Are Wireless Schools Safe for Kids? with Dr. Magda Havas

As school systems across the country rush to install wireless transmitters in classrooms,  some environmental health experts are warning that constant low-level radiation from these devices can interfere with normal physiological development and may lead to health problems later in life.

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug speak with internationally-renowned expert Dr. Magda Havas, of Trent University in Canada, about wireless radiation and its effects on children.

For more info:

Visit the web site of Dr. Havas

The Center for Safer Wireless

Citizens for Safe Technology

The EMR Policy Institute

Autism and the Environment with Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto

Autism is often called a “spectrum disorder” because it affects individuals differently and to varying degrees. The autism-spectrum disorders encompass a wide range of symptoms, from social awkwardness to a complete inability to interact and communicate.

Rates of autism have been rising for several decades: There is no central register for people with autism, but the best estimates indicate that 1 in every 150 children and 1 in every 83 boys has autism. There is no known single cause, but there are many theories, and research is being conducted on many fronts.

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug Wood talk with Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto, internationally-recognized researcher at the M.I.N.D. Institute at the University of California at Davis and a professor at UC Davis School of Medicine.

Dr. Hertz-Piciotto describes some of the latest scientific research on possible environmental links to autism.

For more info:  Visit the U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute

Flouride in Your Water with Dr. Paul Connett

How did this whole concept of fluoridation of public water supplies get started, and what should you know about it? On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss this important issue with Dr. Paul Connett, fluoride expert and founder of the Fluoride Action Network.

For more info: See Grassroots Fluoride Web Page and Video