(MikeAdams)Thousands in CA Exposed to Poison by Government's Aerial Spraying

[Guest guest]

Mike Adams previously posted this " checkmate " aerial spraying news item link-- a

few days ago---below is the full article by Rami Nagel from Mike's site.

(Mike's newsletters reach more than a half million rs)

Government's Pesticide Experiment Program

 

Did you know that each aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate

LBAM-F costs approximately $3.5 million and that $3 million is paid directly to

the manufacturer Suterra, LLC of Bend, Oregon?

 

Microcapsules = Microwarfare

 

Cities Are the Targets!

 

Recent Checkmate Aerial Spray Research Confirms Its Harm

 

 

 

In my humble opinion, one of the the largest expense items in our

government's $80+Billion BLACKOPS spending is the aerial spraying that is

carried out by NATO a/c over Europe, and by domestic, intelligence agency, and

US military a/c here at home.

 

Retired from government scientist Clifford's 6 to 8 year old site is perhaps

the best--- interesting aside, during the first 3 years of existance--pretty

heavy traffic, but 75% of it came from US government/military/defense industry

locations.. ck for partial list http://www.carnicom.com/visitors.htm

 

see also http://www.carnicom.com/bio11.htm

 

Thanks ---internet-- we are riding the crest of an exponentially curved wave--

I've been " Capt. Chemtrails " in some circles for 8+ years-- there's more

" Cipher-like " than " Neo-like " people out there, I assure you.... Not only will

they not hear, but some actually get downright angry when listening to

possibilities that threaten their world view. All reading this, thank you for

being far above average in intelligence and still curious and caring. I suspect

that this to you is old news-- kindly forgive redundancy

One of the 5 leading causes of death is now " Chronic lower respiratory

disease " and though 2nd hand smoke gets the credit for this--well, as said above

, you're not stupid.

Clifford's research presented here is 100% sound, in my opinion--

http://www.carnicom.com/contrails.htm

...but take what's here at this sublink http://www.carnicom.com/meeting.htm

with a grain of bariumsalt-- certainly portions are exaggerated, dramatized

but likely, there is some truth-- do a little " thought experiment " and

entertain the spectrum of possibilities --even I find much of this " meeting "

hard to swallow-- but one thing is a certainity-- " our " black ops " budget

" covert/overt and " compartmentalization " of information w/i intel

community/USAF/NATO, etc COULD support , enable , something along these

lines--

If you've the time, interest-- other worthwhile links-- (CARNICOM is the best,

for me)

http://educate-yourself.org/ct/sprayingdiseasesviachemtrails27jul03.shtml

Chemtrails (Barium Blues)

One of most thorough sites on subject, many photos

http://www.bariumblues.com/index.htm

Chemtrails (Operation Cloverleaf)

Operations The covert war against humanity --photos of delivery systems here

http://www.whale.to/b/chemtrails.html

Chemtrails DataPage from RENSE ( a plethora of info-- No research complete

w/o it, but please keep in mind that RENSE has been labelled by USSTATE Dept as

the " worst " disonfo site on net--honest--he's #1, so again, a grain of salt-this

time use KCl- is advised)

Several hundred articles going back years; many photos and documents

http://www.rense.com/politics6/chemdatapage.html

Videos

(Carnicom)http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=carnicom & hl=en & sitesearch=

Videos (3000+Chemtrails)

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=chemtrails & hl=en & sitesearch=

..and dont forget to ck out what Vicky (Turtle's Voice) has to say on subj--

Chemtrails : Articles from Turtle's Voice

Victoria Hardy articles apprearing in American Chronicle and elsewhere--a list

http://health.Avian2005/message/19396

here's link to a w/thousands of rs-- very professional,

intelligent and caring crowd w/excellent moderators

chemtrailtrackingusa/

Thank you very much and mucho gracias--- Keep the faith, and kindest regards--

shag

 

ps for more ..see also

http://health.Avian2005/msearch?query=chemtrails & pos=0 & cn\

t=10

eg...

28881 Chemtrails, everything from an expert

25374 Chemtrails And Vaccines

28040 For Those Who See Chemtrails 20378 CHEMTRAILS

LINKED TO INFECTIOUS FAST SPREADING DISEASE

 

 

28255 Re: [Avian2005] MYCOPLASMA - The Linking Pathogen in

Neurosystemic Diseases - Pass it to everyone you Know Thousands Exposed to

Poison by Government's Aerial Spraying http://www.newstarget.com/022434.html

 

Monday, December 31, 2007 by: Rami Nagel

Printable version Key concepts: EPA, aerial spraying and the EPA.

