Ali Geering-Kline, Author at Center for Environmental Health

Happy November 2nd! Get Out and Vote!

Nov 2, 2010Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Tips

The day has finally come, folks. It’s time to take part in the democratic process and get out the vote. You know how we feel about Propositions 23 and 26, the evil oil twin props that promote dirty energy and protect polluters–JUST SAY NO! Don’t...

Environmental Health California Voter’s Guide

Oct 29, 2010Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice

Of all the propositions on the ballot this November, there are two that you should make sure to watch out for if you care about environmental health. Big out-of-state oil, tobacco, and alcohol companies paid big bucks to have Proposition 23 and Proposition 26 added to...

Halloween Hyperactivity Comes in Bright Colors

Oct 27, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Tips

Halloween is one of those holidays where even the most rational, health-conscious adults give their kids, and themselves, a break and let all junk food precautions fall by the wayside?. They fill their homes with all the Snickers, Skittles, M&Ms and other...

Moving Past Pinkwashing: Breast Cancer Prevention Means Eliminating Toxics

Oct 22, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Today I bought a yogurt and opened it up to find a pink ribbon on the back of the lid next to the words “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. For the last few years, these pink ribbons have been omnipresent in everything from media to food product packaging during the...

Why Vote No on Proposition 26 (The Polluters Protection Act)? If Polluters Don’t Pay, Taxpayers Will

Oct 20, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Big oil, tobacco, and liquor companies claim Prop 26 is about “taxpayer protection”—when in fact it’s the opposite. This proposition is a thinly veiled attempt to redefine clean up fees as taxes, shifting the financial burden onto taxpayers. Since the industrial age...

“The Sweetener Formerly Known as High Fructose Corn Syrup”

Oct 6, 2010Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Recently, High Fructose Corn Syrup has been trying to reinvent its image like it’s Madonna. In an attempt to improve the negative image of the highly criticized high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the Corn Refiners Association—which represents the makers of the...

Prop 23 is…DIRTY

Oct 1, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Ipad commercial? Nope. Watch it to find out just how harmful Proposition 23 really is.

Check Out Our Fall Newsletter!

Sep 30, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Uncategorized

CEH has had quite a list of health victories stacking up over the past several months. Since last spring, we’ve succeeded in knocking out some of the industry’s most dangerous toxics in consumer products. Just this week, California’s governor signed our legislation...

CEH Stands Up to Ban Cadmium

Sep 20, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Last week, the Center for Environmental Health and State Senator Fran Pavley led supporters in Sacramento, urging Governor Schwarzenegger to sign the bill to ban the toxic metal cadmium, from children’s jewelry. This bill would cap cadmium use at 300 parts per...

The Plastic Bottle Dilemma

Sep 17, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Plastics, Tips, Uncategorized

We’ve all done it before–you finish drinking that soda or eating that to-go lunch and you’re in a rush, with no recycling bin in sight–so what do you do with that plastic bottle or container? “Ah, how bad could it be to throw this one...