The Real Continental Trends Against Pesticide-Hating Bans – The Complete Media History Of Victories Against Anti-Pesticide Terrжrism–

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Victories Against Prohibitions

Pesticide-Hating Doctrine & Science-Denying Fanatжcism

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In the 9|11 era of irrational extremists, the turf industry has faced a pesticide-hating doctrine & science-denying fanatжcism, with terrжr that never ends & carnage that leads to catastrophic prohibition against no-risk conventional pest control products.

Anti-pesticide prohibition unleashed a catastrophic carnage of unemployment, bankruptcy, & business failure   ―   prohibition destroyed the professional lawn care industry.

Prohibiting conventional products has inflicted catastrophic ecological carnage of urban landscapes, where playing surfaces become garbage dumps over-run with uncontrolled invasive weeds & destructive insects   ―    pesticide bans have never made our green spaces look so #@!! % ugly.

Green alternative pesticides are responsible for the catastrophic ecological carnage of urban landscapes   ―   organic pesticide-free maintenance has been a failure because it is medieval & ineffective.

After the imposition of prohibitions, municipalities & residents endure catastrophic financial carnage in the form of stunningly exorbitant costs of maintenance   ―    who can afford this #@!! % ban nonsense ?!?!

Irrational pesticide-hating extremists have been despicably exploiting children as weapons of coercion in order to manipulate the public on the supposed necessity of prohibition, when, in fact, the use of no-risk conventional products would actually prevent children from falling & hurting themselves on playing surfaces   ―   kids are at high risk because dangerous playing surfaces are created by #@!! % pesticide bans.

The owners, employees, & families dependent on professional lawn care businesses have been vulnerable to the pure pesticide-hatred of extremists since the 1980s.

And all others in the turf industry, including golf, are considered just as vulnerable   ―   there are critical issues that must be addressed by the golf industry.

And now golf courses too are facing pesticide-hating terrжr that never ends.

Nevertheless, the turf industry has been striking back & taking action against extremists.

The turf industry has scored tremendous victories against irrational pesticide-hating extremists while establishing real trends against pesticide bans.

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Failures Of Pesticide-Hating Bans

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There are continental trends ( i.e. throughout North America ) against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions against no-risk conventional pest control products needed to protect the urban landscape.

The failures of pesticide-hating bans are not only part of trends, but they also represent victories against these prohibitions.

Prohibitions will be failures since it is impossible to keep turfgrass surfaces well-maintained, safe, & attractive without conventional products.

Without these products, playing surfaces will be destroyed quickly   ―   they become thin & yellow, invaded by weeds & infested with insects.

As a consequence of the failures of pesticide-hating bans, many jurisdictions have   —

•   Defeated prohibitions   •   Discarded prohibitions   •   Ended prohibitions   •   Rescinded prohibitions   •   Reversed prohibitions   •   or Stopped prohibitions

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•    Madison   •   Maine  *   •   Manitoba   •   New Canaan   •   Ottawa   •   Port Alberni   •   Revelstoke   •   Salmon Arm   •   Scarborough   •   Summerside   •   United Kingdom  **

 *    A major study has confirmed the failure of Maine’s pesticide-hating municipal bans

**  Failure of neonicotinoid-hating ban

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Failures To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Bans

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All prohibitions are pesticide-hating bans that can never be based upon science.

They are based upon pure pesticide-hatred by irrational pesticide-hating extremists.

If prohibitions were based upon science, then there would nothing but total bans.

However, there are nothing but failures when attempts are made to invoke total bans.

The failures to invoke total pesticide-hating bans represent victories against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions against no-risk conventional pest control products needed to protect the urban landscape.

The failures to invoke total bans will inevitably lead to more limited prohibitions.

Limited prohibitions are viewed as stepping-stones towards total bans.

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Examples Of Failures To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Bans   —
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•    Montgomery County   •   New Brunswick   •   Newfoundland & Labrador  •   Ontario   •   Portland   •   Prince Edward Island   •   Qualicum Beach   •   Quebec   •   Saanich   •   Saint John’s   •   Stratford   •   Vancouver

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Contradictory Prohibitions

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Overall, there are no successful total bans, only contradictory ones.

Contradictory prohibitions are contradictory by nature since there is always a failure to justify bans that are based upon pure pesticide-hatred.

Their imposition implies that that certain pesticide uses are somehow safer than others, a notion that cannot defended by science.

