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Stop the Spray!

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ThaLorax
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Please help stop the California government from the aerial spraying of hormone based pesticides throughout the San Francisco Bay Area by signing the petition on http://www.stopthespray.org/.  The government is spraying to irradiate the Light Brown Apple Moth which is apparently an invasive species to our area but is simultaneously exposing millions of (unknowing and unwilling) people to harmful and unwanted chemicals.  There are plenty of other ways to deal with this problem.  Aerial spraying of pesticides over residential areas is not one of them!


Thanks for the help NS!
Jun 17 2008 7:23PM
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Mezmerize19
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Done
Jun 17 2008 8:28PM
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tdude
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i dont like moths
Jun 17 2008 9:42PM
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ThaLorax
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do you like being sprayed by pesticides?
Jun 17 2008 9:47PM
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ThaLorax
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bump
Jun 19 2008 10:48PM
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Shadows
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not like its gonna make california any healthier. plus you guys wont even be connected to the contiguous 48 soon anyway. signed though
Jun 19 2008 10:51PM
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coolhandluke
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here in washington some "special" people are trying to sue the USFS for dumping fire retardant via airplane on their property during the course of firefighting activities.  of course said special people who been suing the USFS for letting their homes burn as well.


Jun 19 2008 10:56PM
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freestyler540
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I support the idea, im not an american though
Jun 19 2008 11:00PM
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ThaLorax
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just curious, what do you support about it and what does not being american have to do about it?
Jun 20 2008 12:25AM
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TerminatorX
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that shit kills trees, spreads easily, and looks ugly as hell.  i am sure that they wouldn't spray "unknown chemicals" over residential areas. they know exactly what is in the formula and if it was harmful, they wouldn't spray it. my guess is that they will be spraying it over the woods and not over houses anyway, but then again, i have heard nothing about the details.
Jun 20 2008 12:42AM
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ThaLorax
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then read the link i posted and stop talking out of your ass. it provides all the information you need to know.  besides, there's plenty of ways besides using pesticides to get rid of them. luckily enogh, if you visit the link, you'll see that our action actually did something though. the state dropped its spraying plans.
Jun 20 2008 1:33AM
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ThaLetterM.
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sounds to me like another stupid cause that bored people think up which no one will give a fuck about and will slowly (or quickly) fade out..but who cares, onto the next random cause that will become the definition to your sad and meaningless life.
Jun 20 2008 1:41AM
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coolhandluke
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what are the other ways besides pesticides to get rid of this specific invasive species?


Jun 20 2008 2:13AM
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iluvBread
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hmmmmmmmmmmm
Jun 20 2008 2:19AM
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Phantom
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yes!




...no.
Jun 20 2008 3:18AM
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kepler.
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I'm all for the stopping of pesticides and I really hate to be a pessimist, but has an internet petition ever stopped anything? With that said I signed it anyway.
Jun 20 2008 9:33AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Did anybody click the link, maybe I skimmed too fast for details but it looks like they have already stopped the spray??
Jun 20 2008 9:43AM
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=Worf=
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yes!


now shut up you hippy tree hugger.   i need to go poor some oil down storm drain just for you now
Jun 20 2008 11:52AM
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Pippin
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that why i get organics once a week
Jun 20 2008 12:07PM
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ThaLorax
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BIG THANKS to all those who signed it. and to the rest of you, read the damn link i posted. everything you need to know is on there. also, those of you who say it would never work, again, check out the link.... or my last post. the california gov't stopped it's plans to spray because of ACTION NOT PESSIMISM.
Jun 20 2008 2:55PM
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smooticus
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Its about time they did some about al those rich faggots from the bay. Lol jk
Jun 20 2008 3:33PM
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