In The News
Cosmetic
Pesticides in Canada: A Year in Review
This article first appeared in Environmental News, the newsletter
of
Sunnybrook & Women's Environmental Health Clinic, summer
2000.
Turf War:
Are we risking our children's health in the quest for perfect
grass?
June 01, 2001
Today's Parent
Lessons
From Birds And West Nile Virus
The following is the unedited version of an op-ed piece which
appeared in The
Journal News, Monday, June 25, 2001.
Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET
Aug 28, 2001
American Chemical Society
Environmentalists Join Canadian Cancer Society
in Call for Ban on Cancer-Causing Lawn Pesticides
March 1, 2002
Press Release, Canadian Cancer Society
Cancer
Victim's Fight Spurs Loblaws To Stop Sale Of Chemical Pesticides
March 13, 2002
National Post, with files from Ottawa Citizen
Kids First
March 25, 2002
The Halifax Herald
Dear
Editor - re: "No great risk on pesticides" by Ryan
Ramsey, Mar.
April 9, 2002
Guelph Mercury
Frogs'
gender blurred by weed killer, study says
April 16, 2002
Globe and Mail
More
Young Canadians Diagnosed With Cancer
April 18 - Online Edition, Posted at 1:21 PM EST
Globe and Mail Update
Xeriscape the Drudgery of Lawn Care
April 17, 2002
Randy Burton, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Study finds DDT may spur disease
April 24, 2002
Globe and Mail
A
Choice Between Good Lawns And Good Health: We have to stop
spraying
chemicals linked to deadly diseases
May 2002
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Farm
Kids and Chlorpyrifos An Accurate Assessment of Exposure
May 2002
Richard A. Fenske,1 Chensheng Lu,1 Dana Barr,2 and Larry Needham2
Are We Making
Our Children Sick?
Premiered Friday, May 10, 2002, at 9:00 (ET) on PBS
Kids And Chemicals, A Special Report On Now With Bill Moyers
Tracks The Scientific Search For Answers About How Environmental
Toxins Affect America's Children
Spray Weeds With Vinegar?
May 15, 2002
By Don Comis
In Defence
Of The Dandelion: They're Yummy
May 24, 2002
Charles Moore, The Daily News
Quebec Adopts Highest Standard
May 24, 2002
Charles Moore, The Daily News
Washington
Extends Ban On Weedkiller
May 29, 2002
Associated Press
Weed
War's Worry
June 1, 2002
LA Times
City Unveils
“This is a Beautiful Lawn” Awareness Campaign
June 7, 2002
www.ottawa.ca
The dead
birds Saratoga County is collecting for dissection are
telling researchers about more than the West Nile virus
June 12, 2002
The Saratogian
How to Avoid Mosquito
Bites: DEET Repellents Must Be Used With Care
June 20, 2002
The Ottawa Citizen
Vinegar
an effective herbicide: U.S. research
July 12, 2002
CBC News
Cosmetic
Pesticide Bans Escalate - Making a Real Difference for People
and Fish
August/September 2002
www.rfu.org
Anti-Pesticide
Campaigns Sweeping Canada
Sept.-Oct./02
The Activist
Calculated
risks - How safe is safe enough for pesticides?
Autumn 2002
CEC.org
First
Calif. West Nile Case Suspected
Sept. 6, 2002
MSNBC NEWS SERVICES
Health
Officials Schedule Pesticide Spraying To Prevent West Nile
Virus
September 8, 2002
The Plain Dealer
Ducks
Dead From Virus Warning For Hunters
September 09, 2002
The StarPhoenix
More
than 100 U.S. bird species infected by West Nile virus
September 9, 2002
cp.org
West
Nile: In hype lies hope
September 9, 2002
The Globe and Mail
West
Nile spraying debated - Some worry of health risks; others
say it's best way to kill mosquitoes
September 09, 2002
The Dallas Morning News
Study
Shows Farmers Poisoned By Pesticides Can Cause Depression
September 10, 2002
Beyond Pesticides
New
Study Links Weed Killer To Reproductive Problems
September 17, 2002
Los Angeles Times
Pesticides
Linked To Cancer In Kids: Pediatrician
September 20, 2002
Ottawa Sun
Scientist
Wants Public Aware Of Pesticides
October 05, 2002
Regina Leader-Post
Should
Pesticide Use Be Banned On Playing Fields?
