My TEDx talk is on line

Dear friends,

You might like to check out my TEDx talk at
TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch - Arlene Blum - Plastic Pollution In Our Homes

Scientist Arlene Blum speaks about the connection between plastic pollution and flame retardants.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

Also, please consider the Green Science Policy Institute in your End-of-Year Giving. By doing so you are sustaining our work to bring peer-reviewed science into policy to prevent cancer as well as neurological, reproductive, endocrine and thyroid problems.

Your funds will go to support our projects such as:

* The Cancer-Free Couch Project to reduce toxics in furniture
* The Safe Kids Campaign to stop flame retardants in baby products
* Green Building Initiative to reduce toxics in building insulation

If you haven't already, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Green Science Policy Institute before the New Year:

* Make you check payable to SEE/GSP.** and mail to: Green Science Policy Institute, P.O. Box 5455, Berkeley, CA 94705
* On line at http://greensciencepolicy.org/support-green-science-policy-institute

My daughter Annalise and I are currently enjoying a holiday in Jordan: the remarkable lost city of Petra by candle light and also in bright sunlight, hiking up Jabal um Adami, the highest peak in Jordan in the dramatic desert landscape of Wadi Rum, snorkeling in the Red Sea at Aqaba.

I'll be back on January 11 after travels in Egypt and a flame retardant meeting in New York City.

Happy Holidays,
Arlene