Natural Awakenings Twin Cities December 2019

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Animal Rescue
Government Order Reduces Animal Testing
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator
Andrew Wheeler has signed a
directive reducing the animal
testing that the agency has
long required on such animals
as dogs, birds, rats and fish to
gauge the toxicity of chemicals
before they can be bought, sold
or used in the environment. The
agency also authorized $4.25 million in funding for five universities
to research the development and use of alternative
test methods and strategies that reduce, refine or replace
vertebrate animal testing. He says, “Today’s memo directs
the agency to aggressively reduce animal testing, including
reducing mammal study requests and funding 30 percent by
2025 and completely eliminating them by 2035.”
Any mammal studies requested or funded by the
EPA after 2035 will require administrator approval on a
case-by-case basis. It directs leadership and staff in the
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and
the Office of Research and Development to prioritize and
direct existing resources toward measurable impacts in
the reduction of animal testing while ensuring protection
of human health and the environment.
Services Offered
* Network Spinal Analysis
* Massage Therapy
* CranioSacral Therapy
* Ionic Detox Footbath
* RESTART Sugar Detox
* InfraRed Thermal Imaging
* Nutritional Therapy
* Raindrop Technique
* Reiki
* Reflexology
* Classes
* Yoga
Schedule Online:
RosevilleOptimalWellness.com
651-340-1233
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Heave Ho
Cruise Line Abandons Plastic Bottles
As a result of its partnership
with Just Goods, Inc., the Norwegian
Cruise Line will replace
single-use plastic bottles
across its fleet by January 1,
2020, beginning with the Norwegian
Encore. The company’s
ships will feature JUST, which
is 100 percent spring water in a
plant-based carton made of 82
percent renewable materials from trees grown in responsibly
managed forests. The cap and shoulder are made from a
sugarcane-based plastic. It’s refillable and recyclable.
Just Goods, located in Glen Falls, New York, has
a global presence with bottling facilities in New York,
Northern Ireland and Australia, allowing the company to
meet demand around the world without shipping water
from a single production source. It plans to replace more
than 6 million single-use plastic bottles every year. CEO
Ira Laufer says, “The company is pushing the boundaries
of what’s always been done because it knows we all need
to do better.”
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