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Metamorphosis in Progress


The Agricultural Resources Center & Pesticide Education Project has changed its name to:

Toxic Free North Carolina

We've been making lots of changes lately. Please pardon our dust, and check back often to see our metamorphosis!


Pesticides in the News

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April 30, 2008: White House blocked EPA studies, GAO reports
"A congressional watchdog agency has found that White House officials repeatedly intervened in the government's scientific process for assessing the health risks of toxic chemicals, prompting Sen. Barbara Boxer to threaten giving Congress control of the program. (...)" >>full story from the SF Chronicle

April 23, 2008: Big retailers to pull pesticides off shelves
"Home Depot, one of Canada's largest retailers, says it will voluntarily stop selling traditional pesticides and herbicides by the end of the year and will replace these products with less environmentally harmful alternatives. The move coincided with the announcement yesterday that Ontario will join Quebec to become the second province to formally ban the so-called "cosmetic use" of pest control products on residential lawns, gardens and parks. (...)" >>full story from Globe & Mail (Canada)

April 17, 2008: Deal ensures lifetime of care for Carlitos; Ag-Mart to pay for limbless child's needs
"It took 29 minutes for a judge to approve a settlement Wednesday that will provide a lifetime of care for 3-year-old Carlitos Candelario, born without arms and legs to parents who picked tomatoes in fields sprayed with pesticides. The amount of money that Ag-Mart, the Plant City-based grower in whose fields the parents worked, agreed to pay is confidential. The parents' attorney, Andrew Yaffa, has said that Carlitos' lifetime care will cost millions. (...)" >>full story from The Palm Beach Post (FL)

April 15, 2008: Food production must benefit world’s poor, urge UN-backed scientists
"A United Nations-backed group of over 400 scientists are calling for a radical change to the way the world grows food to better serve the poor and hungry and to protect the planet’s resources. Modern agriculture has brought significant increases in food production, but its benefits have been uneven and have come at a high cost to small-scale farmers, workers, rural communities and the environment, according to a new report by the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. (...)" >>full story from The UN News Centre

 


Thank You

Thank you, Whole Foods Markets in Raleigh and Chapel Hill!

On Tuesday April 8, both stores donated 5% of their sales to Toxic Free NC to support our work fighting pesticide pollution in North Carolina! Many thanks to Whole Foods Market, and to the many shoppers who stopped by to support us (and make veggie paintings and bug drawings with our volunteers and staff!).


Take Action

Tell the Governor to Protect Farm Families

Earlier this year, Governor Easley appointed a special Pesticide Task Force to look at our state's pesticide rules and make recommendations that would reduce pesticide dangers for people who work in agriculture. Write to Governor Easley and tell him to act now to protect farm families, because we can't afford to wait for another tragedy like Ag-Mart! >>Take Action

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Take Action

Readin', Writin' and Riddin' of Bugs
Is your school making the grade on pesticide notification for parents and staff? Take action today!

Attention parents and guardians, teachers, and other staff of public schools in North Carolina: You now have the right to be notified in advance of pesticide use at your school or work site! Is your school notifying you? >>Take action today

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