I have been thinking a lot about toxics lately.

And revolutions. And toxic revolutions. I have been wondering what my best next step should be. Yes, DuPont has faded into the background since I kindly invited them to get the fuck off my blog. They have not made many, if any, more visits to my blog.

And you know what?

It kind of pisses me off.

I start to wonder if they have dismissed me or the fight that I am waging against their products and the toxins they contain. I wonder if, once they insulted me on my own blog, they have turned to the next Mommy blogger who disparaged them or their products. I wonder what it will take to get their attention in a very real, very visceral way.

Because, dude. Believe me. What they are doing, and what they are not telling us publicly, is fucked up.

This is not exclusive to DuPont, but I have developed a bit of a grudge against them in the last few days, so I will use their name as a metaphor for the epicenter of evil chemical industry corporate practices. They know that their products, like Teflon and Scotch Guard, contain likely carcinogens. But, they say that they try to teach folks to use their products “safely.” Which to them, means in very small print on page 30 of their instruction booklet making some mention of not cooking Teflon pans on high heat. You know that booklet that you toss in the recycling bin with the rest of the packaging? That booklet that no one reads? Because who needs an instruction booklet for a frying pan? Yeah. That one. Next time you come across a non-stick pan, read through that booklet. And then send that shit back to DuPont with a request for your money back.

And instead of acknowledging this fact of consumer nature and either being very upfront about the dangers of PFOA, or (God forbid) removing these toxic chemicals from their products, the company remains belligerent and unrepentant when we call them on it.

So here’s what I did today.

Step one. I joined the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families campaign. I told them my DuPont story and joined the thousands of other parents and loved ones who are concerned about toxic chemicals in our households and in our environment. Now I am asking you to do the same thing. Please check out this campaign to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, because you know who ELSE is trying to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act?

DuPont.

And not in a good way.

Dupont and their other friends behind the American Chemistry Council, a powerful industry lobbying group, are fighting hard to have legislators oppose efforts for producer responsibility bills. Which means that even though they acknowledge this stuff is dangerous, they would really not like to have to take responsibility for it. That would, like, totally cut into their profits and be pretty inconvenient and stuff.

Step two. I called my people and have started to strategize with them about how we are going to band together, as a movement, and turn the tide against these invasive, ubiquitous chemicals on a legislative front.

Step three. I shared my story with you. And I hope that you will share my story, and yours, with others. We do not have to live in a world where we can not eat canned beans, or stir-fry Tuesday night’s dinner on high heat. We can do better. Join up with me at Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and tell DuPont and their goons to stuff it. Help create a revolution so that years from now, you can tell your granddaughters that you fought the good fight.

And won.