Report: Widely Used Weed Killer Spurs Reproductive Problems
An international team of 22 researchers released a report yesterday that reiterated the overwhelming evidence that a commonly used synthetic chemical weed killer causes birth defects and other problems related to reproduction in many forms of life including mammals. Here is the link: http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/195601/herbicide_spurs_reproductive_problems_in_many_animals:_research.html
Continue reading...Time to Plant Grass Seed . . . in the South
Monday, November 28, 2011
While those of us in the North are primarily concerned with collecting those last few leaves from the lawn to avoid winterkill next spring, many folks in the South are actually preparing to plant. When December arrives, the cooler temperatures turn many Southern lawns brown — which is the natural dormant state. To combat that appearance, [...]
Continue reading...Research Indicates Weed Killer Has Unintended Consequences
Monday, November 28, 2011
Purdue University professors Angus Murphy and Wendy Peer, partnering with scientists at the Institute of Experimental Botany at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, have revealed the mechanism by which the popular weed killer 2,4-D also harms grass plants, in addition to killing the surrounding weeds. Since the mid 1940s, 2,4-D’s claim to fame [...]
Continue reading...California Town Bans Fake Lawns
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
One of the few issues I can agree on with folks on both sides of the organic vs. synthetic chemical lawn debate is this: Artificial grass has no place in our society. Giant petroleum-based blankets that will never biodegrade in anyone’s lifetime, artificial lawns emit all sorts of toxins, reflect heat that increases the earth’s [...]
Continue reading...Canadian Judge Orders Review of Roundup’s Impact on Frogs
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Citing the precautionary principle invoked in the historic Supreme Court Hudson v. Spraytech and ChemLawn decision in 2001 — profiled in the documentary film, A Chemical Reaction — a Canadian federal justice has ordered a full review of the impact of the herbicide Roundup on frogs and other amphibians. Justice Michael A. Kelen, who has served [...]
Continue reading...Green Lawns, No Synthetic Chemicals: Examples from the Midwest
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The SafeLawns fall tour of the Midwest unveiled numerous examples of landscape sustainability in recent days. Hosted by our sponsoring partners at Calcium Products/NatraTurf and Purple Cow Organics, we visited installations at state capitols, college campuses, golf courses, public gardens and private residences during our whirlwind tour. Here are just a few examples:
Continue reading...International Group to Put Pesticide Manufacturers on Trial
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Ecologist is reporting that the world’s six largest pesticide manufacturers will collectively be put on trial by a long-standing tribunal that will convene in India next month. Though the group known as the
Continue reading...ACT NOW: Senate Moves to Gut Clean Water Act
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Our friends at Beyond Pesticides are leading a national call to action to stop a bill that would gut the Clean Water Act of a key provision regarding the discharge of pesticides into open water. Here’s the background: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/7106/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6307
Continue reading...Another Week, Another Whirlwind Tour to Support Natural Lawn Care
Monday, November 14, 2011
Stops Include Iowa, Wisconsin, California and Florida The coming week, even by our standards, will be feature a whirlwind tour that crisscrosses three corners of the nation and several points in between in the pursuit and promotion of natural lawn care. The plane leaves Providence later this morning for Fort Dodge, Iowa, the home of Calcium Products [...]
Continue reading...Here’s a Thought: Combine Exercise With Utility on the Sports Fields
Friday, November 11, 2011
Here’s a link sent to us by Katy Moss Warner, the emeritus director of the American Horticultural Society and the woman who built and oversaw operations at the Walt Disney World landscape in Orlando for a quarter century. She’s a huge proponent of sustainable landscaping. Turns out that at some schools, where budgets are tight, [...]
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