“Perfect” Planned Community Forgot One Thing: Coal Tar Sealers
Green Light for Black Goo in Idyllic, Disney Community CELEBRATION, FLORIDA — Just in time for their 20th anniversary celebration, one of the nation’s premier planned communities is getting a new coat, not of paint, but of toxic coal tar pavement sealer. Soon after it opened it won a prestigious award as one of the […]
Scary Stories, Dragsters, & Action: Recent Media Highlights
THE #bestbuy in #Carcinogens !#ScaryStoriesIn5Words#halloween@REEPGreen@sierraclub@CleanAirMoms_TXhttps://t.co/HSK6gK4pOM pic.twitter.com/qvDyO21plE — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) October 28, 2016 This illustration shows how Coal Tar Sealants spread into our yards and neighborhoods. #photography #jamesradke #jkrcopyright2016 #toxic #superfund #jkrcopyright2016 #jamesradke #sierraclub #whiterivergroup #missouri #followme #coaltar A photo posted by James Radke (@ozark_james) on Oct 13, 2016 at 5:01pm PDT Here […]
Could This Be a Safer Alternative to Coal Tar Based Sealants?
A freshly sealed parking lot is generally an improvement to any property — but unless that property happens to be in one of a few places, that fresh coat of black sealant is likely potentially deadly. The following article is republished from Construction Equipment Guide with permission. This permission is not an endorsement by Construction […]
More-ons, Politics, and Pixels; Coal Tar Tweets of the Week
RT @akornblatt: According to @RobertKennedyJr wherever you see pollution you see dissolution of democracy & a rise in corruption. #SXSWEco — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) October 10, 2016 On Friday I walked Longmeadow Farm Estates in Pomfret with State Representative Matt Ritter. Matt is the Chair of the General Assembly Public Health Committee. We talked with Longmeadow […]
Thanks Ypsilanti, Huron River Watershed Now 40% Coal-tar Free
Earlier this week the City of Ypsilanti, Michigan finalized a ban of coal tar pavement sealers. It is especially appreciated for a community in the midst of urgent matters pressing upon them. As symbolic as this action may appear, it stems the tide of unnecessary distribution of about 20,000 gallons toxic contaminants into the city […]
Scam Alert, Motivated Citizens, & News Make Up Coal Tar Tweets of the Week
SCAM ALERT Some promising safer asphalt seal really applying coal tar. @hrwc @AngiesListhttps://t.co/TBQrNbH9KBhttps://t.co/wDyW9SCaoQ — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) September 30, 2016 Coal-Tar Asphalt Sealant: Cost Effective but Controversial: https://t.co/pOC1kPN7Uf #sustainability #greenbuilding pic.twitter.com/03NYAFOBR3 — BioStripe (@BioStripe) September 28, 2016 Ypsilanti, MI Bans Coal Tar Sealants; They Pollute Local Waterways and Increase Risk of Cancer @hrwc […]
Pomfret Problem, Free Testing & Best Tweeting of the Week
FREE testing 4 your asphalt sealer. @AsphltContractr @kristypaganno coal tar @Waterkeeperhttps://t.co/rYVpmVtknv pic.twitter.com/ASGYyTF4Wb — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) September 14, 2016 #StandUp2Cancer, just not on coal tar coated asphalt.https://t.co/SBkcIisF87 @SU2C @katiecouric @DohertyShannen pic.twitter.com/UEqGkMmesZ — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) September 15, 2016 .@EPA Telegraphs Changes to Gen Permit for Facilities with Coal Tar Sealers @NatLawEnviro […]
FREE PRODUCT TESTING = NO MORE EXCUSES!
One of the latest articles on this site revealed the chemical concentrations of asphalt sealcoat for the first time. No actual product testing was done by me or anyone associated with this website. It was an accumulation of testing data which had been done by others. But some want additional independent testing of these concentrations. […]
Cancer Survivor/Contractor Article Among This Week’s Best Tweets
I can’t tell you how many times I heard industry reps saying they just don’t know anyone who has every gotten sick while being an applicator of coal tar products. Well this former coal tar sealcoating contractor tells his story in the article associated with this tweet. #Cancersurvivor /contractor: response too slow re coal tar […]
By the Numbers: PAH Guide to Coal Tar Free Sealers
First Guide to Asphalt Sealer Test Results Until now, there hasn’t been a central location for information about the chemical concentrations of asphalt sealcoating products which don’t contain coal tar. We didn’t need to. In general asphalt-based products neatly fit in a category with low concentrations of toxins called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or “PAHs.” Coal […]