Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts

Thursday, June 03, 2010

A good reason to go organic?

Will this impact the illegal immigration debate? Are Americans going to be willing to work on farms that use methyl iodide? Maybe the anti-illegal immigration folks are doing immigrants a favor by keeping them out.

Background information

You may submit comments by e-mail to mei_comments@cdpr.ca.gov.

State poised to OK supertoxic pesticide
Peter Fimrite
San Francisco Chronicle
June 2, 2010

Farmers planting strawberries and other crops in California will soon have to contend with cancer-causing poison instead of bugs, worms and fungus if regulators get their wish.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has proposed registering methyl iodide as a pesticide in California to the dismay of scientists and environmental groups, who say it is so toxic that even chemists are reluctant to handle it.

The chemical will become legal for growers to use after a 60-day comment period ending June 29 unless there is some kind of public outcry...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

$5,000 Prize for Video Best Articulating Personal Action for Living Green

March 18, 2009
Tricia Kent
Director, Avalon Communications
tricia@avalon-comm.com
http://www.avalon-comm.com
(772) 633-8337

JustDoOne.org Issues Global Call for Green Solutions on a Scale of One

JustDoOne.org, the online community for sustainable living, today issued a global call for personal green solutions. The Just Do One organization is collecting the best ideas for more sustainable living, summarized in three-minute YouTube-style videos, and sharing them free with the interested community worldwide. The best video entry, as judged by the JustDoOne.org community and an expert panel, wins a $5,000 cash prize.