Originally published February 8
2008
Governor Schwarzenegger Backed Immoral Sex Pheromone Spraying
Continues...
by Rami Nagel
(NaturalNews) Sometimes bad dreams
do come true. My bad dream was that the government issued quarantine, and forced
everybody to be vaccinated for some fake disease. In my dream, I took my family,
and fled to the hills to avoid being vaccinated.
Now, nine months later,
this dream has come true. In an emergency, I relinquished my rental contract and
moved my pregnant partner and three and a half year old daughter out of Santa
Cruz, CA, to avoid being exposed to potentially deadly chemicals.
The
chemicals, known by their trade names as Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F,
have been sprayed via state owned airplanes in September and October in Monterey
County California. These same aerial chemicals, despite their known health risks, were
sprayed on two nights (11-8, 11-9) over the people of Santa Cruz County. The
purpose of this spray is to control the mating/reproductive habits of the light
brown apple moth (LBAM). The prevailing belief is that the mating habits of this
moth needs to be controlled because the USDA believes that the
moth might cause 100 million dollars of damage (Realize that this figure is not
a fact, but based on a government guess).
The way Checkmate works is by
attempting to disrupt the mating habits of the LBAM, by cluster bombing infested
cities with billions of miniature time-release plastic microcapsules filled with
synthetic moth sex pheromone. The pheromone gives of a scent, which supposedly
confuses the male moths who then cannot find the female moths and instead will
attempt to mate with other moth's or anything that gives off that pheromone
smell.
Government's Pesticide Experiment
Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's own
doctor acknowledges, in court documents, that the aerial application of this
chemical has not been tested. Let me repeat this so you understand, chemicals
are being sprayed on young children, nursing mother's, people with asthma, lung problems, heart
problems, the elderly, the
disabled, the homeless and the chemically sensitive - and this chemical
formulation has NEVER been tested on even a piece of dirt, let alone, humans.
The newly designed Faroes Statement, the consensus of over 200 scientists, calls
for a precautionary approach with respect to exposure of fetuses and children to
environmental toxins. The consensus is that exposure of fetuses or children to
chemicals can cause increased susceptibility to disease and disability later in
life. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has specific directives and
codes that state that they should not experiment with pesticides on pregnant women, or
infants. It is a fact, since this aerial pesticide has not been proven to
control the moth's mating habits and has not been proven safe to animals or
humans, that this is an experiment.
In Monterey, approximately 100,000
residents were exposed to untested chemicals to control the mating habits of
less than 750 moths. In Santa Cruz County, over 100,000 residents will be
exposed between 11/06/07 – 11/09/07 to untested chemicals to control the mating
habits of less than 9,000 moths. This is not a one time application, but will
continue monthly beginning again in February, for nine months, and then repeated
for up to a total of three years. Again, this program designed to eradicate the
moth at best will only control the moth's mating habits; it will not eliminate
the moth. At worst, the program will be ineffective, cost tax payers millions of
dollars, and cause permanent disability to residents and their pets. All this
harm is over a little moth that has yet to cause even $1.00 of damage in
California.
Did you know that each aerial application of
Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F costs approximately $3.5 million and that
$3 million is paid directly to the manufacturer Suterra, LLC of Bend, Oregon?
The projected expense of this eradication "attempt" will cost
tax payers over $70 million dollars just to spray Monterey and Santa Cruz
counties the proposed 9 times. These monthly sprays are already scheduled for
next year to begin in March. The California Department of Food and Agriculture
has created a map which shows the spray area to grow and encompass various
portions of the entire San Francisco Bay Area,
click on the Central Coast (www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html)
. The United States EPA has authorized an emergency permit which could allow the
CDFA to aerially spray the state of California until the year 2010. This Light
Brown Apple Moth Eradication could cost California tax payers more than $500
million dollars when all is said and done, which is five times the projected
amount of losses to the agricultural industry if the moth were to infest the
state. Ridiculous and frivolous spending on untested, unproven and toxic methods
of "attempted" pest eradication are unacceptable actions taken by Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the
California Department of Food and Agriculture. This is not a state plan, but is
a plan that is sponsored, endorsed, and largely funded by the EPA and the
USDA.
