THE NATURE OF THINGS INVESTIGATES TOXIC LEGACIES
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Subject: THE NATURE OF THINGS INVESTIGATES TOXIC LEGACIES
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:30:32 -0500
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State
of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Dear Mr. Helliker,
I thought you might like to read an article entitled: THE NATURE OF
THINGS INVESTIGATES TOXIC LEGACIES, REPEATS ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AT 4 P.M. ON CBC
TELEVISION - The article is located at: http://www.tv.cbc.ca/nature_of_things/ .
The Yaqui Valley is one of Mexico's largest agricultural
areas, providing much of North America's fresh fruits and vegetables. It is also
home to neighbouring towns in which children exhibit significant and disturbing
neurological differences. CBC-TV's THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki
investigates this phenomenon and its relevance for children across North America
in Toxic Legacies, repeats on Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m.
U.S. anthropologist Elizabeth Guillette learned in 1993
about problems in the Yaqui Valley. As she has written in the scientific journal
Environmental Health Perspectives, the valley children are far behind those of
the foothills in physical co-ordination, energy and learning capabilities. The
only difference she observed was that pesticides have been used in the valley
since the early 1950s, while in the foothills there is no agricultural industry
and virtually no pesticide use.
Toxic Legacies follows Dr. Guillette as she meets with
eminent laboratory scientists in her search for corroboration and possible
solutions. Neurotoxicologist David Carpenter of the University of Albany says,
"I have suspected for a long time that pesticides cause these effects, but
no one has demonstrated it so convincingly."
The Environmental Illness Society of Canada has more
information about the link between pesticide exposures and illness. Link
directly to their public service announcement at www.eisc.ca/PSA/ Or call
toll-free 1-877-313-eisc (3472).
Well Mr. Helliker, I can
tell you that many people who are intoxicated with your "registered"
POISONS/TOXINS lose their ability not only to think normally but also to live
and function normally. I personally
was unable to count two quarters, a dime, a nickel and two pennies because I was
so contaminated with your "registered" POISONS!
After extensive detoxification in a sauna I could once again do the
multiplication tables and begin to live again.
When more and more people understand that your "registered"
POISONS have stolen a great part of their lives, intelligence, health, memories
and/or chances of obtaining their true potential and happiness, I am sure
"they" will look to find restitution and justice!
At that point, what will you say was your reason to demand that the only
"legal" way to "control" pest problems in California was to
use your "registered" POISONS? There's
only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not
learning from experience. How many
more innocent people must be hurt before you will finally "learn"?
Respectfully,
Stephen L. Tvedten