 

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NewsTarget) Sometimes bad dreams do come true. My bad dream was that the

government issued quarantine, and forced everybody to be vaccinated for some

fake disease. In my dream, I took my family, and fled to the hills to avoid

being vaccinated.

 

Now, nine months later, this dream has come true. In an emergency, I

relinquished my rental contract and moved my pregnant partner and three and a

half year old daughter out of Santa Cruz, CA, to avoid being exposed to

potentially deadly chemicals.

 

The chemicals, known by their trade names as Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate

LBAM-F, have been sprayed via state owned airplanes in September and October in

Monterey County California. These same aerial chemicals, despite their known

health risks, were sprayed on two nights (11-8, 11-9) over the people of Santa

Cruz County. The purpose of this spray is to control the mating habits of the

light brown apple moth (LBAM). The reason the moth needs to be controlled is due

to the possibility of 100 million dollars of damage (Realize that this figure is

not a fact, but based on a government guess).

 

Government's Pesticide Experiment Program

 

The California Department of Food and Agriculture's own doctor acknowledges, in

court documents, that aerial application of this chemical has not been tested.

Let me repeat this so you understand, chemicals are being sprayed on young

children, nursing mother's, people with asthma, lung problems, heart problems,

the elderly, the disabled, the homeless and the chemically sensitive - and this

chemical formulation has NEVER been tested on even a piece of dirt, let alone,

humans. The newly designed Faroes Statement, the consensus of over 200

scientists, calls for a precautionary approach with respect to exposure of

fetuses and children to environmental toxins. The consensus is that exposure of

fetuses or children to chemicals can cause increased susceptibility to disease

and disability later in life. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) has specific directives and codes that state that they should not

experiment with pesticides on pregnant women, or

infants. It is a fact, since this aerial pesticide has not been proven to

control the moth's mating habits and has not been proven safe to animals or

humans, that this is an experiment.

 

In Monterey, approximately 100,000 residents were exposed to untested chemicals

to control the mating habits of less than 750 moths. In Santa Cruz County, over

100,000 residents will be exposed between 11/06/07 – 11/09/07 to untested

chemicals to control the mating habits of less than 9,000 moths. This is not a

one time application, but will continue monthly beginning again in February, for

nine months, and then repeated for up to a total of three years. Again, this

program designed to eradicate the moth at best will only control the moth's

mating habits; it will not eliminate the moth. At worst, the program will be

ineffective, cost tax payers millions of dollars, and cause permanent disability

to residents and their pets. All this harm is over a little moth that has yet to

cause even $1 of damage in California.

 

Did you know that each aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate

LBAM-F costs approximately $3.5 million and that $3 million is paid directly to

the manufacturer Suterra, LLC of Bend, Oregon?

 

The projected expense of this eradication " attempt " will cost tax payers over

$70 million dollars just to spray Monterey and Santa Cruz counties the proposed

9 times. These monthly sprays are already scheduled for next year to begin in

March. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has created a map which

shows the spray area to grow and encompass various portions of the entire San

Francisco Bay Area, click on the Central Coast

(www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html) . The United States EPA has

authorized an emergency permit which could allow the CDFA to aerially spray the

state of California until the year 2010. This Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication

could cost California tax payers more than $500 million dollars when all is said

and done, which is five times the projected amount of losses to the agricultural

industry if the moth were to infest the state. Ridiculous and frivolous spending

on untested, unproven and toxic methods of " attempted " pest

eradication are unacceptable actions taken by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This is not a state plan,

but is a plan that is sponsored, endorsed, and largely funded by the EPA and the

USDA.