Documented and Undocumented Pesticide Damage to
Humans
While the moth may cause an estimated $100 million of
crop damage, one cannot put a price tag on the damage that Checkmate's chemicals
cause to humans. In Monterey County, the first county in California to be
sprayed with Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, documented affidavits show
that citizens got sick, ill or suffered life threatening reactions to the toxic
spray. One infant in the City of Monterey nearly died from inhalation of the
experimental biochemical, and now has permanent lung damage. Dozens of women in
cities throughout the Monterey Peninsula are reporting problems with their
reproductive systems after exposure to the pesticide, including: sudden, severe
and irregular menstrual cycles, extreme cases of tender and swollen breasts, and
the recurrence of menopause symptoms in older women. Other side effects of both
Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F include: asthma and sudden breathing
difficulties, chest pain, vomiting, lethargy, fatigue,
and extreme mood swings. Some people have coughed up blood and have gotten
bloody noses from Checkmate exposure.
If you are familiar with chemical
exposure, then there is something to note which is of great alarm. If you have
ever smelled paint, bleach, or something toxic like that, it takes a significant
and potent amount of the chemical to make one sick. It is not typical that such
small and minute amounts of chemicals can cause such severe damage as described
above. The explanation for the severe side effects, is that the chemicals are in
miniature balls of volatile plastic called microcapsules; thus chemicals can be
introduced deeply into the body through swallowing or inhalation of the
micro-sized particles. It is as if this "agricultural" product acted more like a
drug on humans, than as a pesticide on moths.
Thousands of residents,
including myself, have undocumented pesticide damage. I lived forty miles from
the October-Monterey spray zone, and on the last day of aerial spraying, my
entire family became ill. My three and a half year old daughter vomited. I had
severe intestinal distress and could not eat for several days. I felt nervous
and anxious, as if I had the caffeine equivalent of 10 cups of coffee. And for
the first time in my life, I had for two days orange/red colored urine (I am now
recovered). I did not link these symptoms to pesticide exposure until days later
upon talking and hearing about dozens of other Santa Cruz residents who were
experiencing the same or similar symptoms, on or near the same day. Their
symptoms included severe vomiting and dark yellow/red colored urine. Recently I
learned that this exposure may not have been from pesticide drift, but from a
rogue plane releasing chemicals where it was not supposed to. Witnesses have
recently linked the red color to the Checkmate formulations, seeing small red
droplets where the Checkmate has contacted metallic objects.
The
questions I ask myself are: What type of chemical, in such small doses, causes
such profound harm? Why does a chemical claimed to be harmless to humans by the
EPA, the CDFA and Governor
Schwarzenegger have a significant and severe effect on the female
reproductive system?
Microcapsules =
Microwarfare
The aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and
Checkmate LBAM-F are pheremone filled miniature plastic sphere-like particles
(microcapsules), generally the same size as the width of a human hair. Each
capsule is a biologically "loaded gun" due to its own chemical make-up and that
of the pheromones held inside. Research indicates that the capsules are likely
made out of a urea-formaldehyde polymer, the industry standard. This is an
extremely volatile plastic which, under UV rays, degrades over a time period
estimated to be anywhere from 30-90 days. These "agricultural" microcapsules
have never been tested safe for humans. Thus, the life of these microcapsules
inside our bodies is truly unknown as are the health risks of inhaling or
swallowing them. Preliminary research on the microcapsules has revealed that
some of them are as small as 10 microns, a size known to be dangerous to humans,
with an average capsule size of 25-30 microns. Another investigation suggested
that the large capsules may be made up of a cluster of smaller 3-4 micron size
capsules.
Many of the chemicals used to make the Checkmate OLR-F and
Checkmate LBAM-F products have been deemed harmful for human consumption, like
butelated hydroxyl tolune (BHT). For example: on the label for BHT it says (in
big letters) "Do not inhale this product. Dangerous to respiratory health." Yet
people in the spray zones in California to this day are still being exposed to
BHT via the microcapsules. The symptoms documented by Monterey County residents
can be directly correlated to the warning labels of BHT, and several other
chemicals. BHT, is also known as DBCP, a dangerous pesticide known to cause
sterility in men. Recently, Dole Food Company lost a lawsuit in which Nicaraguan
Banana farmers were
exposed to DBCP. In pending lawsuits, thousands of South American Farmers are
claiming that they were harmed by exposure to DBCP.
Within these
microcapsules is an endocrine disrupter which attaches itself to estrogen receptors and
forces the activation and constant production of estrogen to occur in the human body. This happens
for men, women and children. This chemical is called 2 hydroxy 4n
octyloxybenzophenone. The warnings surrounding the exposure to this toxic
chemical can be directly correlated to the documented symptoms of women living
within the spray zone in Monterey County. These are health concerns which CANNOT
be overlooked or swept under the carpet. The projected long term effects of
exposure to Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F are unknown, undocumented and
until now - not even a thought in the minds of those who are authorizing the
spraying, and manufacturing the chemical.
