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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address, Emphasizes Need for Greater Protection from Toxic Chemicals
January 26, 2011The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute applauds President Obama for announcing during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that he is committed to investing in American education, biomedical research, and clean energy. "This tells us that the president understands the basic political, social, and economic importance of having healthy people on a healthy planet," says Henning Bloech, GREENGUARD's executive director. "Healthy people are better equipped to learn, excel, and innovate, which gives us a competitive edge in the growing global marketplace. The problem, of course, is that we can't have healthy people on a healthy planet when we and our children are constantly exposed to hazardous chemicals." Full release
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