CAW Durham Regional Environment Council

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Over 25 of Canada’s foremost health, environment and labour organizations have signed a statement urging Parliamentarians to ban Canadian asbestos, supporting a call brought to Ottawa by three Grade 10 students from Smithers, British Columbia. Chloe Staiger, Hayley McDermid and Claire Hinchliffe wrote a bill to end Canada’s mining and export of asbestos to [...]

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

For two years a coalition of Toxic Free Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment have been working for province-wide restrictions on the use of toxic pesticides — and now delegates to the Union of B.C. Municipalities have listened.
Toxic Substances bill would protect consumers
March 12, 2009
OTTAWA March 11 [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Articles, Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
Children at Risk
SOME KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS FOUND IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO PESTICIDES
Brain and nervous system development are affected by organophosphates commonly found in such insecticides as Diazinon and Malathion, and in herbicides containing Glyphosate. The insecticide Chlorpyrifos has been implicated in birth defects.
Asthma is significantly associated with the use of carbamates found [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Kids, Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
What We Can Do To Reduce Waste
The news is SO DEPRESSING!
“A National Cancer Institute study says children are six times more likely to get childhood leukemia when pesticides are used in the home and garden.” (Toronto Star, April 24, 2001)
“Children whose mothers were exposed pre-natally to pesticides were more than twice as [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
Pesticide Facts
WHAT IS A PESTICIDE?
Pesticides are chemical compounds which include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and rodenticides.
Commercial pesticides are formulations which are designed to kill insect, plant, fungal and animal pests in agricultural and domestic applications.
Pesticides used in Canada must be government-registered, but this is no guarantee of their safety. Pesticides are manufactured and sold [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
Is Your Lawn Hooked on Chemicals ?
Signs that your lawn has developed a chemical dependency:
yellow patches
bare spots / thinly-covered areas
generally unhealthy appearance
problems with thatch
requires frequent watering
susceptible to pests & diseases
depleted soil nutrients
low level of biological activity
Why chemicals are causing these problems:
Fertilizers used in commercial lawn-care preparations commonly contain only 3 macronutrients (phosphorus, [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

Protecting Our Tomorrow, Today
Reducing Our Risk From Pesticides

We allow the chemical death rain to fall as though there were no alternative,
whereas in fact there are many, and our ingenuity could soon discover many more if given the opportunity.
Rachel Carson,
Silent Spring, 1962
How can we continue to choose a green lawn over the health of our children?
Dr. [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
Alternative to Pesticide - Article 2
Insect Elixer
1. Boil a concoction of water, 3 onions, 1 globe of garlic, and cayenne pepper (ground dried hot peppers) for 10 minutes. Strain and cool. Alternatively, mix in a blender and let sit over night. Put into a gallon of water for a spray. This mix [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None

REDUCE PESTICIDE CAMPAIGN
Alternative to Pesticide - Article 1
Outside Insect Killer
2 or 3 chili peppers (hotter the better), ½ onion, 1 clove garlic and ½ mild green pepper. Blend ingredients in 2 cups water. Steep this mix for 1 or 2 days. Strain the mix through a cheesecloth and spray on your unwanted insects.
General Bug Killer [...]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 under Pesticide. Comments: None