 

Documented and Undocumented Pesticide Damage to Humans

 

While the moth may cause an estimated $100 million of crop damage, one cannot

put a price tag on the damage that Checkmate's chemicals cause to humans. In

Monterey County, the first county in California to be sprayed with Checkmate

OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, documented affidavits show that citizens got sick,

ill or suffered life threatening reactions to the toxic spray. One infant in the

City of Monterey nearly died from inhalation of the experimental biochemical,

and now has permanent lung damage. Dozens of women in cities throughout the

Monterey Peninsula are reporting problems with their reproductive systems after

exposure to the pesticide, including: sudden, severe and irregular menstrual

cycles, extreme cases of tender and swollen breasts, and the recurrence of

menopause symptoms in older women. Other side effects of both Checkmate OLR-F

and Checkmate LBAM-F include: asthma and sudden breathing difficulties, chest

pain, vomiting, lethargy, fatigue, and extreme mood

swings. Some people have coughed up blood and have gotten bloody noses from

Checkmate exposure.

 

If you are familiar with chemical exposure, then there is something to note

which is of great alarm. If you have ever smelled paint, bleach, or something

toxic like that, it takes a significant and potent amount of the chemical to

make one sick. It is not typical that such small and minute amounts of chemicals

can cause such severe damage as described above. The explanation for the severe

side effects, is that the chemicals are in miniature balls of volatile plastic

called microcapsules; thus chemicals can be introduced deeply into the body

through swallowing or inhalation of the micro-sized particles. It is as if this

" agricultural " product acted more like a drug on humans, than as a pesticide on

moths.

 

Thousands of residents, including myself, have undocumented pesticide damage. I

lived forty miles from the October-Monterey spray zone, and on the last day of

aerial spraying, my entire family became ill. My daughter vomited. I had severe

intestinal distress and could not eat for several days. I felt nervous and

anxious, as if I had the caffeine equivalent of 10 cups of coffee. And for the

first time in my life, I had yellow/red colored urine (I am now mostly

recovered). I did not link these symptoms to pesticide exposure until days later

upon talking and hearing about dozens of other Santa Cruz residents who were

experiencing the same or similar symptoms, on or near the same day. Their

symptoms included severe vomiting and yellow/red colored urine. Recently I

learned that this exposure may not have been from pesticide drift, but a rogue

plane releasing chemicals where it was not supposed to. Witnesses have recently

linked the red color to the Checkmate formulations, seeing

small red droplets where the Checkmate has contacted metallic objects.

 

The questions I ask myself are: What type of chemical, in such small doses,

causes such profound harm? Why does a chemical claimed to be harmless to humans

by the EPA, the CDFA and Governor Schwarzenegger have a significant and severe

effect on the female reproductive system?

 

Microcapsules = Microwarfare

 

The aerial application of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F is designed out

of the concept of miniature plastic sphere-like particles, generally the same

size as the width of a human hair. They are called microcapsules. Each capsule

is a biologically " loaded gun " due to its own chemical make-up and that of the

pheromones held inside. Research indicates that the capsules are likely made out

of a urea-formaldehyde polymer, the industry standard. This is an extremely

volatile plastic which, under UV rays, degrades over a time period estimated to

be anywhere from 30-70 days. These " agricultural " microcapsules have never been

tested safe for humans. Thus, the life of these microcapsules inside our bodies

is truly unknown as are the health risks of inhaling or swallowing them.

Preliminary research on the microcapsules have revealed that they are made of a

new technology, and that the large capsules are made up of a cluster of smaller

3-4 micron size capsules - a size of

capsule that can be deadly to humans over the long term.

 

Many of the chemicals used to make the Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F

products have been deemed harmful for human consumption, like butelated hydroxyl

tolune (BHT). For example: on the label for BHT it says (in big letters) " Do not

inhale this product. Dangerous to respiratory health. " The symptoms documented

by Monterey County residents can be directly correlated to the warning labels of

BHT, and several other chemicals. BHT, is also known as DBPC, a dangerous

pesticide known to cause sterility in men. Recently, Dole Food Company lost a

lawsuit in which Nicaraguan Banana farmers were exposed to DBPC. In pending

lawsuits, thousands of South American Farmers are claiming that they were harmed

by exposure to DBPC.

 

Within these microcapsules is an endocrine disrupter which attaches itself to

estrogen receptors and forces the activation and constant production of estrogen

to occur in the human body. This happens for men, women and children. This

chemical is called 2 hydroxy 4n octyloxybenzophenone. The warnings surrounding

the exposure to this toxic chemical can be directly correlated to the documented

symptoms of women living within the spray zone in Monterey County. These are

health concerns which CANNOT be overlooked or swept under the carpet. The entire

state of California and its residents are at risk for severe short term

reactions to this aerial spraying. The projected long term effects of exposure

to Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F are unknown, undocumented and until now

- not even a thought in the minds of those who are authorizing the spraying, and

manufacturing the chemical.

