the canaries speak

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Andrea Sobriquet

A mini-cartoon booklet towards raising awareness on a problem more prevalent than diabetes

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the canaries speak



Welcome! Please continue…. What does it mean to be “a yellow canary in environment has become as toxic as a the biosphere”? These days the term contaminated coal mine. “canary in the coal mine” is bantered about a lot, having various nuances. The true story has to do with an The polluters are very influential with their funds to further contaminate the halls industrial practice of playing it safe. of the U.S. Congress, the Executive Canaries were used during coal-mining Branch, and the Judicial Branch. It is days, for example, to determine if the no wonder that even the health-medical mine was safe. If the canary died industries have been prevented from shortly after it was released into the connecting the dots as to the real causes mine, it was determined that a deadly, of rising diseases due to bad air quality. invisible gas was present in the mine. The World Health Organization has issued a warning, but the powers that be Today human canaries are among us, telling in this country are simply ignoring it. us about the dangers in our environment Take time to make a personal (biosphere), because they are getting assessment of why certain measures are sick and/or dying. Many have had to not being taken to protect our health wear carbon-filtered masks so that they and to make healthcare affordable due can function outside of their safe to the adverse health effects happening havens. They tell us the air in our to us.


This booklet is a collection of cartoons, using Facebook Bitstrips, sharing 31 days of experiences had by our canaries in the biospheres THE MONTH OF MAY IS THEIR MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM AND TO OTHERS WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY ALWAYS FEEL RUNDOWN, BODY ACHING, SUFFERING FROM RHINITIS AS IF IT WERE AN ALLERGY, AND/OR THE LIKE. THE CONDITION OR SYNDROME IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES OR HEIGHTEN SENSITIVITIES TO TOXINS.


DAY ONE


DAY TWO


DAY THREE


DAY FOUR


DAY FIVE


DAY SIX


DAY SEVEN


DAY EIGHT


DAY NINE


DAY TEN


DAY ELEVEN


DAY TWELVE


DAY THIRTEEN


DAY FOURTEEN


DAY FIFTEEN


DAY SIXTEEN


DAY SEVENTEEN


DAY EIGHTEEN


DAY NINETEEN


DAY TWENTY


DAY TWENTY-ONE


DAY TWENTY-TWO


DAY TWENTY-THREE


DAY TWENTY-FOUR


DAY TWENTY-FIVE


DAY TWENTY-SIX


DAY TWENTY-SEVEN


DAY TWENTY-EIGHT


DAY TWENTY-NINE


DAY THIRTY


DAY THIRTY-ONE


BONUS

“BEYOND FEBREZE”Is one of many Urban Dictionary definitions of the Effects of Febreze on people. “Febreze”, whose main ingredient is dichlorobenzene. This extremely carcinogenic solvent is used to manufacture paint thinners. It is hidden in plain sight using the marketing name “Febreze”. It is readily absorbed into the body through both the lungs and the skin. The chemicals of “Febreze” are known to cause respiratory distress and sudden heart attacks in otherwise healthy people. Benzene compounds transform into DDT compounds when exposed to chlorine compounds, such as those found in tap water, laundry bleaching agents, and the ingredients of Febreze. These issues have been known throughout the chemical industry for approximately 60 years, so none of the toxicity is accidental. It is exactly how Febreze “works” — by poisoning the mucous membranes to cripple a victim’s sense of smell. The “freshness” of Febreze comes from a chemicallycrippled immune system. (Source: The Health Wzye Report)


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