Monday, January 19, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009

In fake grass, some see real threat
For two decades, state public health officials have waged a massive campaign to eliminate children's exposure to lead, yet some specialists are concerned that the toxic element may have found its way into schools in the form of artificial turf fields.While industry officials maintain the fields are safe, the Boston Globe recently commissioned tests of artificial grass at several city and suburban high schools in Massachusetts and found varying amounts of lead in the artificial surfaces. Click here.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

San Carlos City Council to Vote on Artificial Turf
Please speak out against artificial turf at the San Carlos City Council meeting Monday January 12, at 7pm in council chambers. Write the council members now to make your voice heard (see Things You Can Do sidebar on right for email addresses). Given the evidence of toxic exposure, the lawsuit filed by the State of California's Attorney General, and the current financial crisis, going forward with a plastic field is irresponsible and reckless.