February 9, 2013 at 6:56 pm · Filed under Agriculture, America, Environment, Green Party, Public Health, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, cancer prevention, chemicals, Dioxins, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, Government Accountability, Green Party, PCBs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, Public Health, revolution, Truth, US Environmental Protection Agency
2/7/13
Hon. William Owens
US House of Representatives
Washington, DC USA
Transmitted by electronic mail
Dear Congressman Owens,
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides educational outreach to the general public on the subject of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). This is accomplished primarily via a webpage. I have examined the information on that page. I have concluded that the information is being presented for the purpose of downplaying the significance of POPs exposure in disease causation. The EPA’s POPs webpage does not warn of significant harm to consumers of animal fats resulting from POPs exposure at current levels of food supply contamination.
The non-expert reader would fail to comprehend the significance of the POPs exposure health hazard after reading all of the information on the EPA page. The information presented by EPA focuses the attention of the reader on the need for more research and would cause the reader to conclude that risk of harm is likely to be limited to subgroups of the general population. The EPA does not make clear the fact that all animal fats including those found in meats, dairy products, fish and eggs available in supermarkets are contaminated with POPs.
The EPA presents information on POPs for the purpose of creating the illusion that the US government is actively addressing the POPs contamination problem. The US government is doing very little to actively address this problem. The US government is attempting to avoid its public health responsibility to provide warning of the avoidable POPs exposure health hazard.
What EPA presents is very different from what is being presented by the World Health Organization (WHO). I have provided you with the WHO report titled, “Persistent Organic Pollutants: Impact on Child Health”. This report acknowledges the existence of harm to public health caused by POPs exposure at current levels of food supply
contamination. This report recommends action to minimize the exposures that all children receive to POPs.
Please contact EPA and make known my position on this matter. I would like to have the opportunity to discuss with EPA action by that agency to warn US citizens of the existence of the POPs contamination of animal fats health hazard. I believe that it would be very useful to have a member of your staff involved in this discussion. Please attempt to motivate EPA to join into such a three-way dialogue on POPs exposure minimization. The most effective way to move forward with this issue is to speak with EPA and Steve Hunt from your office via conference call. I am hopeful that your office can make arrangements for this call.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
joyous in Nature,
Donald L. Hassig
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February 9, 2013 at 6:35 pm · Filed under America, Environment, Green Party, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, chemicals, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, Government Accountability, Green Party, Public Health, revolution, Truth
Change the World Movie Night in the North Country
Saturday, February 16, 2013, 6:00 PM
Home of Lewis M. Shepard (call 386.4589 for directions)
We will watch and discuss one of the following videos. Grassroots activism
in America can bring great change. This is a Green Party building event.
Mercury Undercover
Fresh
5 Boldface Truths
The Tapping Solution
Simply Raw
Burzynzki
Cut Burn Poison
The Amen Solution
The Greater Good
–
Donald L. Hassig, Director
Cancer Action NY
Cancer Action News Network
P O Box 340
Colton, NY USA 13625
315.262.2456
www.canceractionny.org
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January 30, 2013 at 12:13 am · Filed under America, First Amendment Rights, Green Party, Politics, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, freedom of speech, Green Party, Justice, revolution, Truth
Freedom of Speech Branded Disorderly Conduct by Watertown City Court
On January 16, 2013, I defended myself against a charge of Disorderly
Conduct before Hon. Judge Eugene Renzi in the Watertown City Court.
The trial hinged upon whether my dance/spoken word performance of
August 28, 2012 was free speech or Disorderly Conduct. The arresting
officer of the Watertown City Police provided testimony for the
District Attorney’s Office. He described my actions as “screaming”
and “waving my arms”. His own words make very clear the fact that
the officer had a negative attitude toward my demonstration. Speaking
loudly to be heard above the sounds of traffic on a busy city street
is only “screaming” to the person who does not like people who choose
to demonstrate against the corrupt government. Dancing is only
“waving arms” in the mind of the person who sees all protest in a
negative light.
I took the witness stand and explained that freedom of speech was my
only option for educating voters about the bad government that has
come to exist in Washington. I stated that the Watertown news media
had given me no positive coverage prior to the dance/spoken word
protest. I stated that my strategy was to speak loudly and freely on
Washington Street in Watertown on August 28th so as to attract the
attention of voters. I described the success of my endeavor, three
young men stopping to speak with me about the issues of my Green Party
campaign.
