by Cort Johnson | Chase Community Giving has given CFS research a kind of life line; a chance to win some big money in a time of dearth and to put that money directly into the hands of excellent researchers.
Chemical Sensitivity News
MCS activism: How to be represented in an unsafe place
How can chemically and electrically sensitive people do public activism work when the spaces they need to enter are not accessible? E.I. Jane to the rescue!
Homegrown activism for MCS Awareness Month
Planet Thrive member Susi Lippuner shares an educational brochure about non-toxic living with her community in honor of Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month this May.
Feisty lyme sisters helping each other out
This is what real grassroots activism is about, folks. This is how to raise awareness for an illness, help a patient in a very practical way, and most importantly, to show a friend how much they are loved and cherished.
MCS housing prototype available soon for testing
EcoTECH Design Studio’s MCS housing prototype unit is being installed in Pennsylvania and will be available this July for testing by interested parties.
Go fragrance free for the month of May!
May is Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month, and Planet Thrive urges you to go fragrance and chemical free for the entire month in honor of those who suffer from this debilitating illness.
Help make research on chemical intolerance a priority
Place your vote today to help make research on chemical sensitivities a priority for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Less toxic hair salons
by Julie Genser | I recently did a search online for less toxic hair salons and stylists to see if I could find any near me and was surprised to find quite a few across the country.
A call for solidarity among environmentally sensitive people
by Steen Hviid | The FCC is promoting the dismantling of all telephone landlines in the entire country. This will be a disaster for electrosensitive people who cannot use a cell phone.
Radiation-free cabin draws attention to electro-pollution
A group of Swedish electrically hypersensitive (EHS) activists put up a Faraday cage shaped like a cabin in downtown Gothenburg, Sweden in order to draw attention to the problem of electro-pollution.