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 [...]
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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 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. A press conference was held on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal on Wednesday, August 17th. The speakers, including Senator Dan Wolf, were right on target, telling NSTAR that chemicals have no place on the Cape. The huge hand made banners and yellow caution tape drew a physical line in the sand [...] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/roundup-scientists-birth-defects_n_883578.html WASHINGTON — The chemical at the heart of the planet’s most widely used herbicide — Roundup weedkiller, used in farms and gardens across the U.S. — is coming under more intense scrutiny following the release of a new report calling for a heightened regulatory response around its use. Critics have argued for decades that glyphosate, the [...] Please sign this petition and ask everyone you know who cares about the Cape to sign also. NSTAR has extended the spraying moratorium through 2011 and will defoliate by mechanical means. Monitor the cutting! Protect our fragile groundwater by telling NSTAR to PERMANENTLY stop the spray herbicides to defoliate along its right of [...] Earthjustice – Take Action Today email http://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/sca_0410/7w88kw4v7jkm3iw? TAKE ACTION: Chemical Reform Is On The Way! Now It’s Up To You To See It To The Finish Line The Safe Chemicals Act puts our health first, and helps the average consumer avoid toxic chemicals in everyday products. Ask your congressmembers to support this important bill! Imagine a day [...] –>http://chezsven.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-letter-to-editor-published-by-cape.html Alexandra Grabbe runs a bed and breakfast and says the yellow and blue colors of her husband’s native Swedish flag combine to make green. Sen. Kerry replied that he would pass her letter along to NSTAR. –>Christine Van Hooft’s letter published in the Dennis Planners Blog “NStar Herbicide Proposal Surprises Orleans Officials” |
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