In addition to the horrible
documented health effects of coming into contact with Checkmate OLR-F and
Checkmate LBAM-F, there is a great chance that it will not even prove to be an
effective investment. The EPA's own documents state that such a microcapsule
cannot successfully release pheromone, and that "The studies show that only a
small proportion of the microcapsules actually release any pheromone or only a
portion of the total pheromone loaded into the capsule is capable of ever being
released." Science and competent intelligence does not seem to be the
methodology of this spray program; in light of such statements made, the
technology cannot work.
The EPA masks their "emergency approval" of
Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F behind the assertion that the pheromones in
the products are safe. They then make the scientific leap and pronounce the
entire pesticide is safe to be sprayed on residential neighborhoods, schools and
water ways. This arrogant
assertion by the CDFA and the EPA comes, again, without ANY LEGITIMATE TESTING.
Under the "emergency exemption" (also known as Section 18), regulations allow
the EPA to disregard the important 3% of "inert" ingredients. The "emergency
exemption" allows this disregard even though many of those ingredients are not
even inert, and are actually part of the "active" ingredients. The EPA then
reaches the conclusion, "EPA believes use of these pheromone products, including
aerial application over residential areas, presents negligible risks to human
health and the
environment." Again, these exemption laws are designed for agricultural
fields like a field of apple orchards, or grapes, not for cities. This is
another case of ridiculous, frivolous and blatant disregard for human health by
Governor Schwarzenegger, the CDFA and the EPA.
In addition to the aerial
application which focuses on the agriculture industry,
microcapsules are used in medical and military technology. In
medical technology, microcapsules are used to time-release drugs into the body.
The medical capsules are made out of a bio-compatible material that the body can
easily absorb. Director of Public Affairs at the CDFA Steve Lyle claims that
their capsules are bio-compatible too because they are made largerly from urea.
Mr. Lyle contents that this urea is equivelent to the urea our body produces and
is thus a "basic biodegradable building block.." The material saftey data sheet
for urea (www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/u4725.htm) clearly shows that
"Supersensitive individuals with skin or eye problems, kidney impairment or
asthmatic condition should have physician's approval before exposure to urea
dust." It further explains how urea is a noxious chemical to humans. In military
technology, microcapsules they can be used for chemical shields, or for
experimental "non-lethal" weapons (That means the weapon does not cause
immediate death). These thoughts do not leave one with a pleasant taste about
how these microcapsules are being used in our neighborhoods and communities,
especially for just a moth.
The over 30 billion microcapsules sprayed
over Monterey County last month are not bio-compatible; and yet children are
playing in them, dogs are rolling around in them, and people are inhaling them.
And the state plans to continue to spray more communities over and over again
begining early in 2008.
Like pollen, the miniature capsules can float in
the air and they can stick to surfaces people touch. Imagine hundreds of
synthetic microscopic plastic balls floating in the environment and then
entering your nose, mouth, eyes and ears. Is this safe? What happens when those
minuscule plastic balls are inhaled? We know what happens. They get lodged in
your lungs, you cough
profusely to expel them, and you go into respiratory distress. Some Monterey
County residents report asthma attacks increasing, others report coughing so
hard and for such long durations that they cough up blood. One healthy adult
male in the sprayed Salinas area, who jogs five miles daily, now has developed
asthma since the last two aerial sprays. For the first time in his life, he must
use an inhaler to help him breathe. The local doctor he sees is out of inhaler
samples because he has given them all away.
These and other serious side
effects associated with the aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate
LBAM-F are being captured by citizen groups daily. Local doctors are refusing to
document that their patients' symptoms have any relation to the aerial spraying.
One doctor even told his patient (who was very ill from the spraying) that he
would have to consult with this lawyer before discussing the matter further. An
attorney representing the CDFA declared to a judge in Monterey County superior
court during a hearing where a local environmental organization was suing the
CDFA to stop the aerial spraying, that the CDFA has no intention on monitoring
or following up on any of the health concerns or complaints that have been or
will be filed in association with this aerial application. This is another
blatant disregard for the health and well being of citizens. The CDFA can pay
$3.5 million dollars to spray the residents of Monterey County, but cannot and
will not spend a penny to assure citizens and residents that their health is of
consequence to this program. This is repulsive! This is a
crime!