In addition to relating the events of August 28th, I gave Judge Renzi
a brief history of my environmental activism. I pointed out that my
message linking industrial chemical exposure with cancer causation was
displeasing to the powerful people of the North Country. The key
Truth for the matter before the City Court and my activism as a whole
is that these powerful people had repeatedly tried to damage my
efforts to educate the public on the connection between industrial
chemical exposure and cancer. I stated emphatically that I would
continue to use my freedom of speech to bring out the Truth about
chemical exposure and cancer in America.
Judge Renzi rendered his decision immediately following my closing
statement. He obviously had his mind made up before the trial. He
found me guilty of Disorderly Conduct and fined me 100.00 dollars.
I will appeal this bad decision. Viva Freedom of Speech! Viva the
Truth! Viva the Revolution!
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January 8, 2013 at 12:36 am · Filed under Agriculture, America, Environment, Green Party, Public Health, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, cancer prevention, chemicals, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, Government Accountability, Green Party, Public Health, revolution, Truth
Change the World Movie Night in the North Country
Saturday, January 12, 2013, 6:00 PM
Home of Lewis M. Shepard (call 386.4589 for directions)
We will watch and discuss one of the following videos. Grassroots activism in America can bring great change. This is a Green Party building event.
Mercury Undercover
Vanishing of the Bees
Fresh
5 Boldface Truths
The Tapping Solution
Genetic Roulette
Simply Raw
Foodmatters
Burzynzki
Cut Burn Poison
The Amen Solution
The Greater Good
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January 4, 2013 at 12:07 am · Filed under America, Environment, Green Party, Politics, Public Health, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, cancer prevention, chemicals, Dioxins, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, Government Accountability, Green Party, New York State Cancer Consortium, New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, New York State Department of Health, PCBs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, Public Health, revolution
2012-2017 New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Falls Short of Identifying Major Industrial Chemical Exposure Cancer Hazards for Exposure Minimization Action
On December 19, 2012, the New York State Cancer Consortium and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the final draft of the 2012-2017 New York State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan (CCCP). This document contains a 2 page section on environmental exposure. The information provided is seriously lacking in detail. No industrial chemical carcinogens are named. The scientific research literature contains a large number of peer-reviewed research articles that report increased cancer risk associated with exposures to specific chemicals and groups of chemicals. This is so for carcinogenic metals, including: lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and nickel. This is so for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including: dioxins, PCBs and certain fat-soluble pesticides. This is so for by-products of combustion of fossil fuels, including: benzene, formaldehyde and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Stopping short of naming these chemicals and groups of chemicals in the CCCP and stopping short of presenting strategies for minimizing exposure to these chemicals and groups of chemicals can only be described as a failure to use scientific knowledge to protect public health.
The Environmental Exposure section of the CCCP provides an indication that the Cancer Consortium and the DOH are moving toward eventually naming chemicals and groups of chemicals and presenting strategies to minimize exposure, but this is not enough. The people of New York State need to continue to pressure the Cancer Consortium and the DOH to assist with providing the residents of our state with warnings of the avoidable industrial chemical exposure cancer hazards. The CCCP should make clear the existence of the industrial chemical exposure cancer hazards named above. It should set forth strategies for exposure minimization that address these avoidable cancer hazards.
The CCCP lacks the content described above because corporations that have financial interests involving chemical carcinogens exert great influence upon the Cancer Consortium and the DOH. New York State needs a CCCP that exists for the purpose of protecting public health to the fullest extent that is possible at the current stage of scientific knowledge. Corporate pressure on politicians should not be allowed to cause the CCCP to fall short.
The CCCP is available on the Cancer Consortium website and can be accessed at the URL found below.
http://www.nyscancerconsortium.org/cancer/cancer_index.aspx
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January 2, 2013 at 3:43 am · Filed under America, Environment, First Nations, Green Party, Politics, Public Health, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, Akwesasne, cancer prevention, chemicals, Dioxins, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, freedom of speech, GM Powertrain Superfund Site, Government Accountability, Grass River, Grass River Superfund Site, Green Party, Onkwehonwe, PCBs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, Public Health, revolution, St. Lawrence River, toxic site clean-up, Truth
On December 31, 2012, I gave a spoken word/environmental dance
performance in the Main Hallway of the St. Lawrence County Courthouse
celebrating this past year when the World as we have known it changed
in a tremendously important way. In 2012, the Truth came out about
the harm that corporations are doing to the Earth and its inhabitants.
