The Green Science Policy Institute provides unbiased scientific data to government, industry, and non-governmental organizations to facilitate more informed decision-making about chemicals used in consumer products.
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November 18, 2009
See our Press section to find The Wall Street Journal's profile of our Exective Director Dr. Arlene Blum.
November 16, 2009
Two new papers co-authored by GSPI have just been published in Environmental Science and Technology.
Lectures are posted in English and Chinese from our 2009 Beijing Conference.
The Fire Retardant Dilemma Conference has been rescheduled to February 12, 2010. See upcoming conference for an agenda. For PPTs from the last conference, see past conferences.
June 18, 2009
May 20, 2009
Presentation given at the 2009 Brominated Brominated Flame Retardant meeting in Ottawa, Canada
Do Fire Retardants save lives? How Science Can Impact Regulation
May 8, 2009
Next Fire Retardant Dilemma Symposium
March 2009
Arlene Blum, founder of GSP, was honored by the National Women’s History Project as a "Woman Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet", along with others such as Lois Gibbs, Helen Caldicott, and Hilary Clinton.
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/
Jan 26, 2009
Averting Another Toxics Disaster: The environmental and health hazards associated with China’s production of fire-retardant chemicals outweighs any perceived economic or safety benefits.”
Click here to read the article from China Dialogue.
Jan 26, 2009
GSP & Consumer Electronics: For the inside story of how GSP helped stop billions of pounds of unneeded and potentailly toxic chemicals in consumer electronics, click here to read the cover article in the new issue of Conformity.
Dec 8, 2008
Chemical & Engineering News Talks With Arlene Blum
Biochemist, world-class mountaineer rallies for policy work on flame retardants…Click here to read the article…
Purpose Prize Awarded
Arlene Blum, founder of the Green Science Policy Institute, was awarded a $100,000 Purpose Prize for her work mobilizing scientists, government, industry and consumers to protect health by reducing toxic chemicals in our homes and the environment. Click here to watch Arlene’s short video profile
Next Fire Retardant Dilemma Conference:
February 12, 2009 - 150 University Hall, UC Berkeley Click here for lectures presented at the Fire Retardant Dilemma Conferences.