California usually chooses pesticides over people

People Over Poisons _ A Call to Action 

Although the DPR did not schedule a hearing on Methal Bromide in Ventura... Citizens forced the issue to have their opinion heard

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Subject:   People Over Poisons _ A Call to Action
Date:       Tue, 07 Mar 2000 08:29:25 -0500
From:        Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Lyndon Hawkins <hawkins@empm.cdpr.ca.gov>
          State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
          Integrated Pest Management

Dear Lyndon, I thought you might like to read an e-mail I received this Morning that asked me to: PLEASE READ & PASS ALONG:

People Over Poisons - Call to Action

The state will hold four hearings to gather public comment before they establish laws regulating the dangerous pesticide Methyl Bromide. So far the state's proposed rules leave children, neighbors and farm workers at risk.

On March 11, people from the Tri-County Region (SB, Ventura, and SLO counties) will gather in Ventura to protest the Davis' Administration for putting poisons over people.

Methyl bromide causes brain damage, birth defects and reproductive disorders, and is the number-one depletor of the ozone layer. During the last four years, farmers have dumped over 3 million pounds of Methyl Bromide within 1.5 miles of schools in the Tri-County Region.

On March 11, join the environmental, labor, and student communities in a rally before the public hearing for the safety of our children, environment, and viable alternatives to poisonous pesticides.

Ventura hearing: Saturday, March 11, Seaside Park at 10 West Harbor Blvd. in the Gem & Mineral Building. The rally begins at noon. The hearing starts at 1 pm.

If you plan to give verbal comment before the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the sign-up period begins at 12:30 pm. The hearing starts at 1 pm.

Directions -South Bound 101 -exit Main St.- immediately turn right on Thompson -go down approx. 1/2 mile and turn right on California St.- California dead ends at Harbor -Turn right and go approx. 1/4 mile -Harbor turns into Seaside Park; veer to the left to enter.

North Bound 101 -Exit California St. and turn left onto Calif. (see above)

If you have questions log on to www.rain.org/~edc or call:

Bryan, Pesticide Watch,888/CPR-4880
Lynda, CCAAPP,805/654-4186
Lolita, EDC,805/643-6147

Well Lyndon, there is ever- increasing cry for safe and effective alternatives to your dangerous, "registered" POISONS, what will you do now?

Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten

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(Editor's Note:  Originally, the DPR was only going to hold 3 meetings (for the entire state) on this critical issue.  Some of these meetings are in places where Methyl Bromide is not an issue with the residents.  None of the meetings were going to be in or near Ventura County which is literally drenched in Methyl Bromide.  Citizens of Ventura had to force this additional meeting so that their voices could be heard.

At what point is the DPR and the State of California going to put people over pesticides?)

Please!

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