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  • From: "Henne, Adam" <hennea@highbridgelife.org>
  • To: "'permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [permaculture] Songbirds.....
  • Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:36:39 -0400

I recommend that you check out this website -- www.nospray.org Citizens
here in New York City are doing quite a bit to resist mosquito spraying in
our neighborhoods. They were spraying toxic malathion on us for a season,
until there was sufficient outcry. It was pointed out that malathion is
illegal in many states, stored illegally here in NYC, and doing documented
damage to a number of ecosystems. It's my understanding that this is not
unusual in municipal use of pesticides -- a little bit of research or
investigative reporting might reveal useful information.
adam

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Diver [mailto:steved@ncatark.uark.edu]

Fyi, you have only so many options in front of you as a citizen.
It is unlikely you can stop spraying, but you may be able to get
collective buy-in to habitat and have a significant impact. The
other option is to find non-toxic alternatives such as biorational
pesticides. BIRC is one of your best options along those lines.




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