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Tue, 2014-06-17 11:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

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About Ordinance 960

STARTING IN 2013 a broad coalition of Kaua'i moms, health care professionals, farmers, and civic leaders successful in winning Ordinance 960 (formerly Bill 2491), a Kaua'i law that addresses excessive pesticide use by GMO companies on our island.

Ordinance 960 mandates disclosure and other protections by the heaviest agricultural users of restricted use pesticides. Twenty-two (22) different restricted use pesticides, comprising approximately 18 tons (pre-diluted), are used annually on Kaua‘i by four GMO companies on Kaua'i.* "This constitutes approximately 98% of the restricted use pesticides utilized by agricultural operations on Kaua‘i.” said Kaua’i County Council member Gary Hooser, a co-sponsor of Ordinance 960, “We care very much about supporting our local farmers.  The thresholds of this bill do not affect them. We need to protect our children." 

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Fri, 2014-06-20 23:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

grist.org - by Paul Koberstein - June 16, 2014

WAIMEA, HAWAII — The island of Kauai, Hawaii, has become Ground Zero in the intense domestic political battle over genetically modified crops. But the fight isn’t just about the merits or downsides of GMO technology. It’s also about regular old pesticides.

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