October 11, 2002
Lawn and Landscape
How My
Pesticide-Free Lawn Stayed Green And Healthy
October 11, 2002
The Saint John Telegraph Journal
Pharmaceuticals,
Pesticides, and Radiation Cause Breast Cancer... While Wealthy
Non-Profits and Feds Protect
October 23, 2002
CommonDreams.org
Common
Herbicide Frog Gender Bender
October 30, 2002
Globe and Mail
Pesticide Flowing Into River
November 16, 2002
Los Angeles Daily News
Pesticide Health Risks Undeniable: Docs
November 20, 2002
Ottawa Sun
Banning
one pesticide is not enough - PEI is awash in groundwater
polluting pesticides
December 5, 2002
www.getipm.com
Pesticide Kills Cats, EPA Responds
December 5, 2002
Beyond Pesticides
P.E.I. bans
two pesticides
December 08, 2002
Canadian Press
Still silent
after all those years — As pesticides proliferate, Rachel
Carson's 1960s environmental plea is still held up as a warning
governments must heed
December 08, 2002
The Ottawa Citizen
Health
Canada to Decide Whether to Ban Popular and Controversial
Pesticide
December 29, 2002
Canadian Press
The
Hazards Around Us
December 30, 2002
The Ottawa Citizen Health, page A13
Council says no
way to more spray
2003
Cochrane Times
Poison
in the playground?
March 15, 2003
The Telegram
New
York's state attorney this week said he plans to sue a unit
of of Dow Chemical Co. (DOW.N) for allegedly breaching a 1994
agreement
against false advertising of a pesticide.
April 4, 2003
REUTERS NEWS SERVICE
The
healthy garden -- Pests a problem? Just be patient and let
nature (and its host of
natural predators) take its course, says Todd Major, a gardener
with an holistic approach
April 18, 2003
Vancouver Sun
The
grass is greener -- There are plenty of healthy alternatives
to chemicals in quest for perfect lawn
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
The Halifax Daily News
Pesticides
Like DDT More Likely To Be Found In Women With Breast Cancer
April 25, 2003
The Daily Telegraph
New, old products
emerging as alternatives to CCA Treatment
May 09, 2003
Random Lengths Newsletter, The Weekly Report on North American
Forest Products Markets
It's
the time of year Lesley Forrester hates the most.
May 16, 2003
Globe and Mail
Toronto
votes against pesticide use
May 22, 2003
Globe and Mail Update
Many ways
to manually control weeds
May 31, 2003
The Oakville Beaver
Golf
Greens not so green
June 10, 2003
Globe and Mail
The Sad
Truth About The Stark Rise In Childhood Cancer
June 17, 2003
Chicago Tribune
Indian
Pop Has POP's (and other pesticides)
August 15, 2003
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
Fewer
Chemicals Help Course
Sept, 2003
Banff Crag & Canyon
Doctors
Link Cancer To Herbicide Spraying: But Other Experts See No
Reason For City-wide Ban
Sept 19, 2003
Edmonton Journal
ORIGINS
OF DEMENTIA, PT. 2
Sept 4, 2003
RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH NEWS #777
Managing
the Safety and Accessibility of Pesticides
Oct 7, 2003
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Kids
Eat The Darndest Things
Oct 2, 2003
Calgary Herald
Pesticides:
A Grave Oversight
Oct. 8, 2003
The Globe and Mail
Corners
Cut In Pesticide Approval: Watchdog
Oct. 8, 2003
Ottawa Bureau
Poll
shows GVRD residents strongly support by-law to restrict pesticides.
October 28, 2003
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
Environmental
inspectors find traces of dioxins in over-the-counter pesticides
Monday, Nov. 10, 2003
Globe and Mail
Babies Are Larger After Ban on 2 Pesticides, Study Finds
March 22, 2004
The New York Times
Butterflies may make better canaries
April 14, 2004
Science Matters - editorial by David Suzuki
Comprehensive Review of Pesticide Research Confirms Dangers
April 23, 2004
The Ontario College of Family Physicians
Pesticides too harmful to use in any form, doctors warn
April 24, 2004
Globe and Mail
It's not easy being green: We've made some real progress on reducing waste. But concerns remain over
pesticide use and emissions.: We still consume too much water and energy
May 30, 2004
Calgary Hearld
Killer in a bottle
June 10, 2004
FFWD - Calgary's News and Entertainment Weekly
Forty-five
(45) of the EU banned products also contained 2,4-D
2002
Pesticide Use and Attitude Survey Executive Summary Issue
Awareness
City of Ottawa Communications and Marketing
Lawn Pesticides Detected in Urban Streams
Excerpts from U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 097-99
Poison
In The Grass: The Hazards And Consequences Of Lawn Pesticides
Nathan Diegelman
The S.T.A.T.E. Foundation
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