Together with this Truth came the Truth about government failure to
act upon its responsibility to protect the environment and the public
health. These Truths are now widely know. This knowledge matters.
This knowledge of fundamental Truths concerning life in a World
dominated by industrialized societies is a powerful force for bringing
change.
As I danced and spoke freely about Truths of such significance, I
experienced intensely a panoply of feelings: the desire to create
justice, anger that corporate/government culture people are causing so
much harm, determination to keep on pounding away at the work of
creating government accountability, and gladness that 2012 had
unveiled the bad behaviors of the corporate/government culture. I am
so happy to have found a way to move forward with bringing change that
is beautiful, exciting and mindful.
In the wonderful moments of dance and speaking from my heart, two new
thoughts came to me. I conceived of the need for action to minimize
the suffering that is taking place due to harm having been done to the
people of Akwesasne and the Town of Massena by the use and disposal of
industrial chemicals including PCBs and mercury. Additionally, I
realized the responsibility that dairy farmers bear for having
produced and sold milk fat in a time of animal fat contamination.
This responsibility imposes the duty to take action for minimizing the
suffering of those who consumed milk fat that contained persistent
organic pollutants (POPs) and the duty to take action to minimize
ongoing exposures to POPs. The dairy farmers of St. Lawrence County
should be showing support for the educational outreach on POPs
exposure minimization that Cancer Action NY has long advocated for.
They should be glad to have the St. Lawrence County Public Health
Department start providing such education.
Exercising freedom of expression has proven itself to be a great
source of inspiration and spiritual power in my life. As the first
year of the New World begins to unfold, I am deeply joyed to have
dancing and speaking freely to share with my fellow Americans. I
believe that 2013 will bring amazing advances in the use of scientific
knowledge to protect the environment and the public health. This is
good for America. We are finally moving forward with environmental
revolution.
–
Donald L. Hassig, Director
Cancer Action NY
Cancer Action News Network
P O Box 340
Colton, NY USA 13625
315.262.2456
www.canceractionny.org
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December 31, 2012 at 4:40 am · Filed under America, Environment, First Nations, Green Party, Politics, Public Health, Revolution ·Tagged 21st Congressional District of New York, Akwesasne, cancer prevention, chemicals, Dioxins, Donald Hassig, environmental protection, freedom of speech, GM Powertrain Superfund Site, Grass River, Grass River Superfund Site, Green Party, Onkwehonwe, PCBs, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, Public Health, toxic site clean-up, Truth
Spoken Word Performance:
“2012 Brought Out the Truth About Chemical Exposures at Akwesasne.
2013 Will Bring Action to Minimize Harm.”
Monday, December 31, 2012, 12:00 PM
St. Lawrence County Courthouse, Main Hallway Outside Legislative Board
Room, Canton, NY USA
2012 was the End of the World as we know it. Things are very
different now. This is because the Truth had been coming out for some
considerable period of years and it came out most powerfully of all in
2012. Here in the St. Lawrence River Valley, the Truth about
industrial chemical exposure and damage to health came clear for many.
At the November 15, Grasse River Superfund clean-up meeting, the
people of Akwesasne spoke the words of exposure to PCBs, ruined health
and determination to bring about changes that would begin to protect
and improve their health. In 2013, like never before, we will see the
fruits of the Truth having become know.
The people of the Akwesasne Reserve have received exposures to
industrial chemicals including PCBs and mercury that are resulting in
damages to health. Many are suffering cancers, diabetes, heart
disease, reproductive problems, and learning disabilities. Action to
minimize the harm that results from these exposures is of critical
importance. Such actions include: education on avoidable exposures,
high quality health care and clean-up of contamination. These things
will only be done if significant numbers of people voice support for
doing them.
Cancer Action NY and Eagle Creek Entertainment are working together to
organize an awareness raising concert. This concert will feature Native
American performers and keynote speakers on the subject of the
poisoning of Akwesasne. We are hopeful that the event will galvanize
widespread public support for action. The concert will take place in Spring
of 2013.
–
Donald L. Hassig, Director
Cancer Action NY
Cancer Action News Network
P O Box 340
Colton, NY USA 13625
315.262.2456
www.canceractionny.org
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