U.S. EPA GoGreen! OCTOBER 2013 EXTRA Monthly Consumer Newsletter

GO GREEN! EPA News You Can Use - October 2013 EXTRA http://www.epa.gov/gogreen Note - we're sending you this GoGreen! EXTRA because you are signed up for other EPA email categories of related interest. We haven't added you to the regular GoGreen! email list. Sign up for GoGreen! ----------------------------------------------------- MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS WITH ONE EASY STEP October is Children's Health Month. As the end of the month approaches, we need your help to spread the word about simple ways people can protect kids' health. Children are more sensitive to pollutants: their bodies are still developing; they eat, drink, and breathe more in proportion to their body size; and their behavior can expose them more to chemicals and microbes. We have simple tips for how to protect children from environmental harms, and we need your help to tell the world. We're trying a new tool called Thunderclap to get the word out about the tips. Lend us your voice by allowing us to send a message to your social media followers. Our first thunderclap will go out on October 31 at 2:00 pm EDT: "You protect your kids from strangers and bullies. What about harmful pollutants? http://thndr.it/HrlEHM" How's it work? You can sign up to let the Thunderclap system post that message to your Twitter, FB, or Tumblr accounts. Note that you're only agreeing this one time, not to our future thunderclaps. It's like a virtual flash mob - the messages will go out on everyone's walls and feeds at the same time. We need you because in order to send our thunderclap to protect kids, we need 500 people to sign up. Thanks for your help! Sign up to support our message: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/5938-protect-your-kids More information about children's health: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/tips.htm ----------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER Americans want to help protect and improve the nation's land, water, and air. "Go Green!" is a monthly newsletter from the US EPA summarizing recent news and info you can use to make a difference in your home, community, and workplace. Want more news? Sign up to receive daily EPA news releases on topics that interest you. http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/email_signups.htm Our blogs: http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/greenversations Follow us on Twitter: http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/social-media#twitter Like us on Facebook: http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/social-media#facebook More about GoGreen!   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to phoenixnews09@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355