 

In addition to the horrible documented health effects of coming into contact

with Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F, there is a great chance that it will

not even prove to be an effective investment. The EPA's own documents state that

such a microcapsule cannot successfully release pheromone, and that " The studies

show that only a small proportion of the microcapsules actually release any

pheromone or only a portion of the total pheromone loaded into the capsule is

capable of ever being released. " Science and competent intelligence does not

seem to be the methodology of this spray program; in light of such statements

made, the technology cannot work.

 

The EPA masks their " emergency approval " of Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F

behind the assertion that the pheromones in the products are safe. They then

make the scientific leap and pronounce the entire pesticide is safe to be

sprayed on residential neighborhoods, schools and water ways. This arrogant

assertion by the CDFA and the EPA comes, again, without ANY LEGITIMATE TESTING.

Under the " emergency exemption " (also known as Section 18), regulations allow

the EPA to disregard the important 3% of " inert " ingredients. The " emergency

exemption " allows this disregard even though many of those ingredients are not

even inert, and are actually part of the " active " ingredients. The EPA then

reaches the conclusion, " EPA believes use of these pheromone products, including

aerial application over residential areas, presents negligible risks to human

health and the environment. " This is another case of ridiculous, frivolous and

blatant disregard for human health by Governor

Schwarzenegger, the CDFA and the EPA.

 

In addition to the aerial application which focuses on the agriculture industry,

microcapsules are used in medical and military technology. In medical

technology, microcapsules are used to time-release drugs into the body. The

medical capsules are made out of a bio-compatible material that the body can

easily absorb. In military technology, they can be used for chemical shields, or

for experimental " non-lethal " weapons (That means the weapon does not cause

immediate death). These thoughts do not leave one with a pleasant taste about

how these microcapsules are being used in our neighborhoods and communities.

 

The over 30 billion microcapsules sprayed over Monterey County last month are

not bio-compatible; and yet children are playing in them, dogs are rolling

around in them, and people are inhaling them. And the state continues to spray

more communities as I write this.

 

Like pollen, the miniature capsules can float in the air and they can stick to

surfaces people touch. Imagine hundreds of synthetic microscopic plastic balls

floating in the environment and then entering your nose, mouth, eyes and ears.

Is this safe? What happens when those minuscule plastic balls are inhaled? We

know what happens. They get lodged in your lungs, you cough profusely to expel

them, and you go into respiratory distress. Some Monterey County residents

report asthma attacks increasing, others report coughing so hard and for such

long durations that they cough up blood. One healthy adult male in the sprayed

Salinas area, who jogs five miles daily, now has developed asthma since the last

two aerial sprays. For the first time in his life, he must use an inhaler to

help him breathe. The local doctor he sees is out of inhaler samples, he's given

them all away.

 

These and other serious side effects associated with the aerial application of

Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM-F are being captured by citizen groups daily.

Local doctors are refusing to document that their patients' symptoms have any

relation to the aerial spraying. One doctor even told his patient (who was very

ill from the spraying) that he would have to consult with this lawyer before

discussing the matter further. An attorney representing the CDFA declared to a

judge in Monterey County superior court during a hearing where a local

environmental organization was suing the CDFA to stop the aerial spraying, that

the CDFA has no intention on monitoring or following up on any of the health

concerns or complaints that have been or will be filed in association with this

aerial application. This is another blatant disregard for the health and well

being of citizens. The CDFA can pay $3.5 million dollars to spray the residents

of Monterey County, but cannot and will not

spend a penny to assure citizens and residents that their health is of

consequence to this program. This is repulsive! This is a crime!

 

Cities Are the Targets!

 

If you examine the CDFA reports (www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/maps.html) you

will see the cause for grave alarm. The LBAM aerial spraying program does not

target agricultural fields with this agricultural technology, but rather targets

mostly residential and urban areas that are great distances from crops and

fields.

 

It does not take a rocket scientist to connect the dots:

 

1) A biochemical never tested before is being sprayed on cities and not

agriculture.

 

2) The chemical has never been tested on moths, animals, or humans for safety or

efficacy.

 

3) An emergency exemption is used for a moth which is not dangerous to humans;

nor does it cause significant crop damage, especially in California's warm

climate regions.

