Denmark Sets Example On Eliminating Pesticides - They know what an alternative is.
Subject: Denmark Sets Example On Eliminating Pesticides - They know what an alternative is.
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:47:38 -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 llike to read an article entitled: Public sector at the forefront.
"The public sector spearheads the Danish endeavour in the field of pesticides. County councils and local councils have entered into agreements with the State, on phasing out the use of pesticides in such public areas as playing fields, parks and forests. And all ministries have action plans for phasing out pesticides in state-owned areas - from state forests to cemeteries."
"A tax is also levied as a means of reducing the consumption of pesticides. This tax is used, e.g., to support research into alternatives to pesticides."
Source (Chemicals - a Danish Priority, Publisher: Danish EPA, December 2000, Printed version of this publication is available from Miljøbutikken - Information and Books, butik@mem.dk)
http://www.mst.dk/homepage/default.asp?Sub=http://www.mst.dk/chemi/02030100.h
Well Mr. Helliker, Here is a real plan to find alternatives to your "registered" POISONS. You do not need to levy a tax to find safe and far more effective alternatives, I already have found and field tested several thousand. The problem is that you will not "legally" allow the use of any unregistered alternative, no matter how safe and/or effective.
Respectfully, Stephen
L. Tvedten
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