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Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved! If it were a novel, people would criticize the plot for being too far-fetched – thriving colonies disappear overnight without leaving a trace, the bodies of the victims are never found. Only in this case, it’s not fiction: It’s what’s happening [...] The 14th annual GreenCAPE meeting will take place at the Dennis Public Library on Saturday, May 12th at 1:00 PM. We’ll screen a film “The Vanishing of the Bees” and have a discussion afterward about BeeScaping your own yard or garden to encourage a healthy bee population. One out of every three bites of food [...] A free talk on organic land/lawn care will be held April 14, providing practical information for anyone wanting to maintain their health as well as their lawns. Call 508-362-5927 for information. Nationally known turf expert Chip Osborne presents “LawnSense: Simple Steps to Organic Lawn Care” on Saturday April 14 from 9:30-11:30 am at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Route 6A and Phinney’s Lane. Free and Open to the Public.
On Thursday, March 15, a good crowd of members and supporters turned out at Barnstable Town Hall to receive an Official Citation from the MA Senate and Sen. Dan Wolf for our achievements in the environmental arena over the past years. It was great to hear the positive thoughts, and receive a standing ovation from [...] of course NSTAR uses licensed pesticide applicators– simply because it would be against the law not to. But the question should be—WHY are licensed applicators even required? –Because all pesticides (including herbicides) are toxic by design and their damaging effects are not limited to the target species. There is cross-over damage to other species, including humans. You and I would not be able to purchase those NSTAR herbicides AND we certainly wouldn’t be able to apply them on land that we don’t even own– as NSTAR does. It is unfortunate, and very telling, that a corporation such as NSTAR, which has made some positive contributions in other communities, is instead attempting to bully Cape communities with their irresponsible and overzealous cutting. Extremes of cutting and chemicals are unnecessary and ill-advised on Rights-of-Way on private property and above the Cape’s drinking water supply. Please direct your disapproval to the NSTAR CEO Tom May at (617) 424-2527 and Investor Relations at (781) 441-8338. In case you haven’t yet had the opportunity to view this film, please join us for this month’s potluck dinner and film, “Living Downstream” on Friday, January 27, at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable. The potluck dinner begins at 6pm and the film begins at 7pm, followed by a discussion led by Sue Phelan from [...] GreenCAPE’s Most products listed are available at local nurseries including Country Garden (Hyannis), Matt’s Organic Gardens Dennis Port), or through the named web sources. In 2012, as part of its five-year Vegetation Management Plan, the electrical utility NSTAR once again plans to spray five herbicides under 150 miles of power lines across Cape Cod. For decades, NSTAR used only non-chemical methods for controlling vegetation along power lines – using mechanical cutting and mowing exclusively. Our strenuous objections and compelling research brought about a moratorium of these questionable practices in the previous 2 years but the moratorium ends Dec. 31, 2011, and NSTAR has still not agreed to revert back to the safer method of cutting and mowing (or animal power) to control weeds, shrubs, and trees under the electrical power lines. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/science/earth/15herbicide.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2 New Herbicide Suspected in Tree Deaths Published: July 14, 2011 A recently approved herbicide called Imprelis, widely used by landscapers because it was thought to be environmentally friendly, has emerged as the leading suspect in the deaths of thousands of Norway spruces, eastern white pines and other trees on lawns and [...] GreenCAPE is initiating a Cape-wide Municipal Organic Land Care Training Program. The training will outline standards of practice that could be easily implemented by municipalities to protect the Cape’s water supplies and eventually save the towns money. |
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