Nonetheless, even contradictory prohibitions represent victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

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Failures To Justify Pesticide-Hating Bans

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Government officials will always fail to justify pesticide-hating bans because their motivation is pure pesticide-hatred.

In the long term, these officials will fail to get main-stream support for their pesticide-hating bans.

The best they can do is impose contradictory prohibitions.

While imposing their contradictory prohibitions   —   banning some pesticide uses but not others through arbitrary exceptions   —   officials cannot stop the public from realizing that deliberate mis-information & propaganda will be concocted about the imaginary danger of conventional pest control products. 

This explains why officials fail to justify pesticide-hating bans which represent victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

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Examples Of Failures To Justify Pesticide-Hating Bans   —
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•   Merritt   •   Ogunquit   •   Ontario  •   Parksville   •   Regina   •   Rossland   •   Saskatchewan   •   United Kingdom   •   United States   •   Vernon

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Partial Prohibitions On Municipal-Owned Properties Only

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The simplest contradictory prohibitions are those that are partial & self-imposed on municipal-owned properties only.

Partial prohibitions will not be imposed on any other type of turfgrass, such as home lawns.

Partial prohibitions will not adversely affect lawn care businesses, & represent victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

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Limited Prohibitions

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The failure to invoke total bans will inevitably lead to more limited prohibitions, which will be considered as victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

The more complex contradictory prohibitions are those that are limited to one specific type of turfgrass or hard surface & / or one specific type of business   ―   ex : residential home lawns & / or professional lawn care businesses, which represent less than 2 per cent of all pesticide use.

Limited prohibitions are discriminatory & unfair since they will rely heavily upon arbitrary exceptions.

Arbitrary exceptions have represented the best examples of the failures & the ridiculousness of the limited prohibitions against conventional pest control products used to protect the urban landscape.

A government will allow conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits its officials.

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•   Maine  *   •   Montgomery County   •   New Brunswick   •   Newfoundland & Labrador   •   Ontario   •   Portland   •   Prince Edward Island   •   Qualicum Beach   •   Quebec   •   Saanich   •   Saint John’s   •   Stratford   •   Summerside   •   Vancouver

*   Limited prohibitions have been imposed by many of Maine’s municipalities

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Arbitrary Exceptions

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Arbitrary exceptions have represented the best examples of the failures & the ridiculousness of anti-pesticide prohibition.

While concocting their arbitrary exceptions   —   prohibiting some uses but not others   —   officials cannot stop the public from realizing that a large quantity of deliberate mis-information & propaganda has been spread about the imaginary danger of conventional pest control products.

When prohibitions allow arbitrary exceptions, they will be considered as victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

These arbitrary exceptions have been conveniently incorporated into by-laws & regulations in order to allow government officials to circumvent their own prohibitions.

Most of the time, arbitrary exceptions are necessary for invasive weeds & destructive insects that must be controlled every single year in order to protect the urban environment.

There should not be any #@!! % arbitrary exceptions whatsoever !

Exceptions will allow a government to use conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits its officials.

Arbitrary exceptions have allowed thousands & thousands of inconsistent & unfair pesticide applications, for many reasons & excuses, including those examples of arbitrary exceptions listed below  ―

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•   Agriculture operations   •   Certified pesticide applicators   •   Commercial properties   •   Destructive insects   •   Forestry operations   •   Fruit gardens   •   Fruit trees   •   Glyphosate herbicide   •   Golf courses   •   Green alternative pesticides   •   Greenhouses   •   Hard-landscapes  *   •   Industrial properties   •   Institutional properties   •   Invasive weeds   •   Lawn bowling clubs   •   Lawn care businesses   •   Lawns that need to be safe for use   •   Municipal-owned properties   •   New lawns  **   •   Pest infestations   •   Public infra-structures   •   Rose gardens   •   Sports fields   •   Urban forests   •   Vegetable gardens   •   & More

 *     ex : sidewalks & medians

**   ex : seeded or sodded

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Predatory-Permits

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In some jurisdictions, these arbitrary exceptions have even allowed the sale of predatory-permits, which will be considered as victories, of sorts, against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions.

Predatory-permits grants municipalities the power to legally extort untold thousands of dollars in unjustified profits.

There should not be any #@!! % predatory-permits whatsoever ! 

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•   Maine, State of  –  some municipalities   •   Saanich, British Columbia   •   Stratford, Prince Edward Island   •   Summerside, Prince Edward Island

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Justifying Pesticides & Protecting The Public

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The work of Health Canada ensures victories against the conspiracy to impose harmful-prohibitions against no-risk conventional pest control products needed to protect the urban landscape.

