Comments for Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog http://www.safelawns.org/blog Organic Lawn Care Articles Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:58:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on The Party Lives on for Fiesta Weed Control by The Glenstone Model: A Landscape Plan for Businesses, Municipalities Everywhere | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2010/06/the-party-lives-on-for-fiesta-weed-control/comment-page-1/#comment-263440 The Glenstone Model: A Landscape Plan for Businesses, Municipalities Everywhere | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:58:11 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=1657#comment-263440 [...] fertilizer applied each year; 3) The limited weed pressure has been dealt with by spot spraying of Fiesta and other organic products, or by hand pulling; 4) The facility has SAVED MONEY on products and [...] [...] fertilizer applied each year; 3) The limited weed pressure has been dealt with by spot spraying of Fiesta and other organic products, or by hand pulling; 4) The facility has SAVED MONEY on products and [...]

]]> Comment on Glenstone to Sponsor Major Organic Lawn Research Project by The Glenstone Model: A Landscape Plan for Businesses, Municipalities Everywhere | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/05/glenstone-to-sponsor-major-organic-lawn-research-project/comment-page-1/#comment-263439 The Glenstone Model: A Landscape Plan for Businesses, Municipalities Everywhere | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:52:21 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=3526#comment-263439 [...] is funding research with the University of Maryland’s turfgrass department that is being replicated both at [...] [...] is funding research with the University of Maryland’s turfgrass department that is being replicated both at [...]

]]> Comment on As Wildlife Federation Defends Its Greed, Scotts Continues to Assault Our Sensibilities by The Money Trail . . . It’s Tough to Keep the Path, and Hands, Truly Clean | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/as-wildlife-federation-defends-its-greed-scotts-continues-to-assault-our-sensibilities/comment-page-1/#comment-262624 The Money Trail . . . It’s Tough to Keep the Path, and Hands, Truly Clean | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:47 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4681#comment-262624 [...] comment flies in the face of remarks by National Wildlife Federation CEO Larry Schweiger last week, who tried to sell the idea that he could help Scotts Miracle Gro “become a better company” — while [...] [...] comment flies in the face of remarks by National Wildlife Federation CEO Larry Schweiger last week, who tried to sell the idea that he could help Scotts Miracle Gro “become a better company” — while [...]

]]> Comment on Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts by The Money Trail . . . It’s Tough to Keep the Path, and Hands, Truly Clean | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/citing-guilty-plea-wildlife-federation-ends-agreement-with-scotts/comment-page-1/#comment-262623 The Money Trail . . . It’s Tough to Keep the Path, and Hands, Truly Clean | Safelawns Daily Post and Q&A Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:51 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4694#comment-262623 [...] we helped forge against Scotts Miracle Gro. That company, you might have heard, tried to shovel millions of dollars in the direction of the National Wildlife Foundation to whitewash its admission of forged documents among other wrongdoings in federal [...] [...] we helped forge against Scotts Miracle Gro. That company, you might have heard, tried to shovel millions of dollars in the direction of the National Wildlife Foundation to whitewash its admission of forged documents among other wrongdoings in federal [...]

]]> Comment on Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts by Ken Mitchell http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/citing-guilty-plea-wildlife-federation-ends-agreement-with-scotts/comment-page-1/#comment-261116 Ken Mitchell Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:06:24 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4694#comment-261116 This is all great, but what can we do about the onslaught of Scotts and TruGreen fliers in our mailboxes, on our doorknobs? How do we get our neighbors to understand how bad all this stuff is, especially when you see the Scotts is Use Here banners at the Major League Baseball park? I just feel so frustrated. K.M. This is all great, but what can we do about the onslaught of Scotts and TruGreen fliers in our mailboxes, on our doorknobs? How do we get our neighbors to understand how bad all this stuff is, especially when you see the Scotts is Use Here banners at the Major League Baseball park? I just feel so frustrated.
K.M.

]]> Comment on Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts by Mary Allen http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/citing-guilty-plea-wildlife-federation-ends-agreement-with-scotts/comment-page-1/#comment-261115 Mary Allen Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:04:22 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4694#comment-261115 Yeah for ethics! Not everyone is a whore for the almighty buck, very refreshing. I think that the NWF will get more respect and donations now that they didn't settle to be in bed with corporate USA and its bad manners. Thank you for keeping us in the loop to be able to pass along this information to friends and colleagues. I love your new book and DVD. Mary Allen Yeah for ethics! Not everyone is a whore for the almighty buck, very refreshing. I think that the NWF will get more respect and donations now that they didn’t settle to be in bed with corporate USA and its bad manners. Thank you for keeping us in the loop to be able to pass along this information to friends and colleagues.

I love your new book and DVD.

Mary Allen

]]> Comment on Citing Guilty Plea, Wildlife Federation Ends Agreement with Scotts by Rotten Egg: The National Wildlife Federation « My Education of a Gardener http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/citing-guilty-plea-wildlife-federation-ends-agreement-with-scotts/comment-page-1/#comment-261109 Rotten Egg: The National Wildlife Federation « My Education of a Gardener Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:36:36 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4694#comment-261109 [...] community, the National Wildlife Federation announced to members this afternoon that is would end its sponsorship deal with the world’s largest purveyor of toxic lawn and garden products.” Paul Tukey at [...] [...] community, the National Wildlife Federation announced to members this afternoon that is would end its sponsorship deal with the world’s largest purveyor of toxic lawn and garden products.” Paul Tukey at [...]

]]> Comment on Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community by Paul Tukey http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/miracle-gro-deal-with-wildlife-federation-outrages-environmental-community/comment-page-1/#comment-260899 Paul Tukey Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:59:57 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4669#comment-260899 Beverly, Send me an email at Paul@SafeLawns.org and we can talk about arrangements. Beverly,
Send me an email at Paul@SafeLawns.org and we can talk about arrangements.

]]> Comment on Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community by Beverly Herran http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/miracle-gro-deal-with-wildlife-federation-outrages-environmental-community/comment-page-1/#comment-260893 Beverly Herran Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:35:46 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4669#comment-260893 My partner and i observed your content has a copyright. How could I go about getting authorization to use it? My partner and i observed your content has a copyright. How could I go about getting authorization to use it?

]]> Comment on Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community by Political Irony › Who Needs Pesky Product Safety Regulations? http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/miracle-gro-deal-with-wildlife-federation-outrages-environmental-community/comment-page-1/#comment-260839 Political Irony › Who Needs Pesky Product Safety Regulations? Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:14:26 +0000 http://www.safelawns.org/blog/?p=4669#comment-260839 [...] And what steps is the company taking to recover from this? They just announced that they are increasing spending on advertising 28% to $141 million total (31 times the amount of the fine). This includes a deal with Major League Baseball to hang “Scotts is Used Here” banners in ballparks to “give homeowners the illusion that they can have Fenway Park in their back yard just by dumping on some Weed ‘N Feed”. Even worse, Scotts just announced a “partnership” with the National Wildlife Federation, which sounds like a blatant attempt to greenwash their bad reputation. [...] [...] And what steps is the company taking to recover from this? They just announced that they are increasing spending on advertising 28% to $141 million total (31 times the amount of the fine). This includes a deal with Major League Baseball to hang “Scotts is Used Here” banners in ballparks to “give homeowners the illusion that they can have Fenway Park in their back yard just by dumping on some Weed ‘N Feed”. Even worse, Scotts just announced a “partnership” with the National Wildlife Federation, which sounds like a blatant attempt to greenwash their bad reputation. [...]

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