Cities Are the Targets!
If you examine the
CDFA reports (www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html)
you will see the cause for grave alarm. The LBAM aerial spraying program does
not target agricultural fields with this agricultural technology, but rather
targets mostly residential and urban areas that are great distances from crops
and fields.
It does not take a rocket scientist to connect the
dots:
1) A biochemical never tested before is being sprayed on cities and
not agriculture.
2) The chemical has never been tested on moths, animals,
or humans for safety or efficacy.
3) An emergency exemption is used for a
moth which is not dangerous to humans; nor does it cause significant crop
damage, especially in California's warm climate regions.
4) Minute doses
of the chemical causes reproductive effects on women, and likely men.
5)
Some of the chemical ingredients have no material safety data sheets regarding
human exposure, and samples of the pesticide have never been independently
scrutinized except by the EPA.
6) The majority of the funding of this
project comes from the USDA
and Commodity Credit Corporation funds, these funds are managed by George W.
Bush appointees.
7) Plans are being put in place to continue aerial
spraying over other populated portions of California, including San Mateo, San
Francisco, Oakland, and many regions in Southern California. The moth has a
peculiar habit of living in cities.
8) The spray plan does not include
all the moth finds, but rather mostly moth finds in cities. For a spray plan to
work to control these insects, a buffer zone should be created around all the
moths; such that none escape the spray, but this is not what is being
done.
9) People who have been sprayed feel significantly impacted,
physically and emotionally.
10) People who understand the situation
respond to it, as if they are being attacked.
11) Preliminary research
shows the microcapsule particles to be of a dangerous size.
12)
Microcapsules are used to deliver drugs deep into the human body.
For me,
I felt like the airplanes spraying chemicals were attacking my very right to
exist and be here. What do you conclude?
Is the Government
Negligent, Or Sinister?
The urgent question that I must bring
your attention to, is this: Is the government just the biggest, dumbest entity
on the planet; where they haphazardly declare an emergency, which this is not
one, and then over eagerly dose whole cities with untested
chemicals?
Or,
Is what we are experiencing part of a sinister plan
to poison (or worse) a large populace, who more and more, is choosing an
alternative and chemical free lifestyle? It is unclear how much the government
is aware of this plan, but it is clear that the government goes out of their way
to deny and hide all serious reported health claims.
These may be scary
questions to consider or you may find them amusing and absurd. But if you lived
in the spray zone and experienced what we have, you might be asking yourself the
same questions too.
It is likely that both of these statements are true,
that the government is acting in a negligent, and sinister way.
A
Time for Mourning
Even if we do not know for sure the intention
of the aerial spray, we must begin to acknowledge the great human tragedy that
is now playing out before us.
Over 200,000 fellow residents of
California, USA, are being exposed, needlessly, to biologically active
time-release chemicals. Pregnant women, infants, and the sick will be the most
effected, because we know that even the most minute dose of the chemical can
find its way into fetuses and affect them, and can find its way into human
breast milk. These residents are being exposed to chemicals against their will.
Some of them have had to rush to the emergency room for treatment. Others, like
myself, have literally fled to protect their lives. Many businesses are and will
be devastated as owners decide to move out if their business is affected. Many
children's hopes will be dashed when their parents decide to leave the area and
the only homes they've ever known, and many sick and elderly people will be torn
from their own homes to avoid becoming gravely ill.
There is a war
happening right here, on our own soil; as citizens try desperately to assert
their right to survive, to exist, and to do so without this obscene government
intrusion.
Today is a day to mourn. A day to mourn the ignorance and the
violence perpetuated on
our own soil. Today is a day to acknowledge the profound and sad fact that our
government seems hell bent on turning this world into a war zone. Today is a day
to mourn for the children whose growing bodies are being affected by this spray
and for the countless people who were not even informed about what the spray
means or when it will take place. Today is a day to mourn the liars in the
government, who use our tax money to test chemicals on the public and then use
our money, again, to pay lawyers to defend their negligent actions in court case
after court case.
Today is not a good day, but a day when we are being
called upon to surrender our greater reality that includes all of our feelings
and experiences, good ones and bad ones. We must look now on what we have become
as a nation, and what we have allowed to happen.
I sincerely believe that
only through looking at the outer and inner experience and through accepting our
own feelings, can we find a way to both make peace within and to take effectual
action in the world to stop this violence once and for all.
The Earth is
in mourning. She wants to protect her children from harm so
badly.
