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<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">REDESIGNING THE FUTURE</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Author Details New Book at Powell's Bookstore <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">October 5, 2009</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Washington</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, DC</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (September 2009) - More than ever Americans are concerned about chemicals and their health. The stories are unnerving: Our children nurse on bottles and play with toys that leach unsafe chemicals. The containers and pans in our kitchens have been linked to infertility and obesity. We cover our skin in makeup and sunscreen carrying toxins. Nearly every child born today carries toxins in their blood. We breathe air that fundamentally alters our DNA. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With <B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_4 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Green Chemistry</SPAN></SPAN></I></B>, investigative journalist Elizabeth Grossman details the "friendly fire" of our own creations and lifestyle. For the sake of convenience and economy we have added dangerous chemicals to millions of products we use every day. Thousands of these chemicals have never been tested for their safety even though they are all around us-in our homes, schools, food and neighborhoods-and in our bodies. The consequences range from <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_5 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">diabetes</SPAN> to cancer and reproductive and neurological disorders.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What if we had the power to stop using these chemicals? What if instead of warning people that a chemical is harmful and even deadly, we didn't use it? That is the promise of green chemistry-a world where the pollutants stay out of products and out of people. With this new idea, an engineering revolution is brewing, and its rallying call is "benign by design." Leading engineers are creating new, non-toxic alternatives that work with natural systems instead of disrupting them. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With <B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Chasing Molecules</SPAN></I></B>, Grossman explores the start up world of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_6>green chemistry</SPAN> and its potential to transform manufacturing with unprecedented benefits to the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_7>corporate bottom line</SPAN> and our health. <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_8 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">On <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Monday, October 5</SPAN></U></B></SPAN>, she will discuss her new book at Powell's bookstore and is available for interview. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WHAT</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: Powell's bookstore booksigning</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WHERE</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: 1005 W Burnside | Portland | <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_9 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">(800) 878-7323</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">WHEN</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_10 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">October 5 at 7:30 p.m</SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more information , please contact: Jaime Jennings, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1254759826_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">202-232-7933 x44</SPAN>/ <A href="mailto:jjennings@islandpress.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:jjennings@islandpress.org">jjennings@islandpress.org</A>. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#008000 size=4><STRONG>Have a great week!</STRONG></FONT> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In joy~</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>Adrienne Paige Mullock, MPH, CHES<BR>Public Health Educator<BR>Oregon State WIC Program<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865<BR>Portland, Oregon 97232-2162<BR>Telephone: (971) 673-0054<BR>Fax: (971) 673-0071<BR>adrienne.p.mullock@state.or.us<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>