 

4) Minute doses of the chemical causes reproductive effects on women, and likely

men.

 

5) Some of the chemical ingredients have no material safety data sheets

regarding human exposure, and samples of the pesticide have never been

independently scrutinized except by the EPA.

 

6) The majority of the funding of this project comes from the USDA and Commodity

Credit Corporation funds, these funds are managed by George W. Bush appointees.

 

7) Plans are being put in place to continue aerial spraying over other populated

portions of California, including San Mateo, San Francisco, Oakland, and many

regions in Southern California. The moth has a peculiar habit of living in

cities.

 

8) The spray plan does not include all the moth finds, but rather mostly moth

finds in cities. For a spray plan to work to control these insects, a buffer

zone should be created around all the moths; such that none escape the spray,

but this is not what is being done.

 

9) People who have been sprayed feel significantly impacted, physically and

emotionally.

 

10) People who understand the situation respond to it, as if they are being

attacked.

 

11) Preliminary research shows the microcapsule particles to be of a dangerous

size.

 

12) Microcapsules are used to deliver drugs deep into the human body.

 

For me, I felt like the airplanes spraying chemicals were attacking my very

right to exist and be here. What do you conclude?

 

Is the Government Negligent, Or Sinister?

 

The urgent question that I must bring your attention to, is this: Is the

government just the biggest, dumbest entity on the planet; where they

haphazardly declare an emergency, which this is not one, and then over eagerly

dose whole cities with untested chemicals?

 

Or,

 

Is what we are experiencing part of a sinister plan to poison (or worse) a large

populace, who more and more, is choosing an alternative and chemical free

lifestyle? It is unclear how much the government is aware of this plan, but it

is clear that the government goes out of their way to deny and hide all serious

reported health claims.

 

These may be scary questions to consider or you may find them amusing and

absurd. But if you lived in the spray zone and experienced what we have, you

might be asking yourself the same questions too.

 

It is likely that both of these statements are true, that the government is

acting in a negligent, and sinister way.

 

A Time for Mourning

 

Even if we do not know for sure the intention of the aerial spray, we must begin

to acknowledge the great human tragedy that is now playing out before us.

 

Over 200,000 fellow residents of California, USA, are being exposed, needlessly,

to biologically active time-release chemicals. Pregnant women, infants, and the

sick will be the most effected, because we know that even the most minute dose

of the chemical can find its way into fetuses and affect them, and can find its

way into human breast milk. These residents are being exposed to chemicals

against their will. Some of them have had to rush to the emergency room for

treatment. Others, like myself, have literally fled to protect their lives. Many

businesses are and will be devastated as owners decide to move out if their

business is affected. Many children's hopes will be dashed when their parents

decide to leave the area and the only homes they've ever known, and many sick

and elderly people will be torn from their own homes to avoid becoming gravely

ill.

 

There is a war happening right here, on our own soil; as citizens try

desperately to assert their right to survive, to exist, and to do so without

this obscene government intrusion.

 

Today is a day to mourn. A day to mourn the ignorance and the violence

perpetuated on our own soil. Today is a day to acknowledge the profound and sad

fact that our government seems hell bent on turning this world into a war zone.

Today is a day to mourn for the children whose growing bodies are being affected

by this spray and for the countless people who were not even informed about what

the spray means or when it will take place. Today is a day to mourn the liars in

the government, who use our tax money to test chemicals on the public and then

use our money, again, to pay lawyers to defend their negligent actions in court

case after court case.

 

Today is not a good day, but a day when we are being called upon to surrender

our greater reality that includes all of our feelings and experiences, good ones

and bad ones. We must look now on what we have become as a nation, and what we

have allowed to happen.

 

I sincerely believe that only through looking at the outer and inner experience

and through accepting our own feelings, can we find a way to both make peace

within and to take effectual action in the world to stop this violence once and

for all.

 

The Earth is in mourning. She wants to protect her children from harm so badly.

