast date December 23, 2008
Emil DeToffol from Less EMF Inc. offers scientific suggestions for electromagnetic field shielding in the home and office, when you can't control the exposure from the source. Resources: Less EMF, Inc. www.lessemf.com/; Resources on radiation and resources on environmental health
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Electronics Recycling Scam
KPFA broadcast date December 16, 2008
Sarah Westervelt, e-Waste Project Coordinator for the Basel Action Network, uncovers the ugly truth about the alleged recycling of consumer electronics and cell phones. Resources: Basel Action Network website www.ban.org; Resources on environmental health
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Noise Pollution and Health
KPFA broadcast date November 25, 2008
Retired research physician and anti-noise activist Dr. Louis Hagler discusses his groundbreaking article about the health effects of noise pollution. Resources: Noise Pollution: A Modern Plague by Lisa Goines, RN and Louis Hagler, MD; Noise Off www.noiseoff.org; Noise Pollution Clearinghouse www.nonoise.org; Noise Free America www.noisefree.org; League for the Hard of Hearing www.lhh.org/noise; Resources on environmental health and resources on children’s health
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Toxic Assault
KPFA broadcast date September 16, 2008
Investigative journalists Philip and Alice Shabecoff, authors of Poisoned Profits, discuss the health effects of the first generation to grow up constantly exposed to industrial toxins. Resources: Poisoned Profits by Philip and Alice Shabecof; Poisoned Profits website www.poisonedprofits.com; resources on environmental health and on detoxification
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Women’s Rights and a Healthy Planet
KPFA broadcast date July 1, 2008
Robert Engelman, author of More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want, discusses how support for women’s reproductive rights is the best strategy for achieving a sustainable population. Resources: More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want by Robert Engelman and the book’s website morethebook.org; World Watch Institute www.worldwatch.org; Health and the Rise of Civilization by Mark Nathan Cohen; resources on women’s health and resources on health politics
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Why the US is Importing Toxic Products
KPFA broadcast date June 17, 2008
Mark Schapiro, author of Exposed, discusses how new laws protecting Europeans and no protections for Americans is causing toxic products to be dumped on the U.S. market. Resources: Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power by Mark Schapiro; Center for Investigative Reporting centerforinvestigativereporting.org/; resources on environmental health and on health politics
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Doing the Simplest Things First
KPFA broadcast date June 3, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, Phd discuss simple self care techniques for identifying and caring for developing illness. Resources: Resources on food, nutrition, and diet, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, resources on environmental health, resources on exercise and resources on mind, mood, and stress
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From Radio Frequency to Bug Spray
KPFA broadcast date May 6, 2008
Protecting citizen health from corporate power. An interview with film makers Mary Beth Branagan and James Heddle from EON Ecological Options Network. Resources: Ecological Options Networ www.eon3.net; resources on environmental health, resources on radiation, and resources on health politics and advocacy
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Hypersensitivity
KPFA broadcast date April 1, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss hypersensitivity both to chemicals and electromagnetic fields. The hour includes a review of the science and practical solutions for identifying the source of symptoms and prudent mitigation. Resources: Scientific articles discussed on the show; resources on allergies, resources on environmental health, resources on EMF, resources on chronic illness, and The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
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Pesticides in Your Food
KPFA broadcast date March 25, 2008
Organic farmer Will Allen, PhD, author of The War on Bugs discusses the hidden history of how the use of chemicals in food production has been a triumph of manipulation and a failure of science. Resources: The War on Bugs by Will Allen; The War on Bugs websitewww.thewaronbugsbook.com; Organic Consumers Association www.organicconsumers.org; resources on food and on environmental health
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Aerial Spraying and Detoxification
KPFA broadcast date February 26, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss the risks posed by aerial spraying against the light brown apple moth and other agricultural pests along with detoxication methods for protection against these exposures Resources: Stop the Spraying www.stopthespray.org; resources on environmental health and on detoxification
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Eating Sustainably
KPFA broadcast date February 5, 2008
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss sustainable food choices from the perspective of ecologically and socially sustainable practices in production, distribution, and impact on individual health. Resources: Resources on nutrition and on environmental health; Sustainable Health Institute www.sustainablehealthinstitute.org
