April 12, 2008

California releases statement (!!) on aerial spraying

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"True Accounts of the Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spraying" - a 2008 film by Jazzelle Lasiuk, featured in the Earth Vision Film Festival of 2008. This is an 8-minute version of the 30-minute film.


In the fall of 2007, the California Department of Agriculture declared a state of emergency to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth. Their method chosen is aerial spraying. Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have been sprayed in the fall of 2007, and the state plans to continue the aerial spray Monterey and Santa Cruz and will spray several more countines in 2008, every 30 days nine months a year for an undefinate number of years. Many people have reportedly gotten ill from the spray.

This film reveals the true stories of people's reactions to the spray not readily being circulated in mass media. It is also a call for action to stop the aerial spray.


DVDs of the entire 30-minute film are available. For DVDs and to watch and download the entire film, please go to http://www.lbamspray.com/00pgs/TrueAc...


Monterey and Santa Cruz areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed again beginning on June 1, 2008. San Francisco and other Bay areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed for the first time beginning on August 1, 2008.

YOU MUST TAKE ACTION!! HELP STOP THE SPRAY BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!!


Pesticide Spraying Not Linked to Illnesses

By John Miller
16:14, April 11th 2008

California's health experts have found no provable link between the sprayed pesticides meant to kill moth and the reported illnesses experienced by Central Coast residents. The spraying occurred last fall, and hundreds of people in Santa Cruz and Monterey county reported afterwards breathing problems, allergic reactions and a metallic taste.

The health experts have decided that the population will be noticed before spraying the next time it is necessary. Last fall, the spraying was carried out under emergency procedures, which means that no environmental report was done to evaluate alternatives and consequences.

"It's illegal and immoral to experiment on people, and if you're going to conduct an experiment of this magnitude, you want to look at the results of the experiment," said Santa Cruz resident Emily Levy, a member of the California Alliance to Stop the Spray, as quoted by The Mercury News.

Last fall, a synthetic pheromone mixture called CheckMate was sprayed to fight off invasive moth. A stunning number of almost 500 complaints followed, 57 percent of which came from Monterey County, 36 percent from Santa Cruz County and 2 percent from Santa Clara County.

"It's my hope today's report will help ease the minds of those concerned about the light brown apple moth eradication program and open a positive dialogue," said CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura in a statement.

Farmers praised the state report, saying it shows the pheromone is safe and effective. The CDFA also claims that the pheromone sprayed poses no danger to people and simply keeps the targeted moth species from mating

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