Author: Mike Belliveau

Mike Belliveau has advanced public health, environmental justice, and clean production for forty years. He’s led chemical policy reform campaigns that set national precedents. He’s helped major corporations to phase out toxic chemicals and plastics. He launched a trade association to create good jobs and slow climate change through renewable materials. Mike founded Defend Our Health (formerly Environmental Health Strategy Center) and previously served as executive director of Communities for a Better Environment.

Plastic Waste – A Case of the Tail Wagging the Dog?

A new report just released by Greenpeace shows how fast-moving consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé are fueling the radical expansion of plastic production by ExxonMobil, Dow, and other petrochemical manufacturers. Across the lifecycle of fossil-fueled plastics, the implications are stark – more climate change, harm to human health, environmental injustice, and plastic waste.  The growing…  Read more »

Defend Our Health: A new name and stronger commitment. Join us!

Introducing Defend Our Health – we’re continuing the fight for safe food and drinking water, healthy homes, toxic-free and climate-friendly products. This has been a tumultuous and traumatic year for the world and our country. But one thing has shone through – the grassroots energy and people power to make change and deliver justice. And…  Read more »

Prioritizing Public Health Saves Lives

How Prioritizing Public Health Saves Lives

As all of us hunker down and do our best to “flatten the curve,” I hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. I thank you, more than ever, for your support of the Strategy Center’s work. On my mind, as I work from home and check in with loved ones, is that…  Read more »