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Stress Related Illness
KPFA broadcast date December 25, 2007
Health Educator Layna Berman covers principles for the avoidance and healing of stress related illness. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on environmental health, and resources on hormones
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WiMax: The Next Wireless Exposure
KPFA broadcast date December 4, 2007
Libby Kelley, Executive Director of the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety and founder of Council on Wireless Technology Impacts, discusses this latest wireless technology, its risks, and an upcoming meeting of activists and scientists concerned about its spread. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Council on Wireless Technology Impacts (CWTI) www.energyfields.org, International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS) www.icems.eu, resources on raditation
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Bioinitiative: Standards for Electrosmog
KPFA broadcast date November 27, 2007
Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, MD discuss the Bioinitiative Report that proposes better standards for exposure to electromagnetic fields based on the work of leading scientists. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Bioinitiative Report www.bioinitiative.org; Resources on radiation
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Untreatable Chronic Illness: A Breakthrough
KPFA broadcast date October 23, 2007
Professor of biochemistry and medical science Martin Pall, PhD, author of Explaining Unexplained Illness, discusses his discoveries for chronic illnesses formerly considered untreatable, including a discussion of effective nutrient therapies. Resources: Martin Pall, PhD Washington State University research page; Explaining Unexplained Illnesses by Martin Pall; Resources on chronic illness; Resources on environmental health
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Does Green Mean Non-toxic?
KPFA broadcast date August 28, 2007
Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss toxic risks in “green” products and describe how to avoid exposures and boost detoxification pathways. Resources: Resources on environmental health and on detoxification; Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Baumgart; Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org; Our Stolen Future www.ourstolenfuture.org; Microwave News www.microwavenews.com; Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Healthy Car www.healthycar.org; Toxic at Any Speed by the Ecology Center www.ecocenter.org; A Small Dose of Toxicology www.asmalldoseof.org
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Drinking Water
KPFA broadcast date August 14, 2007
Colin Ingram discusses how to eliminate toxins from your water. Resources: The Drinking Water Book by Colin Ingram
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Resistance to Citywide WiFi
KPFA broadcast date July 24, 2007
Doug Loranger, from San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union, discusses how citizens are mobilizing against exposure to citywide wireless Internet access. Resources: San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org; Resources on radiation
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Furniture Toxins
KPFA broadcast date June 12, 2007
Health educator Layna Berman is joined by Mike Lavin from European Sleepworks to discuss the hidden toxins in furniture, fabrics, and bedding, and also discuss healthier alternatives. Resources: European Sleepworks www.sleepworks.com;Resources on environmental health
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Controlling Pests Without Toxins
KPFA broadcast date May 1, 2007
Arthur Slater, entomologist and retired pest control director at UC Berkeley, discusses how to control residential pests without the use of toxins. Resources: Resources on environmental health
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High EMF Risk from Personal Organizers
KPFA broadcast date April 3, 2007
Environmental consultant Cindy Sage discusses the latest research on wireless technology's possible risks to humans and the environment. PDA exposures from blackberry and treo units, among others, create exceptionally high exposures when worn on or very near the body. She will discuss these exposures, their possible health consequences, and ways to reduce exposure. Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net; Resources on environmental health and resources on radiation: wireless, EMR, RFR, and ionizing radiation
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Public Health and Toxic Waste
KPFA broadcast date March 27, 2007
David O. Carpenter MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany, where he is also professor of environmental health and toxicology and former dean of the School of Public Health, discusses where and how people are exposed to environmental stressors and what role of public health institutions in protecting us. Resources: Institute for Health and the Environment www.albany.edu/ihe/; Resources on environmental health, resources on detoxification, resources on diabetes, resources on heart health, resources on chronic illness, and resources on EMF and radiation
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Detoxification
