Thursday, May 20, 2010

On Pesticides: Canadian Bylaws and American Lawn Flags

On Pesticides: Canadian Bylaws and American Lawn Flags
http://www.enviroblog.org/2010/05/on-pesticides-canadian-bylaws-and-american-lawn-flags.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Enviroblog+%28Enviroblog%29

"The smell of lawn chemicals is as dependable a harbinger of spring as robins and lilacs. Not in big parts of Canada, where many municipalities and provinces have opted to abolish the cosmetic use of pesticides on the grounds that the links between pesticide exposure and childhood cancer are too troubling to ignore. So, how come we're still using them?"

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