New Theatrical Event!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 11 am, Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just in time for the Oscars, Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy are holding their own red-carpet event on  Wednesday, March 3 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. This tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony for "Bad Actor" chemicals, "The Toxies," is an entertaining event with actors in character as various chemicals. The actor portraying "Lead," for example, will be getting a "Lifetime Achievement in Harm" award.  Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a synthetic sex hormone leaching from baby bottles and in canned food, is getting "Worst Breakthrough Performance."

There are an estimated 85,000 chemicals in use, and very little is known about most of them. More and more scientific studies link chemical exposure to obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other illness.

"We don't get a 'second take' for our health.  I have been biomonitored for chemicals in my body and discovered an alphabet soup of unwelcome industrial chemicals.  Our bodies are becoming toxic dump grounds," says Dr. Sandra Aronberg, Environmental Health Ambassador with Physicians for Social Responsibility - LA.

"The Toxies awards ceremony and accompanying report on chemicals will highlight only a fraction of Bad Actor chemicals. We need a regulatory structure that can fast-track these high hazard chemicals such as BPA and phthalates," says Davis Baltz of Commonweal.

"A robust Green Chemistry program is essential if we are to ensure the products Californians use every day don't contain toxics that can lead to cancer and other insidious diseases.  We need a strong set of regulations to make this ambition a reality," says Assemblymember Mike Feuer, principal author of AB 1879.

"These Bad Actor chemicals have deadly serious health impacts on all Californians. Consumers, workers, scientists, and health professionals are all calling for a Green Chemistry program that delivers on its promise," said Pam Palitz of Environment California.

"The California Green Chemistry Initiative means nothing if the chemical industry influences our government to prevent meaningful implementation. Will the Governor stand up to the chemical industry and protect the health of Californians? Or will it be yet another bad performance by this administration?" said Martha Dina Arguello, Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility- LA.

More info, experts: http://www.psr-la.org/toxiesadvisory. Follow us on Twitter, @thetoxies and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thetoxies.

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SOURCE Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles

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