Stop Massive Herbicide Spraying on Public Lands! (fwd)
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." Albert Einstein Subj: PAN Alert: Protect America's Forests! Date: 12/23/05 2:38:59 PM Pacific Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from the Internet (Details) Dear Friends, Almost 100,000 acres of federal forest land may be sprayed with poisonc if the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is allowed to follow through on a proposed plan to apply massive amounts of herbicides to public lands in 17 western states. The BLM claims that toxic chemicals need to be applied to forests, rangelands and aquatic areas in order to reduce the risk of fire and slow the spread of invasive weeds. An integral part of this proposal involves aerial spraying of toxic herbicides, which pose serious threats to non-targeted vegetation, wildlife, and people who use the forests, including tourists and native peoples. Herbicide application areas include Alaska, where native fishing and plant gathering is widespread. Take action now and submit your public comment in support of Option C of the Bureau of Land Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, by January 6, 2006. The pesticides that would be used include some known to be developmental and reproductive toxins. The group includes four new and fourteen older pesticides, including 2,4-D, bromacil, chlorsulfuron, diquat, diuron, fluridone, hexazinone, tebuthiuron, triclopyr, and picloram. The proposal would also allow the use of additional chemicals that "may be developed in the future." Fortunately, the proposal also includes an option of using nonchemical alternatives for managing these areas. This "Option C," supports the use of traditional methods of vegetation management on public lands, rather than widespread application of toxic chemicals. Read more. Act by January 6, 2006. Resources: www.alternatives2toxics.org/actionalert-blm-peis11-05.htm www.organicconsumers.org/blm.htm www.blm.gov/nhp/news/releases/pages/2005/pr051110_vegEIS.htm Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Pesticide Action Network North America. This message was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To stop ALL email from Pesticide Action Network North America, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). PAN Alert is a service to provide you with opportunities to take action and to stay informed about our most pressing local, state, national and international efforts to reduce pesticide use. You can join our efforts! We gladly accept donations for our work and all contributions are tax deductible in the United States. Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) 49 Powell St., Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Phone: (415) 981-1771 Fax: (415) 981-1991 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.panna.org Unsubscribe me! Email us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone us at: (415) 981-1771. Also see Contact and visit information. Acknowledgements. Awards. __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose.org helps at-risk students succeed. Fund a student project today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/t7dfYD/FpQLAA/E2hLAA/08NolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> contact owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowed contact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you. please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quick_vegetarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
