Clean Water Fund is coordinating outreach for this innovative effort to help residents of 14 towns save energy and save money on their utility bills.  Clean Water Fund and a corps of recent college graduates are working closely with municipal leaders and local volunteers to help communities come together around the goal of helping 10% of households cut their energy use 20% over a 3 year period.

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Connecticut residents want to protect ourselves and those we love, preventing harm especially to babies and young children. Our homes and our bodies should be safe from unwanted and dangerous intrusion. But there's a toxic problem putting our health at risk.

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the stroller brigade is rolling into hartford. join us!

Parents, often moms, bear the brunt of finding safe products for their families. Connecticut has been a leader in banning toxic chemicals but we need the federal government to take action too!  The Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 will ensure the products we use every day are free of chemicals that make our kids sick.

On Wednesday, August 10th, we will ask our Senators to join the brigade.  Join us at Bushnell Park in Hartford to write letter and cards to our Senators! Contact Anne Hulick or Susan Eastwood for more information!

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Clean Water Fund participates in numerous workplace charity campaigns throughout the country, including the Combined Federal Campaign (#10636), state employee campaigns and several corporate campaigns. See below for a list of our workplace partners and links to their web sites where you can find out more about how to get involved.

By contributing to Clean Water Fund through your workplace, you may pledge a small amount in each paycheck to be automatically deducted. Your donation will support Clean Water Fund's work to ensure a safe and health environment for all people, now and for the future.

Here's an overview of recent program activities and accomplishments by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in New England. Highlights include:

• Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action mobilize New England communities to clean up polluting diesel emissions. See cover story, page 1
• Campaign to phase out toxic BPA builds momentum in Massachusetts. See page 2
• Information on "upstream" solutions, a fresh approach long supported by Clean Water Fund for protecting water and health before pollution happens.

Diesel Pollution Makes Us Sick

Diesel engines emit a mixture of particles, metals and gasses including over 40 "hazardous air pollutants" as classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act. Diesel pollution can trigger asthma and cause lung cancer, stroke, and heart attack, contributing to 21,000 early deaths a year. Nationally, diesel exhaust poses a cancer risk that is 3 times greater than the combined risk of all air toxics assessed by EPA. Diesel exhaust is particularly dangerous because it is emitted at ground level - just where people breathe it in¹ .

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April 15th , 2009 10:30-11:30am, Minuteman Park, Hartford (directions below)

Tired of wondering how much toxic BPA you ate for dinner? Frustrated that the federal government has failed to take the most basic step of phasing out this hazardous, unnecessary substance from food and beverage containers?

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• What: See and hear about the techniques for home energy conservation, what you can easily do in your own home to save energy and cut costs and information on state programs available to help you pay for it! Sponsored by West Hartford Clean Energy Task Force, WH Senior Center, Sustainable West Hartford & Clean Water Action
• Who: Paul Popinchalk, Energy Engineer & Roger Smith, Coordinator Connecticut Climate Coalition
• When: Monday, November 10, 7:00pm
• Where: West Hartford Senior Center, 15 Starkel Road, West Hartford Connecticut