 

Recent Checkmate Aerial Spray Research Confirms Its Harm

 

A recently released study about Checkmate LBAM-F by the Aquatic Toxicology

Laboratory at

The University of California, Davis confirms the danger of this aerial

application. The authors state on page three that, " the microcapsules ranged in

size from approximately 10 microns to 190 microns.. "

 

Microcapsules circa the 10 micron size range fall under the category of

" particle pollution " according to the American Lung Association (ALA). On the

ALA's website they state, " " Particle pollution, called particulate matter or PM,

is a combination of fine solids and aerosols that are suspended in the air we

breathe... The ones of most concern are small enough to lodge deep in the lungs

where they can do serious damage. They are measured in microns. The largest of

concern are 10 microns in diameter. "

 

Particle pollution has well documented short and long term health effects,

including: death from respiratory and cardiovascular causes, including strokes;

inflammation of lung tissue in young, healthy adults; increased severity of

asthma attacks in children; slowed lung function growth in children and

teenagers; significant damage to the small airways of the lungs; and increased

risk of dying from lung cancer. Children under 18 and adults over the age of 65

will be the ones most harmed by this chemical assault.

 

A Call to Action

 

Aerial application of chemicals, whether supposed safe or not, violates the very

roots of our democracy and the free will of the people of the United States of

America. What choices will residents of this democracy have left if they choose

to not be sprayed with potentially deadly chemicals and are then denied that

right? If you continue to stand by and let this happen, do you think your city

and your county will be immune from the next senseless government incursion? Now

there are court cases and legal presidents being set, which our government can

use, to justify further hostile actions against its own people.

 

You cannot continue to sit around and think that you will not be affected by the

actions that our government is taking today. You must act because the people

here need your help. Every action you take has the potential to help. Your

friends and family need you. Your country needs you. This world needs everyone

of you to stand up and say loudly and clearly that you have had enough and you

will not take this governmental bullying anymore!

 

Here are suggestions for action:

 

Call Governor Schwarzenegger who supports the biochemical aerial spraying that

harms children and tell his staffers that you order the Governor to immediately

halt the spraying.

(916) 445-2841 2841 (press #1, #5, #0)

Fax: (916) 445-4633

 

See my related story: (www.newstarget.com/022158.html)

 

Call your local senator and congressional representative. And I encourage you to

call these California Senators. Federal offices will say that this is a state

matter. You tell them that this LBAM eradication plan is funded by the USDA and

that this is certainly a federal problem.

 

(Both California US Government Senators have been sitting on the fence, even

though a congressional investigation as to why the USDA and EPA are so eager to

spray chemicals on people, in plain violation of their own laws, is called for.)

 

Senator Diane Feinstein

San Fransisco Office - (415) 393-0707

 

Senator Barbara Boxer

San Fransisco Office - (415) 403-0100

 

Democracy Now!

They want to here our stories,

(www.democracynow.org/storyidea.pl)

 

Send them this link with this article, or post a summary of this article to

their e-mail.

 

The American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU is a pioneer in human and civil rights, yet they claim that this is an

environmental issue. Think again, this is a human rights issue, let them know

(www.aclu.org/contact/general/index.html)

 

The Sierra Club

They should be suing to stop this but rather have laid back in their support,

claiming that pheromones are a safer alternatives than insecticides according to

the information they are receiving from the EPA. Think Again, pheromones in

microcapsules, never tested before on animals or people, could be deadly. The

Sierra Club is being intentionally misled into supporting a substance that they

know very little about.

Let them know your opinion. National Headquarters 415-977-5500

 

The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

They are a lead environmental organization who usually has a fabulous track

record in fighting against such atrocities as spraying chemicals. However, they

have been ardent supporters of pheromone use, stating that the pheromone is safe

because the EPA says it is better than traditional pesticides. Note that we were

also told that they have not done ANY independent research into the toxic side

effects of pheromones and do not have the resources to have their own scientists

do any testing. Basically they are taking the EPA and USDA's word that it is

safe, even though there are no tests available to show that it is safe or

effective.

 

Call them and let them know how you feel. And ask them why they aren't doing

their own tests.

National Headquarters Telephone: (212) 727-2700

Or the San Francisco, CA Office: (415) 875-6100

 

Personal Action

Talk to your friends about this and other government abuses.

 

If you can provide us legal, scientific, medical or other expert support contact

the author of this article immediately.

 

Write Articles relating to this topic or to human rights in the United States.

 

Alert national and international media organizations, use your personal contacts

to help the cause; spread this article.

 

Feel your feelings, let your feelings be present.

 

Pray, Meditate, Dance, Dream, Act for peace.