Recent Checkmate Aerial Spray Research Confirms Its
Harm
A recently released study about Checkmate LBAM-F by the
Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory at
The University of California, Davis confirms
the danger of this aerial application. The authors state on page three that,
"the microcapsules ranged in size from approximately 10 microns to 190
microns.."
Microcapsules circa the 10 micron size range fall under the
category of "particle pollution" according to the
American Lung Association (ALA). On the ALA's website they state, ""Particle
pollution, called particulate matter or PM, is a combination of fine solids and
aerosols that are suspended in the air we breathe... The ones of most concern
are small enough to lodge deep in the lungs where they can do serious damage.
They are measured in microns. The largest of concern are 10 microns in
diameter."
Particle pollution has well documented short and long term
health effects, including: death from respiratory and cardiovascular causes,
including strokes; inflammation of lung tissue in young, healthy adults;
increased severity of asthma attacks in children; slowed lung function growth in
children and teenagers; significant damage to the small airways of the lungs;
and increased risk of dying from lung cancer. Children under 18 and
adults over the age of 65 will be the ones most harmed by this chemical
assault.
A Call to Action
Aerial application of
chemicals, whether supposed safe or not, violates the very roots of our democracy and the free will
of the people of the United States of
America. What choices will residents of this democracy have left if they choose
to not be sprayed with potentially deadly chemicals and are then denied that
right? If you continue to stand by and let this happen, do you think your city
and your county will be immune from the next senseless government incursion? Now
there are court cases and legal presidents being set, which our government can
use, to justify further hostile actions against its own people.
You
cannot continue to sit around and think that you will not be affected by the
actions that our government is taking today. You must act because the people
here need your help. Every action you take has the potential to help. Your
friends and family need you. Your country needs you. This world needs everyone
of you to stand up and say loudly and clearly that you have had enough and you
will not take this governmental bullying anymore!
Here are
suggestions for action:
Call Governor Schwarzenegger
who supports the biochemical aerial spraying that harms children and tell his
staffers that you order the Governor to immediately halt the spraying.
(916)
445-2841 2841 (press #1, #5, #0)
Fax: (916) 445-4633
See my related
story: (www.NaturalNews.com/022158.html)
Call
your local senator and congressional representative. And I encourage you to call
these California Senators. Federal offices will say that this is a state matter.
You tell them that this LBAM eradication plan is funded by the USDA and that
this is certainly a federal problem.
(Both California US Government
Senators have been sitting on the fence, even though a congressional
investigation as to why the USDA and EPA are so eager to spray chemicals on
people, in plain violation of their own laws, is called for.)
Senator
Diane Feinstein
San Fransisco Office - (415) 393-0707
Senator
Barbara Boxer
San Fransisco Office - (415) 403-0100
Democracy
Now!
They want to here our stories,
(www.democracynow.org/storyidea.pl)
Send
them this link with this article, or post a summary of this article to their
e-mail.
The American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU is a pioneer in human and
civil rights, yet they claim that this is an environmental issue. Think again,
this is a human
rights issue, let them know (www.aclu.org/contact/general/index.html)
The
Sierra Club
They should be suing to stop this but rather have laid back
in their support, claiming that pheromones are a safer alternatives than
insecticides according to the information they are receiving from the EPA. Think
Again, pheromones in microcapsules, never tested before on animals or people,
could be deadly. The Sierra Club is being intentionally misled into supporting a
substance that they know very little about.
Let them know your opinion.
National Headquarters 415-977-5500
The National Resources Defense
Council (NRDC)
They are a lead environmental organization who usually
has a fabulous track record in fighting against such atrocities as spraying
chemicals. However, they have been ardent supporters of pheromone use, stating
that the pheromone is safe because the EPA says it is better than traditional pesticides. Note that we
were also told that they have not done ANY independent research into the toxic
side effects of pheromones and do not have the resources to have their own
scientists do any testing. Basically they are taking the EPA and USDA's word
that it is safe, even though there are no tests available to show that it is
safe or effective.
Call them and let them know how you feel. And ask them
why they aren't doing their own tests.
National Headquarters Telephone: (212)
727-2700
Or the San Francisco, CA Office: (415) 875-6100
Personal
Action
Talk to your friends about this and other government
abuses.
If you can provide us legal, scientific, medical or other expert
support contact the author of this article immediately.
Write Articles
relating to this topic or to human rights in the United States.
Alert
national and international media organizations, use your personal contacts to
help the cause; spread this article.
Feel your feelings, let your
feelings be present.