KPFA broadcast date March 6, 2007
Health educator Layna Berman discusses the body's natural detoxification pathways and how to boost them using nutrients. Resources: Resources on detoxification and addiction and on environmental health
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Fluoride Dangers
KPFA broadcast date February 13, 2007
Chemist Paul Connett, PhD, from Fluoride Action Network discusses the dangers of fluoride and the history of its introduction. Resources: Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson and the Fluoride Action Network www.fluoridealert.org
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Health Risks from Nonionizing Radiation
KPFA broadcast date January 16, 2007
Researcher Henry Lai, PhD of the University of Washington discusses the latest research on the health risks from wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation
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Eating Seasonally and Locally
KPFA broadcast date November 21, 2006
Chef Jessica Prentice discusses the principles of sustainable eating. Resources: Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice and Wise Food Ways www.wisefoodways.com
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Healthy Home Inspection
KPFA broadcast date October 10, 2006
Environmental economist and health educator Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discusses how to identify and control exposures to pollutants, toxins, allergens, molds, and nonionizing radiation in the home and office. Resources: Resource on environmental health
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EMF Health News
KPFA broadcast date July 11, 2006
Louis Slesin, publisher of Microwave News, discusses current developments in industry and science concerning the health effects of non-ionizing radiation. Resources: Microwave News www.microwavenews.com
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Poisoned Progress
KPFA broadcast date June 27, 2006
Randall Fitzgerald discusses his book The Hundred-Year Lie about modern life increasing toxic body burden. The show includes how to identify exposures and detoxification support. Resources: The Hundred-Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald http://www.hundredyearlie.com
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Dirty Electricity and EMF Health Dangers
KPFA broadcast date May 30, 2006
Magda Havas, BSc, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Ontario, Canada discusses low dose radiation health effects. Resources: Publications by Dr. Havas www.electricalpollution.com and www.stop-emf.ca; Graham Stetzer filters www.stetzerelectric.com and www.getpurepower.ca; Resources on radiation
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Non-Toxic Home
KPFA broadcast date May 16, 2006
Architect Carol Venolia and Susan Bahl from Natural Home Design Center discuss creating a non-toxic home and office. Resources: Natural Home Design Center website; Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: How to Bring Your House into Harmony With Nature by Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner www.naturalremodeling.com
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The Science of RFR Health Risks
KPFA broadcast date April 25, 2006
Olle Johansson, MD associate professor in the Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuoscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden discusses new research about the dangers of exposure to radio frequency radiation from cell phones and wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation
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Where You're Exposed and What to Do: EMF and RFR
KPFA broadcast date March 14, 2006
Environmental consultant Cindy Sage and medical journalist B. Blake Levitt offer practical alternatives and protection from electrosmog exposure. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net
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Wireless Public Health Crisis
KPFA broadcast date February 7, 2006
Medical journalist Blake Levitt, activist Jan Newton, president of the EMR Policy Institute, and activist Doug Loranger, maker of the film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco, discuss the very disturbing science showing wireless technology's dangers and how the public can protect itself. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; EMR Policy Institute; www.emrpolicy.org; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org
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Electrosmog
KPFA broadcast date November 29, 2005
Researcher Olle Johansson, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, discusses long term studies showing the adverse health effects of exposure to radio frequency radiation from wireless technologies. Activist Doug Loranger discusses his film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco and community activism against citywide wireless broadband Internet access. Resources: EMFacts Consultancy (Australia) www.emfacts.com; ; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org
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Public Health Risk from Depleted Uranium
KPFA broadcast date July 26, 2005
Leuren Moret, expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Afghanistan, and physicist Ernest J. Sternglass, PhD discuss the public health risks to soldiers and civilians from depleted uranium drift. Resources: Beyond Treason www.beyondtreason.com
