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Yesterday, Nike launched their (Nike) Red campaign in London. Buying (PRODUCT) RED laces, which are specifically designed for football boots but can be worn by anyone, is just one of the things you can do to help fight AIDS in Africa: 100% of the proceeds go to the Global Fund and to Nike football-based programs.

So get involved, y’all. You can shop one of the many (RED) partners, from Nike to Converse to Apple OR you can donate directly to the Global Fund. But most importantly you can get tested, know your own status, and TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.

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This is a hilarious way to make a point.

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Created By Chris Boardman. 

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What’s up y’all I’ve been out working a lot looking forward to going out on the hennesey dates with the roots and drake and keri hilson plus we may do this maxwell tour that would be incredible his new music is right and his band is fresh anyway much love  I’ll talk to you soon. 

1. Reduce The Toxic Load: Keep Chemicals Out of the Air, Water, Soil and our Bodies
With only 0.5 percent of crop and pasture land in organic, according to USDA that leaves 99.5 percent of farm acres in the U.S. at risk of exposure to noxious agricultural chemicals.

Our bodies are the environment so supporting organic agriculture doesn’t just benefit your family, it helps all families live less toxically.

2. Reduce if Not Eliminate Off Farm Pollution
Pesticide drift affects non-farm communities with odorless and invisible poisons.

3. Protect Future Generations
Before a mother first nurses her newborn, the toxic risk from pesticides has already begun. Studies show that infants are exposed to hundreds of harmful chemicals in utero. Numerous studies show that pesticides can adversely affect the nervous system, increase the risk of cancer, and decrease fertility.
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Is Bottled Water Less Polluted?

Nope.

Is Bottled Water Subjected to Higher Health Standards than Tap Water?

Nope.

The FDA sets standards for bottled water, while the EPA sets standards for tap water. Tap water is tested for contaminants hundreds of times a month while bottled water gets tested only once a week.

Here are a few shocking finds made by the NRDC:

For example, one brand of “spring water” whose label pictured a lake and mountains, actually came from a well in an industrial facility’s parking lot, near a hazardous waste dump, and periodically was contaminated with industrial chemicals at levels above FDA standards.

According to government and industry estimates, about one fourth of bottled water is bottled tap water (and by some accounts, as much as 40 percent is derived from tap water)—sometimes with additional treatment, sometimes not.

City tap water can have no confirmed E. coli or fecal coliform bacteria (bacteria that are indications of possible contamination by fecal matter). FDA bottled water rules include no such prohibition (a certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water).

Any violation of tap-water standards is grounds for enforcement—but bottled water in violation of standards can still be sold if it is labeled as “containing excessive chemicals” or “excessive bacteria” (unless FDA finds it “adulterated,” a term not specifically defined).

City water systems must issue annual “right-to-know” reports telling consumers what is in their water; as detailed in this report, bottlers successfully killed such a requirement for bottled water.

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