February 16, 2010 - Bruce Hirschler (not verified)
----------***ANNOUNCEMENTS*** *** National Radon Action Month Activity Submittal Deadline: Over 1600 activities and events for the 2010 National Radon Action Month have been submitted on RadonLeaders.org! Have you submitted all of your 2010 National Radon Action Month activities? It’s not too late – activities will be accepted on RadonLeaders.org through Friday, February 19, 2010. If you have already submitted your activities, thank you! Let us know how your activities went by sharing your success stories at www.radonleaders.org/nram/share. Highlight innovative activities, successful outreach approaches or noteworthy outcomes. You can upload photos, graphics, flyers or other related files to tell the story behind your National Radon Action Month activity. *** Check Out the Travels of Radon Tee: You have heard about Radon Tee during the last several weeks. View images from Radon Tee’s travels at www.facebook.com/radontee. *** New to RadonLeaders.org? If you are new to RadonLeaders.org, or even if you have been a member for some time, please never hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. You can reach us by email at: info@radonleaders.org. Below please find links to the latest NEWS, BLOGS, EVENTS, and FORUM DISCUSSIONS, posted to RadonLeaders.org. ---------- ***LATEST NEWS*** Awareness of Potentially Deadly Radon Rising www.radonleaders.org/node/5772 Chicago Sun-Times Features CanSAR's Gloria Linnertz and the Illinois Radon Program www.radonleaders.org/node/5735 Threat of pink slip motivated Carl Edmunds to start a small business www.radonleaders.org/node/5688 Playing it Safe with Radon Levels www.radonleaders.org/node/5577 WHO urging public to have homes tested for radon www.radonleaders.org/node/5572 ---------- ***RECENT BLOG POSTS*** Announcement from The AARST Consortium on National Radon Standards – Radon Standards Update & Request for Volunteers (Updated with Comments), Gary Hodgden www.radonleaders.org/node/5055 Announcement - NRAM Activity Submittal Deadline Extended to Feb. 19th, Gina Bowler www.radonleaders.org/node/6117 Concluding Act for the SIL Radon Awareness Initiative, Gloria Linnertz www.radonleaders.org/node/5879 Radon Tee visits EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools Symposium, Radon Tee www.radonleaders.org/node/5716 A Call for Active Participation, Gloria Linnertz www.radonleaders.org/node/5692 President's Cancer Panel - Environmental Factors in Cancer, Bill Field www.radonleaders.org/node/5575 Radon Tee: World Trek 2010 - Colorado dates set, Radon Tee www.radonleaders.org/node/5349 Diagnosis: Cognitive Dissonance - Why isn’t the medical community counseling patients about radon?, Paul Locke www.radonleaders.org/node/5006 Radon: What the Public and Policy Makers Need to Know, Clay Hardwick www.radonleaders.org/node/4370 ---------- ***UPCOMING EVENTS*** To view 2010 National Radon Action Month activities and events occurring across the country visit: www.radonleaders.org/nram/events/2010 Radon Tee: World Trek 2010 in Illinois Illinois, 2/16/2010 - 3/15/2010 www.radonleaders.org/node/5326 Blue Ridge Chapter-AARST Continuing Education Location TBD, 2/20/2010 www.radonleaders.org/node/3848 4th Annual EPA Region 7 Radon Stakeholders' Meeting Sheraton Hotel, West Des Moines, Iowa, 3/2/2010 www.radonleaders.org/node/2480 EPA Region 7/State Radon Meeting Sheraton Hotel, West Des Moines, Iowa, 3/3/2010 www.radonleaders.org/node/2481 Radon Tee: World Trek 2010 in Colorado Colorado, 3/16/2010 - 4/5/2010 www.radonleaders.org/node/5337 ---------- ***CURRENT FORUM TOPICS*** Low Income Assistance, Clay Hardwick www.radonleaders.org/node/5702 New to the radon industry and looking for help, Joel Curts www.radonleaders.org/node/3886