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It's Not Over! Update on LBAM
Posted August 20th, 2008 by crockfordby Mike Smith
Just when many people thought the threat of being sprayed with pesticides to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth was over because of two court decisions, we learn that the eradication program will continue.
1. Millions of sterile moths will be released over our neighborhoods beginning in 2009.
2. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) still plans to aerially spray “forested” and “agricultural” areas with a pheromone-based pesticide, but has not said where those areas are or what specific product they will be using.
Al Gore, imperialist: some inconvenient truths
Posted October 25th, 2007 by crockfordBy: Jane Cutter
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Former U.S. Vice President and Senator Al Gore has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against global warming.
Gore does have a long history of speaking out on the issue of global warming. His film, "An Inconvenient Truth," has played a role in bringing the issue of climate change to broader masses of people.