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SafeLawns New Jersey Group to Hold First Educational Meeting
We suggested a while back that folks ought to start state chapters of SafeLawns.org in the U.S. and provincial chapters in Canada and we’re delighted to announce the first organization to the starting line, SafeLawnsMontclair, will hold its first educational meeting later this month with an all-star lineup. A forum titled “Non-toxic Lawn Care Practices” will [...]
Continue reading...Guest Blog by Tom Kelly: New Hampshire Needs to Proceed Toward Pesticide Ban
6. October 2010
NOTE: Tom Kelly of New Hampshire was co-founder of one of the largest chemical lawn care companies in New England. Recently he launched an all-organic lawn care supply company, Fire Belly Organics, in response to his belief that lawn chemicals were harming people, pets and the planet. On Oct. 5, 2010 he spoke out in [...]
Continue reading...50 Groups Align to Oppose Pesticide Lobby Grant
5. October 2010
As reported here Sept. 22, numerous organizations across the United States are furious about a government grant to promote the use of pesticides in California. Today the Environmental Working Group issued this press release calling for the grant to be rescinded: More Than 50 Groups Challenge Government Grant to Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign WASHINGTON – October 5 [...]
Continue reading...Groups Up in Arms About Federal Grant
22. September 2010
Environmental groups are furious about a federal grant designed to “correct the misconception that some fresh produce items contain excessive amounts of pesticide residues.” The Alliance for Food and Farming, a Watsonville, California, trade association representing more than 50 large produce growers and marketers and pesticide and fertilizer suppliers, is slated to receive $180,000 administered through [...]
Continue reading...A Pesticides Primer
21. September 2010
We came across this fantastic post this morning from our friends at the Pesticide Action Network. It’s a great primer for anyone trying to understand the myriad issues concerning pesticide use: http://www.panna.org/issues/pesticides-101-primer
Continue reading...Citizens for a Green Camden Launch Web Site
12. September 2010
Camden, the first town in Maine to pass an ordinance restricting certain pesticides on public property, launched this web site: http://www.citizensforagreencamden.org/. It’s a nice simple model for other towns to follow.
Continue reading...Review of Data Shows ‘Association’ Between Leukemia & Pesticides
6. September 2010
The web site http://www.empowher.com/leukemias/content/childhood-leukemia-and-pesticide-exposure picked up on an April report yesterday that slipped through the cracks for us concerning the association between leukemia and household pesticides: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/716413. After examining the available data from 1950 to 2009, researchers concluded that the incidence of leukemia was higher for those years in homes where household pesticides such as weed [...]
Continue reading...USA Today: Green Lawns Are Out of Fashion
22. August 2010
In case you missed it: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-17-column17_ST_N.htm
Continue reading...Screening of Chemical Reaction Tonight
16. August 2010
Revelstroke, British Columbia, will be the epicenter of the ongoing Canadian debate about pesticides used to kill weeds and insects when the award-winning film A Chemical Reaction airs free for the public tonight at 7. You can find all the details here: http://thestoke.ca/?p=2790. Revelstroke is just the latest municipality to take up the issue in British Columbia, [...]
Continue reading...Children & Lawns: Share This Video
16. August 2010
A well known doctor and our friend, Chip Osborne, worked with Grassroots Environmental Education to put together this comprehensive video that should be shared widely among school administrators and elected officials, as well as parents everywhere: http://www.youtube.com/GrassrootsEnvEd#p/c/3/3JahNUoM3zE Here is the biography of the doctor: Dr. Leonardo Trasande * ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Preventive Medicine [...]
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