 

Boycott Roll International, owner of Suterra the maker's of Checkmate

Companies include: Fiji Water, Paramount Farms, Paramount Citrus, POM Wonderful,

The Franklin Mint, and Teleflora

 

Some of Checkmate's Published Ingredients:

 

Here are three published Checkmate ingredients, of particular concern, which

have been and will continue to be sprayed upon humans and their environment.

 

Butylated hydroxytoluene

 

The Material Saftey Data Sheet States:

" Mutagenic for mammalian somatic cells. Mutagenic for bacteria and/or yeast "

" The substance may be toxic to blood, liver, central nervous system(CNS).

Repeated or prolonged exposure to the substances can produce target organs

damage. "

 

Tricaprylmethyammonimum chloride

 

There is no information or documentation about this substance or how chronic

exposure to it can effect human health. That means we cannot be certain that

even small doses are safe.

 

2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone

 

This is a Xenochemical that binds to estrogen receptors not just in animals, but

in humans. In other words, even in small doses, it signals people's bodies to

take a specific biological action. Even small doses could affect hormonal

functions by causing the constant production of estrogen. Prolonged exposure to

endocrine disrupting chemicals is the cause of breast cancer.

 

Legal Cases

 

Helping Our Peninsula's Environment sued for a restraining order to stop aerial

spraying in Monterey and lost because the disputed Checkmate ingredient was not

in the EPA's documents; even though the pesticide manufacturer, Suterra,

reported that they did use the disputed ingredient in the manufacture of

Checkmate. The lawsuit included a document by a former EPA chemist showing how

such an aerial spray program is dangerous to both humans and the environment.

The lawsuit continues. Text of HOPE's lawsuit is at (www.1hope.org/SPRAYTRO.PDF)

 

The City and County of Santa Cruz voted to sue the California Department of Food

and Agriculture, they too lost their request for a restraining order of the

spray, even with a rock-solid case which stated that the county could not

perform its functions; such as school, police, protect, and administer the city

while aerial spraying continued. They too did not get a restraining order, as

their case continues. You can read the court case here

(www.santacruzcourt.org/News/lbam.htm)

 

A group of local residents filed suit in Federal Court and also did not get a

restraining order, but did get a November 21st, 2007 Federal Court date to have

their case more fully considered. Please consider attending this monumental

hearing as citizens will stand and defend their civil liberties and right to a

healthy life. Docket #0705587

 

Conclusion

 

Telling you this truth, about this atrocity, is my prayer and hope for peace.

 

I leave you with part of this press release by a strong opponent to the aerial

spraying, California State Senator John Laird.

 

" Of greatest concern to me is the notion that speculative economic impacts may

be outweighing the need to protect human health. In Monterey County there are

reports of more than 200 health complaints associated with aerial spraying. Yet,

to date there is no evidence that reports have been analyzed, and a promised

'white paper' on the toxicological data on the pheromone product and the health

complaints taken as a whole has not been released. In fact, in his October 26th

letter to me, CDFA Secretary Kawamura indicated there are no plans to either

study long term effects of the spraying or conduct an epidemiological analysis

of the complaints CDFA has received.

 

In light of the unresolved health complaints and unanswered scientific

questions, the " precautionary principle " should serve as a guide. It has been

described as a political and moral principle that says if an action or policy

could harm the public or the environment, the burden of proof falls on the

proponent of the action -- rather than on the public.

 

It was determined in Superior Court that the County of Santa Cruz failed to meet

the burden of proof required to obtain a temporary restraining order against the

state. However, in the court of public opinion, the burden of proof ought to be

on CDFA to prove LBAM-F and OLR-F are safe prior to spraying it on residential

populations monthly for an open-ended period of time. "

 

(http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/MEMBERS/A27/press/20071103AD27PR01.htm)

 

Further information and research about the Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spray

program is available at: Hope For Truth

 

 

About the authorRami Nagel is a father who cares about the way we affect each

other, our children, and our planet through our lifestyle choices. His health

background is in hands-on energy healing, Hatha & Bhakti yoga and the Pathwork.

Rami is author of several health resources:

www.curetoothdecay.com - Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition!

www.healingourchildren.net - Learn the Cause and Prevention of the Diseases of

Pregnancy and Childhood

www.preconceptionhealth.org - A Program for Preconception Health based on

Indigenous Wisdom

www.yourreturn.org - The cause of disease and the end of suffering of humanity.

 

 

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