Tell Your Representatives to Retire Bad Actor Chemicals!

You’ve met the Bad Actors at the Toxies, now take action to retire them.

What’s a bad actor chemical?

Bad actor chemicals negatively affect our health every day. Hundreds of case studies have shown the consequential health impacts of Bad Actor chemicals in our consumer goods. Formaldehyde, toluene, trichloroethylene, phthalates and perchloroethylene (perc) are just a few of the chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm among other adversities.

Take action now! We need your help to retire these bad acting chemicals.

Read the full Bad Actor report (pdf, 8mb) with policy recommendations, headshots and bios!

Toxic Chemicals in Hollywood

Everyone knows about the Oscars and the Razzies, but not everyone knows about some bad actors that pose real health threats. “Bad Actor Chemicals,” some of the most toxic compounds known, lurk in many common products and pollute the environment, threatening our children and families. On March 3rd, CHANGE hosted the first red carpet awards event, presenting “Toxies” to Bad Actor Chemicals.

1. See the Toxies press release (pdf).
2. Take action to retire Bad Actor Chemicals.
3. Download the full Bad Actor report (pdf, 8mb). Includes policy recommendations, headshots and bios!

See which chemicals win awards such as Lifetime Performance, Best Ensemble Cast, and People's Choice and send a message to California's leaders that it is time for these toxic Bad Actor Chemicals to be retired!

7 Paths to Healthier Homes, Families, and Communities

1. Shop Smart

Because so much food is treated with pesticides, there's always a possibility that pesticide chemical residues remain. To be on the safe side, choose certified organic foods, and wash and peel fruits and vegetables. Reduce consumption of meat, dairy products, and fatty or predatory fish (because pollutants accumulate in fat), and eat low fat versions of these when they are consumed.  Do not put hot foods and plastics together (e.g., don’t microwave in plastic or store hot foods in plastic), because heat increases the likelihood of chemicals leaching from plastics into the food.

Ask Governor Schwarzenegger to be an Action Hero for Chemical Reform

The Petition

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,

Congratulations. By signing measures AB1879 and SB509 and passing the Green Chemistry Initiative you are shining a spotlight on the need to overhaul the way California addresses toxic chemicals.  It is critical that government prevent human exposure to dangerous toxic chemicals through every day products and the work environment, rather than wait for evidence of harm before taking action. Now is the time for your leadership.

It is known that many chemicals contribute to diseases that touch nearly every American family:  cancer, childhood asthma, male birth defects, autism, and learning disabilities.

Your leadership will ensure that California stays ahead of the curve by getting toxic chemicals out of products, rewarding innovations that replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives and creating new jobs and a greener economy.

Don't let California’s new laws get bogged down in endless meetings and debates with chemical industry lobbyists, who will seek to delay or sidetrack any action before even one chemical is identified or taken off any shelves.  Lists of known chemicals of concern have already been developed. Beginning with those lists, we can quickly take action to protect public health and the environment immediately.

No one knows better than you that leadership takes action.   But action means more than your signature on bills establishing a process for reform.  We need you to be an action hero for real chemical reform.

Sincerely,

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