Our Mission
CACC stands for Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination, a regional grassroots environmental organization centered in the Great Lakes to foster awareness of environmental issues through a network of citizens and organizations. CACC has been working to protect our environment since 1978.
The Lone Tree Council and Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination proudly present:
Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist from Beyond Nuclear: Nuclear Waste - Our Legacy for the Great Lakes?
And a special screening of the film “Into Eternity”
Friday, May 18th, 2012, 7pm - 9 pm at First Congregational Church, UCC 904 Sixth Street, Bay City, on the corners of N. VanBuren and Sixth -- Free and open to the public.
Read the entire Press Release from this link.
Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear is on tour in Michigan speaking on nuclear waste issues. See CACC calendar from the link on the left for the dates.
CACC Members: To vote for/review the proposed slate of CACC Board of Director Candidates for 2012 -2013, please see the complete listing posted here.
We are also seeking candidates for the CACC Board of Directors. Are you looking for the satisfaction that comes with working with others to help protect our Great Lakes watersheds? Consider donating your time and talents to serve on the CACC board.
A new newsletter has been posted, access it here.
CACC’s General Membership Meeting
"The Dangers of Fracking in Michigan"
Join us Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 1:15 p.m.,
at Heart Dance Studio, 1806 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912.
for CACCs General Membership meeting & Potluck.
This event is free and the public is welcome.
Michigan is in the midst of a firestorm with big corporations staking out our northern woodlands and other rural areas for hydrofracking - drilling to enormous depths for natural gas, and in the process, poisoning our drinking water and groundwater - perhaps forever. Now is the time to stop this madness and protect our watersheds for the generations far into the future. Maryann Lesert will speak to how we, as Michigan citizens, can stop this deliberate poisoning of our watersheds.
Maryann Lesert is an Assistant Professor of English at Grand Rapids Community College. She has a dual BA in Art and English from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. She is a prolific playwright, an ardent environmentalist and is active with Ban Michigan Fracking. She will be addressing the dangers of hydrofracking in Michigan and reporting from the presentations on hydrofracking in northern Michigan: “The Truth and Consequences of Fracking” co-sponsored by Ban Michigan Fracking and CACC. For more information, please visit her website: http://www.maryannlesert.com
Agenda for CACC GMM
1:15 Potluck & music by Victor. Please bring a dish to pass
2:00 GMM & Election of board members
3:00 Maryann Lesert on the Dangers of Fracking
4:00- 5:00 Silent Auction
CACC’s General Membership Meeting and potluck will take place from 1:15 - 5 p.m. at Heart Dance Studio, 1806 E. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48912.
Potluck and Silent Auction
The meeting kicks off with a potluck at 1:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Please bring a dish to pass. You are invited to bring new or gently used items for our Silent Auction. Stas Yascolt, CACC's lively auctioneer (Pinconning's Best!) will lead the final auction. Come prepared to bid and have fun!
Our General Membership Meeting will feature a report to our membership, voting for Board of Directors for 2012 -2013, and plans for the coming year. - Your participation and ideas are welcome!
Everyone Welcome! - Bring a Friend!
Volunteer
Please consider helping CACC continue our mission by volunteering. Check the volunteer page for opportunities.
Charlevoix, Mich.“The Truth and Consequences of Fracking,” two nights of presentations will feature Jessica Ernst, a scientist from Alberta, Canada who is suing the EnCana gas company for contaminating her water wells with methane and toxic chemicals, and Kevin Heatley, a restoration ecologist from Pennsylvania who has worked with the devastation in that state’s fragmented and fracked state and national forests. Ernst will present “The Truth and Consequences of Fracking” and Heatley will present “Woods or Wells? Ecological Consequences of Unconventional Gas Extraction.” READ MORE.
NEW! You may become a member or renew your membership using PayPal. CACC can also accept your donation by PayPal and you will receive a receipt immediately following the transaction.
The Great Lakes Health Banner has a beautiful new panel, thanks to Voices for Earth Justice, a non-profit group based in Southfield, Michigan, whose members are dedicated to protecting the Earth and lessening the impact of our human footstep.
Voices for Earth Justice provide retreats, workshops & a speakers bureau, sustainable gardening experiences - and much more.
"The global environment with its finite resources is a common concern of all peoples. The protection of Earth’s vitality, diversity, and beauty is a sacred trust." - The Earth Charter
---- from Voices for Earth Justice, on their website
Artist: Sharon Agee, Photo by Gary Michaels.
You are invited to participate in The Great Lakes Health Banner Project
The magnificent Great Lakes Health Banner, representing environmental health concerns of approximately 80 diverse Great Lakes organizations was inspired by the first Health Banner, which was created by the Environmental Health Network, a national group based in Louisiana.
The Great Lakes Health Banner was formally introduced at CACC's Backyard ECO-Conference in 1991. This powerful visual speaks for the protection of the health of our communities and the Great Lakes Watershed. Gretchen Michaels, CACC Director, has teamed with Maryann Stroup of Families for Environmental Health Awareness, the project's original director, to bring new life to this important grassroots art project.
Contributions toward this project will be appreciated and are tax deductible under IRS rules. A contribution of $12 or more will underwrite a square for the Banner.
Check for further information on our Great Lakes Health Banner Page.
Contact Information
Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination
8735 Maple Grove Road
Lake, MI 48632-9511
Phone: 989-544-3318
Please be aware that the CACC office is not regularly staffed. Please address any urgent or emergency concerns to the board member nearest you, or our Chairperson from the board page.
Dr. Linda Birnbaum made a presentation on Dioxins in Saginaw, Michigan on April 13, 2005 and was kind enough to grant CACC permission to publish in on our site. You may view it here.