New 2 Minute Video Explains Coal Tar Sealant Risks
Just click on the above picture to watch the video. This new video, sponsored by several indoor air quality trade groups and businesses, aptly summarizes the issues with coal tar pavement sealants. If you are looking for an introductory video, then this would serve you well. There isn’t a lot of technical jargon or statistics, […]
Federal Shutdown Possibility Postpones Coal Tar Sealant Webinar
Click on the above graphic to go to the website to search for a coal tar free contractor. Announcement at 4 PM CST September 30 from the MPCA: The likelihood of a federal government shutdown and the uncertainty over federal employees being able to participate has lead us to the decision to postpone tomorrow’s webinar […]
Millions View “The Doctors” TV Show Exposing Toxic Coal Tar Driveways
Click on image to go to the Doctor’s website for more info. Yesterday millions of Americans tuned into CBS’ syndicated TV show, The Doctors, to see a segment on the dangers of coal tar pavement sealants. It is the largest television audience ever to hear about this. They discussed the findings of the Baylor University/USGS study […]
There’s A Time to Speak and A Time to be Silent
Springfield, Missouri continues to struggle to find a way forward from the current coal tar sealant debate. I am all for an open debate as long as the participants attempt to be informed and speak without bias. But if some haven’t really read the reports and attempt to speak as an expert, then please hold […]
The Dark Side of a Komen Cancer Walk
Someone has said once you learn about the problems of coal tar sealant that you will never cross a paved surface in the same way again. First the quick assessment: concrete or asphalt. Then you look for signs of sealant: a brushed-on boarder, the pungent smell similar to a telephone pole, and wear in the […]
Revealing the Breast Cancer to Coal Tar Connection
Even after 200 posts and 3 years writing on Coal Tar Free America, this is the first article I have written dedicated to the connection between coal tar’s big toxic ingredient, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and breast cancer. And whose family and friends haven’t been affected by breast cancer? If people only knew that a […]
The Irony of Health Care Facilities with Coal Tar Parking Lots
From the Springfield News Leader: Chiles back to put spotlight on coal tar sealant Written by Thomas Gounley Sep. 1, 2013 Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009, Dan Chiles has visited CoxHealth facilities numerous times for appointments with radiologists, urologists and other specialists. Today, things are under control, but he still has occasional […]
Does Your Community Care About Clean Water?
That’s a fair question. Ask your community leaders what they know about coal tar sealant pollution and then ask them what they are willing to do about it. Many choose to wait for a federal mandate, but some are willing to push the national agenda from the bottom up. Waiting is merely denying reality and […]
Minnesota Gearing Up for Phasing Out Coal Tar Sealants
As you may know, earlier this year the State of Minnesota passed a law banning the sale and use of coal tar pavement sealants. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2014. In order to prepare for this transition, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is hosting a free webinar to explain the details […]
Two New Coal Tar Bans In California and Kansas
It is good news that two new bans of coal tar sealants are emerging from different areas of the country: California and Kansas. Throughout the US, there is a lot of confusion about the sealcoating market in California. Some incorrectly say it has already been banned there and others say it isn’t used. It […]