Health Canada has stated that it is confident that the pest control products that it registers for use in Canada can be used safely by following the Approved Pesticide Product Labels.

Incident Reports are monitored by Health Canada to identify any potential risks to health or the environment from the use of pest control products & to take corrective actions when necessary.

The more serious individual Incident Reports may lead to an official evaluation & action.

Health Canada helps protect the public by researching, assessing, & collaborating in the management of the health risks & safety hazards associated with the many consumer products that are used every day.

It employs over 350 doctorate-level experts & leading scientific experts on pest control products.

Health Canada, & not the irrational pesticide-hating extremists, has the essential expertise & ultimate credibility on pest control products.

Health Canada approves the instruction & safety precautions that appear on the Approved Pesticide Product Labels, which are designed to protect human health & the environment.

Human health is not at risk from pest control products because of Re-Entry Intervals established by Health Canada.

Re-Entry Intervals are necessary to ensure that any pest control product residues on the treated turfgrass surfaces do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health.

These intervals reflect the amount of time required for no-risk pest control product levels to dissipate to a level that is well below any point of concern.

Typically, for all pest control products used for lawn care maintenance, the Approved Pesticide Product Labels state   —   « keep people off treated area until foliage is dry ».

Finally, given that cancer is the number 2 leading cause of death, there is a good chance that you are going to die of cancer no matter what you do.

By contrast, no-risk pest control products are nowhere near a leading cause of cancer-death, & there is no chance that they will make you die of cancer.

Pesticides causing cancer is a myth.

So chill-out & have a drink, & forget about prohibiting no-risk pest control products.

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Continental Trends & More  –  List Of Examples

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There are continental trends ( i.e. throughout North America ) against the conspiracy to impose prohibitions & regulations against no-risk pest control products that are need to protect the urban landscape.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to keep turfgrass surfaces well-maintained, safe, & attractive without conventional pest control products.

Without these products, playing surfaces will be destroyed quickly   ―   they become thin & yellow, invaded by weeds & infested with insects.

Since officials will fail to get main-stream support for their pesticide-hating bans, there are continental trends against their conspiracy to impose prohibition.

There are over 70 jurisdictions that have stopped or rescinded or limited or have begun to repeal their harmful-prohibitions, or have granted commercial businesses with an exception status, or have provided thousands & thousands of exceptions.

These continental trends may also include contradictory prohibitions, which still represent victories, of sorts, because of their inherent failure to invoke total pesticide-hating bans.

The victories below demonstrate the continental trends against the conspiracy of pesticide-hating prohibitions.

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List Of Examples Of Continental Trends & More   —
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•   Madison   •   Maine   •   Manitoba   •   Merritt   •   Montgomery County   •   New Brunswick   •   New Canaan   •   Newfoundland & Labrador   •   Ogunquit   •   Ontario   •   Ottawa   •   Parksville   •   Port Alberni   •   Portage La Prairie   •   Portland   •   Prince Edward Island   •   Qualicum Beach   •   Quebec   •   Regina   •   Revelstoke   •   Rossland   •   Saanich   •   Saint John’s   •   Saskatchewan   •   Scarborough   •   Steinbach   •   Stratford   •   Stuartburn   •   Summerside   •   United Kingdom   •   United States   •   Vancouver   •   Vernon   •   Winkler

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Victories Demonstrate The Real Trends
Against Anti-Pesticide Prohibitions

See segments below

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This is Part 2 of
Victories Against Prohibitions
Short Version — Post

Part 1 can be found here  —

PART 1

Both Part 1 & Part 2 are also
available in pdf formats  —

PART 1

PART 2

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Victory Against Prohibition

MADISON

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City of Madison, Wisconsin USA

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Municipal Prohibition Ignored
By Schizophrenic City Officials

Violated Its Own Anti-Pesticide Policies

Failed, Futile, & Ineffective Integrated Pest
Management ( IPM ) & Pesticide Free Doctrines

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VICTORY   —   City officials violated Madison’s own existing municipal prohibition.

Madison’s use of pesticides has been described as schizophrenic since it has violated its own anti-pesticide policy because it arbitrarily suits government officials.

Madison has continued to use hundreds of gallons of pesticides, such as glyphosate, 2,4-D, & several others, on athletic fields & other city lands   ―   because organic pesticide-free maintenance with green alternatives were dismal failures & did not work.

