Pesticides

Zim dying while leaders squabble - SA

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:15:33 GMT

By Gaye Davis The South African Government has condemned as "unacceptable" the fact that people's lives are being put at risk while Zimbabwean political parties fight over positions in cabinet, and has ...

Chris Smith: Sound Gardener: The Problem With 'Shrooms

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:21:18 GMT

Q: How do I get rid of all these mushrooms in my yard? There are hundreds of mushrooms, all different kinds.

Decision will restrict pesticide use - Register-Guard

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:50:00 GMT

GRANTS PASS ? Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that kill salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don?t reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday. Acting under terms of a ...

Salmon get help in farm pesticide ruling - MSNBC

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:21:00 GMT

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that harm salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don't reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday. Acting under terms of a ...

US biologists: 3 common pesticides harm salmon - MSN MoneyCentral

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that harm salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don't reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday. Acting under terms ...

Woman finds black widow spider in the grapes she bought at Costco - Walletpop.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

I've never been afraid of spiders, generally speaking. After all, I'm a grown man. If we have a spider in the house, and I'm up against it, there isn't much of a contest. That said, I'm talking about your average little spider here. I suspect that if ...

Environmental Pollution - Hartford Courant

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere ...

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Farmers along US west coast face new pesticide restrictions - guardian.co.uk

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:56:52 GMT

Farmers along US west coast face new pesticide restrictions
guardian.co.uk, UK - Nov 19, 2008
Farmers in Washington state and along the entire US west coast face extensive new restrictions on three popular pesticides in the name of protecting salmon. ...
Feds issue pesticide limits to protect fish The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Agency Says Streams Should Be Buffered From Pesticides Kitsap Sun
A buffer between fish and pesticides Yakima Herald-Republic
The Associated Press - NOAA
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Restrictions placed on three pesticides deemed harmful to fish (The Oregonian)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:20:51 GMT

Federal fisheries biologists today, concluding that three pesticides used throughout the Willamette Valley harm imperiled salmon, ordered sharp new restrictions on use of the chemical compounds. The pesticides -- chloropyrifos, diazinon and malathion -- are among the 60 most used...

Pesticides drop-off collection Nov. 26 (Mesabi Daily News)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:08:37 GMT

VIRGINIA ? The St. Louis County Hazardous Waste Program has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to collect and dispose of waste pesticides through the Clean Sweep Program at a collection event on Nov. 26.

How To Fight Super Pests? Build Superbugs. - Forbes

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:02:00 GMT

The Asian Citrix Psyllid is a brown insect that spreads the most devastating citrus disease in the world. Just ask Florida's orange growing industry. A native of the border regions of Pakistan and India, the parasite, which infects citrus plants with ...

To protect salmon, restrictions placed on three pesticides (Seattle Times)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:31:15 GMT

Farmers along the entire West Coast and as far inland as Idaho face extensive new restrictions on three popular pesticides in the name of protecting salmon.

US biologists: 3 pesticides jeopardize salmon (AG Weekly)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:21:37 GMT

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that kill salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don?t reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday.

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Southwest Missouri company illegally distributed pesticides (Columbia Missourian)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:16 GMT

SPRINGFIELD ? The owner of a southwest Missouri company pleads guilty to federal charges of illegally distributing pesticides. Tom Smith, owner of Greenleaf LLC in rural Neosho, agreed at a hearing Wednesday to pay a $200,000 fine, the maximum allowed under the law. Prosecutors said Greenleaf distributed more than 2 million pounds of pesticides and rodenticides with altered or removed labels. ...

US biologists: 3 pesticides jeopardize salmon (AG Weekly)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:59 GMT

Gulf War syndrome is real: US panel - Middle East Times

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:41:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AFP) A congressionally-mandated panel has concluded that "Gulf War syndrome" is real and that more than a quarter of the 700,000 US veterans of the 1991 conflict suffer from the illness. The most extensive-ever report on the debilitating ...

County to Collect Outdated Pesticides At Portland Site on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (Ashley County Ledger)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:21:35 GMT

Ashley County producers will have the opportunity to dispose of their outdated and unused pesticides during a collection event on Tuesday, October, 28, at Farm Equipment Company in Portland.

US biologists: 3 pesticides jeopardize salmon (AG Weekly)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:22:46 GMT

Rona to cut out unsustainable wood and squelch sales of cosmetic pesticides (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:39:00 GMT

MONTREAL - Rona Inc. (TSX:RON), the largest Canadian home renovation retailer, is changing its lumber buying policies in an effort to conserve the boreal forest, and will stop selling pesticides for cosmetic purposes.

Hormesis in mixtures -- can it be predicted?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:50:44 GMT

The majority of mixture studies are conducted to investigate the effect of one compound on the inhibitory action of another.

Gulf War Illness

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:31:40 GMT

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses 465 pages The Gist : If you don't want your kid to join the military, have them read the latest ...

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Federal biologists find common agricultural pesticides harm salmon ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:12:00 GMT

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Federal biologists say three pesticides common on farms and orchards in the West jeopardize the survival of Pacific salmon. The chemicals interfere with salmon's sense of smell, making it harder to avoid predators, find food, and ...

Save some room for local food

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:48:00 GMT

When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner next week, after you've remembered all the blessings you have, ask yourself where the food on the table came from.

Environment

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:19:09 GMT

Environment, an organism's surroundings. Environment includes other living things as well as such nonliving constituents as water, air, light, soil, and temperature.

A grateful nation needs to do more for veterans

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:39:34 GMT

There seems to be little energy these days for anything but anxiety and finger-pointing about the economy.

a view from under the pew: a new attitude for bertie

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:53:08 GMT

Editor's note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can't operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks - except dashes and hyphens.

Have a Green Thanksgiving

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:18:05 GMT

There s a lot of talk these days about going green when celebrating the holidays, but what exactly does that mean? And if you choose to go green, does that mean you can t enjoy the same things you ve always ...

US biologists: 3 pesticides jeopardize salmon - Beaufort Gazette

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:58:00 GMT

GRANTS PASS, Ore. Federal biologists say three pesticides common on farms and orchards in the West jeopardize the survival of Pacific salmon. The chemicals interfere with salmon's sense of smell, making it harder to avoid predators, find food, and ...