TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT
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New panel to study pesticide law
.... will evaluate a controversial law that requires landscapers to warn neighbors before spraying pesticides on nearby lawns.

Don't bother trying to prevent ant infestations
Using bug spray, bait and other household pesticides to prevent ant invasions is futile, according to a new study by Stanford researchers 

HISTORY OF PEST MANAGEMENT

HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONS

Attack On Gypsy Moths Begins - Ashland Begins Spraying
Agriculture officials have spotted only one Asian gypsy moth in Portland's Forest Park, but they say that's enough to warrant use of the insecticide, which contains undisclosed "inert" ingredients. 

Ethiopia says pesticide dumps are "time bomb"
  Ethiopia said yesterday that almost 3,000 tonnes of obsolete pesticides stored at nearly 1,000 sites around Ethiopia were threatening the health of thousands of people and contaminating the environment.

Agent Orange (herbicide) may spur cancer in offspring
  The children of veterans exposed to herbicides such as Agent Orange during the Vietnam War may have a greater chance of being afflicted with a certain type of leukemia, a study suggests.  

Error underestimates arsenic risk
A scientist hired by the pressure-treated wood industry has admitted making a major mathematical error in a study that claims children face little risk from arsenic in the wood.

Touching treated wood may pose risk
A scientific expert hired by the state is sounding an alarm about pressure-treated wood, saying that children could get enough arsenic on their hands from touching treated wood playgrounds and decks to pose a health risk.

Choosing prudence over pesticides
Shane and Sandy Hawkins, who live with their two children in the shadow of East Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest, say they didn't think twice about having their mobile home sprayed inside and out when they had a problem with scorpions in 1997.

Increased Use Of Chemicals In Agriculture Worldwide Seen As Major Environmental Threat
... those who are trying to farm sustainably are hit economically and it is often the more careful farmers who are squeezed out. "We need to rethink incentives for farmers...

Blown profits
Genetic drift affects more than biology - US farmers stand to lose millions

Revolving Door Still Works...

Bush nominates former Reagan era EPA person now V.P. at Monsanto to EPA deputy post.

Schools pressured to reduce students' toxic exposure
"Parents are justifiably concerned about protecting their children from gun violence at schools, but they are unaware that toxic chemicals kill" ... 

After being fined thousands, Clarke Mosquito Control still advertising for "untrained" pesticide applicators for $50,000,000 New York Spraying
[ If you care about your health and family, avoid New York ]

Big questions about Medfly spraying
When the state doused most of West Central Florida with malathion during a Medfly outbreak in 1997, authorities stressed the chemical [malathion] was absolutely safe.

Less herbicides in home gardens

Why Science Can't Prove a Pesticide is Safe 
How could chemicals as appalling as Lindane be "safe" to spray on people? The government's answer: "we rely on good science". 

Industrial Money and Power in Politics
The following is a short excerpt that makes for interesting reading and helps to explain why it is difficult to obtain the truth when major corporations and industries fund research, etc., and why it is nearly impossible to pass regulations to protect public health. 

Pest Control Operators of California challenge a neighbor notification ordinance passed in Fairfax
Do citizens have the right to know if they are being poisoned?  California Law says "NO"

Atrazine
Despite evidence of hormonal disruption, EPA considering re-registration
Public Comment Needed by April 16, 2001

It is unsafe to travel into NYC due to the past and future pesticide spraying.

Only Bidder on New York's 3-year pesticide spraying campaign under investigation

Rebuttal to New York Times Television Review of Trade Secrets
People died or were permanently disfigured as a result of the coverups Bill Moyers exposed. Yet the Times likened acceptance of (slow) murder by corporations for profits to growing up. It's hard to know which is more offensive: the actions of the corporations or the willingness of journalists to act as apologists for them. 

Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser -No Corporate Liability for Unsafe Sex and Bioserfdom
On 29 March 2001 a Canadian judge dealt a crushing blow to Farmers' Rights by ruling that Percy Schmeiser, a third generation Saskatchewan farmer, must pay Monsanto thousands of dollars for violating the Gene Giant's monopoly patent on genetically modified canola seed.

Citizens can make a difference...
California Department of Agriculture to hold meetings on the planned spraying of pesticides for the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter to address issues raised by citizens over the California Environmental Quality Act.