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Smart Exposures: Understanding Risks from EMF & RFR
KPFA broadcast date July 19, 2005
Cindy Sage of Sage Associates, environmental consultants and public policy researchers, discusses the research and encourages prudence regarding exposure to radiation from cell phones and electromagnetic fields Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net
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Indoor Air Pollution
KPFA broadcast date March 1, 2005
Put a well person in a sick building and you get a sick person! Health educator Layna Berman discusses how to protect yourself at home and at work. Resources: Resources on environmental health
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Ecological Medicine Update
KPFA broadcast date May 11, 2004
Kenny Ausubel, founder of the Bioneers Conference, discusses his newest book: a collection from the proceedings from a conference on a new movement in health care. Resources: Ecological Medicine edited by Kenny Ausubel and the Bioneers Conference www.bioneers.org
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Health, the Built Environment, Obesity, and Exercise
KPFA broadcast date November 11, 2003
Health educator Layna Berman extemporaneously discusses health and the built environment, and obesity and exercise. Resources: Resources on environmental health, obesity, and exercise
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The Effect of Lead and Mercury Exposure
KPFA broadcast date May 6, 2003
Dr. Richard Canfield of Cornell discusses his research indicating that there might be no safe level of lead exposure; and Dr. Phillipe Grandjean of Harvard and the University of Southern Denmark discusses his research on methyl mercury exposure from fish and other sources.
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Hormone Deception
KPFA broadcast date November 12, 2002
D. Lindsey Berkson, consulting scholar, discusses how everyday foods and products are endangering our health Resources: Hormone Deception by D. Lindsey Berkson
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Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
KPFA broadcast date October 22, 2002
Monica Moore, co-director of Pesticide Action Network and Dave Henson, director of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center discuss corrective measure for our farm crisis
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Animal Self-Medication
KPFA broadcast date August 20, 2002
Researcher Dr. Cindy Engel, PhD, discusses how wild animals medicate themselves Resources: Wild Health by Cindy Engel
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Non-Toxic Approaches to Residential Pests
KPFA broadcast date April 30, 2002
Arthur Slater, entomologist and integrated pest management expert from UC Berkeley, discusses non-toxic, alternative approaches to residential pest management
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Ecological Medicine
KPFA broadcast date March 26, 2002
Kenny Ausubel, founder of the Bioneers Conference discusses the future of healing using ecological medicine Resources: Ecological Medicine edited by Kenny Ausubel and the Bioneers Conference www.bioneers.org
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
KPFA broadcast date December 19, 2000
Science writer, Janine Benyus Resources: Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus
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Cell Phones & Cordless Technology: Are They a Danger to Our Children?
KPFA broadcast date August 29, 2000
Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation
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Medical Radiation
KPFA broadcast date July 18, 2000
Dr. John Gofman PhD discusses new research on the increased dangers of medical radiation.
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Non-Toxic Gardening
KPFA broadcast date May 9, 2000
Ralph Zingaro, Bioscape
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Safe Seafood
KPFA broadcast date January 18, 2000
Dr. Steven Webster, Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterery Aquarium discusses safe and sustainable seafood options
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Are Cell Phones Safe?
KPFA broadcast date November 2, 1999
Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation
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The Hazards of Cell Phones and EMFs
KPFA broadcast date December 8, 1998
Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation
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The Hidden Dangers of Residential Pesticides
KPFA broadcast date July 14, 1998
Entomologist, Arthur Slater MS, Instructor Structural Pest Control U.C. Berkeley and Justin Ruben, Pesticide Watch
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Environmentally Healthy Home
KPFA broadcast date March 10, 1998
David Kibbey, Natural Building Consultant
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Safe Drinking Water
KPFA broadcast date June 10, 1997
Colin Ingram discusses safe drinking water. Resources: The Drinking Water Book by Colin Ingram
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Creating a Non-toxic Home and Office
KPFA broadcast date August 29, 1995
David Kibbey, Nat. Building Ntwrk and David Bierman, Accupuncturist
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Examining Environmental Illness
KPFA broadcast date July 18, 1995
Richard Shames M.D. and Debra Dadd-Redalia,
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