Pray, Meditate, Dance, Dream, Act for
peace.
Boycott Roll International, owner of Suterra the maker's of
Checkmate
Companies include: Fiji Water, Paramount Farms, Paramount Citrus,
POM Wonderful, The Franklin Mint, and Teleflora
Some of
Checkmate's Published Ingredients:
Here are three published
Checkmate ingredients, of particular concern, which have been and will continue
to be sprayed upon humans and their environment.
Butylated
hydroxytoluene
The Material Saftey Data Sheet States:
"Mutagenic
for mammalian somatic cells. Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast" "The substance
may be toxic to blood, liver, central nervous system(CNS). Repeated or prolonged
exposure to the substances can produce target organs
damage."
Tricaprylmethyammonimum chloride
There is no
information or documentation about this substance or how chronic exposure to it
can effect human health. That means we cannot be certain that even small doses
are safe.
2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone
This is a
Xenochemical that binds to estrogen receptors not just in animals, but in
humans. In other words, even in small doses, it signals people's bodies to take
a specific biological action. Even small doses could affect hormonal functions
by causing the constant production of estrogen. Prolonged exposure to endocrine
disrupting chemicals is the cause of breast cancer.
Legal
Cases
Helping Our Peninsula's Environment sued for a restraining
order to stop aerial spraying in Monterey and lost because the disputed
Checkmate ingredient was not in the EPA's documents; even though the pesticide
manufacturer, Suterra, reported that they did use the disputed ingredient in the
manufacture of Checkmate. The lawsuit included a document by a former EPA
chemist showing how such an aerial spray program is dangerous to both humans and
the environment. The lawsuit continues. Text of HOPE's lawsuit is at (www.1hope.org/SPRAYTRO.PDF)
The
City and County of Santa Cruz voted to sue the California Department of Food and
Agriculture, they too lost their request for a restraining order of the spray,
even with a rock-solid case which stated that the county could not perform its
functions; such as school, police, protect, and administer the city while aerial
spraying continued. They too did not get a restraining order, as their case
continues. You can read the court case here
(www.santacruzcourt.org/News/lbam.htm)
A
group of local residents filed suit in Federal Court and also did not get a
restraining order, but did get a November 21st, 2007 Federal Court date to have
their case more fully considered. Please consider attending this monumental
hearing as citizens will stand and defend their civil liberties and
right to a healthy life. Docket
#0705587
Conclusion
Telling you this truth, about
this atrocity, is my prayer and hope for peace.
I leave you with part of
this press release by a strong opponent to the aerial spraying, California State
Senator John Laird.
"Of greatest concern to me is the notion that
speculative economic impacts may be outweighing the need to protect human
health. In Monterey County there are reports of more than 200 health complaints
associated with aerial spraying. Yet, to date there is no evidence that reports
have been analyzed, and a promised 'white paper' on the toxicological data on
the pheromone product and the health complaints taken as a whole has not been
released. In fact, in his October 26th letter to me, CDFA Secretary Kawamura
indicated there are no plans to either study long term effects of the spraying
or conduct an epidemiological analysis of the complaints CDFA has
received.
In light of the unresolved health complaints and unanswered
scientific questions, the "precautionary principle" should serve as a guide. It
has been described as a political and moral principle that says if an action or
policy could harm the public or the environment, the burden of proof falls on
the proponent of the action -- rather than on the public.
It was
determined in Superior Court that the County of Santa Cruz failed to meet the
burden of proof required to obtain a temporary restraining order against the
state. However, in the court of public opinion, the burden of proof ought to be
on CDFA to prove LBAM-F and OLR-F are safe prior to spraying it on residential
populations monthly for an open-ended period of time."
(http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/MEMBERS/A27/press/20071103AD27PR01.htm)
Further
information and research about the Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spray program
is available at: Hope For
Truth
About the author
Rami Nagel is a father who cares about the way we
affect each other, our children, and our planet through our lifestyle choices.
His health background is in hands-on energy healing, Hatha & Bhakti yoga and
the Pathwork.
Rami is author of several health resources:
http://www.curetoothdecay.com/ - Heal and Prevent Cavities
with Nutrition!
http://www.healingourchildren.net/ - Learn the Cause and
Prevention of the Diseases of Pregnancy and Childhood
http://www.preconceptionhealth.org/ - A Program for
Preconception Health based on Indigenous Wisdom
http://www.yourreturn.org/ -
The cause of disease and the end of suffering of humanity.
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