DENVER, Col. – Environmental lawyer and advocate Robert Kennedy Jr. made the business case for investing in the environment and achieving energy independence at this week’s American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver, Col.

 

As a young employee at electroplating company M&T Chemical in Hamilton, Ont., Lorraine Shaw developed a rash on her hand. Apparently she was allergic to the nickel she worked with every day. But the rash didn’t only tell her something about her body, and the way she reacts to certain material – it also told her something about her projected career path.