Comments on: Let’s Take Action on Pesticides – Raleigh Could Use the Help

By: Andrew Harvel

Andrew Harvel — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:31:23 +0000

Not exactly on my list of socioeconomic priorities but, I grant you.

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By: randallt

randallt — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:24:30 +0000

Sent a letter, thanks for the info.

While working the phones in McDowell County before the election, I met a lady and her daughter who had moved to the area from Texas a few years back. They are here trying to recover from pesticide poisoning she got in Texas. Nerve damage, kidney issues, liver problems, eye sight and motor reflex issues were just some of her maladies.

She has become a pesticide awareness activist and her story was riveting. There are millions like her across the country.

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By: Stacey Curnow

Stacey Curnow — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:56:02 +0000

I just sent in my letter. Thanks so much for researching this issue and making it so easy to act. You’re my hero!

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By: Doug Gibson

Doug Gibson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:35:40 +0000

We need better Democrats all over. This is just crazy:

Federal regulations require a waiting period after pesticides are applied, before workers can be safely sent back into the same field. Because growers do not have to document when workers enter the fields after pesticides are applied, it is difficult to prove whether the required waiting period was observed. (From the Toxic Free NC website, emphasis mine.)

I’ll bet some federal lobbyist was patting himself on the back over that one. “Yeah, they imposed a waiting period. But I made sure that nobody can prove that my clients didn’t wait long enough. Bwahahaha!”

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By: Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:02:36 +0000

Done.

We really need some better Democrats in Raleigh.

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