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Madison — Changes & Violates Its Own Anti-Pesticide Policies — Post

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MAINE

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State of Maine USA

A Major Study Has Confirmed The
Failure Of Maine’s Pesticide-Hating Bans

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed
By Many Of Maine’s Cities & Towns

Most Existing Municipal Prohibitions Are Against
Aerial-Spraying & Forestry, Roadside Rights-Of-
Way, & Storage  ―  Very Few Impose Prohibitions
Against Applications In The Urban Landscape

Inconsistent & Unfair Pesticide Ban Exceptions
Have Been Provided By Many Municipalities

Predatory Administration Fee Extorted For
Every Application By Some Municipalities

Municipal Prohibition / Ordinances Are
Expected To Be Stopped By The State Of Maine

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VICTORIES   —   Municipalities, particularly along the coast, have been developing harmful-prohibitions under the false-pretexts of protecting their residents from the supposed threat of harm of pest control products.

The audacity & hypocrisy of Maine’s municipal officials is clearly evident with exceptions that they have conveniently inserted into their prohibitions / ordinances.

In contradiction to the political-precepts & pesticide-hating doctrines of these prohibitions, these municipalities have allowed tens of thousands of inconsistent & unfair exceptions, including  —

•   Agriculture   •   Golf courses   •   Green alternative pesticides   •   Nurseries   •   Repellents   •   Rodenticides   •   Sports fields   •   Timber harvesting   •   & More

Moreover, some municipalities have maliciously prevented residents & businesses from using pest control products without first extorting them to pay for predatory-permits.

Municipal prohibitions are expected to be stopped by the state government.

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Maine — Major Study Concludes That Municipal Prohibitions Are Dismal Failures — Multiple False-Pretexts — Inconsistent & Unfair Exception Statuses — Post

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MANITOBA

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Province of Manitoba

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Provincial Prohibition Reversed

Fiesta Green Alternative Ineffective
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VICTORY   —   Manitoba has reversed its existing provincial prohibition by allowing the use of any pesticide that is approved by Health Canada.

Prohibition was wrongly justified with exaggerations that a single application of Fiesta herbicide, an inferior green alternative herbicide, would successfully replace conventional products such as Killex & Par III.

Unfortunately, it became impossible to keep Manitoba’s urban environment well-maintained, safe, & attractive by using pesticide-free programs consisting of alternative pesticides & practices only.

Green alternative pesticides will never, ever, work   ―   & an entire province, Manitoba, has said so.

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Manitoba — The End Of Prohibition That Has Wreaked Catastrophic Ecological Carnage — Post

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MERRITT

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City of Merritt, British Columbia

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Municipal Prohibition Stopped

Health Canada Scientists Perform Thorough Science-
Based Risk Assessments On All Pest Control
Products To Ensure That They Can Be Used Safely

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VICTORY   —   City council resisted efforts by pesticide-hating extremists, & a proposed municipal prohibition was stopped.

Not one pest control product registered in Canada is carcinogenic, despite the fear-mongering of irrational pesticide-hating extremists.

The prohibition contradicted Health Canada scientists who perform thorough science-based risk assessments on all pest control products to ensure that they can be used safely.

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Merritt — No Pesticide Ban — pdf

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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Montgomery County, Maryland USA

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

It Is Illegal To Apply Pesticides On Private
Lawns & At Childcare Facilities, But
Not On County-Owned Properties

Inconsistent & Unfair Exception Status
Granted For County-Owned Properties
To Avoid Pest Disasters

Officials Cannot Ever Foresee A Day When
All Green Spaces Will Be Pesticide-Free

Failed, Futile, & Ineffective Integrated Pest
Management ( IPM ) & Pesticide Free Doctrines

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VICTORY   —   Montgomery County cannot, ever, be pesticide-free.

Despite having adopted pesticide-free maintenance for its parks, Montgomery County defiantly allows inconsistent & unfair exceptions for county-owned properties in order to avoid catastrophic ecological pest disasters   ―   officials admit the county cannot, ever, be pesticide-free.

Montgomery County’s green spaces inevitably needed to be treated with safe & effective conventional pest control products, otherwise, they would become pest-infested & dangerous garbage dumps.

Not surprisingly, an unfair & inconsistent exception status by Montgomery County has allowed the use conventional pest control products despite its claims of pesticide-free green spaces.

Officials knew full well that their prohibition could not protect the county-owned properties from invasive weeds & damaging insects.

Additionally, Montgomery County’s use of the failed, futile, & ineffective Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) doctrine is rubbish because it cannot control damaging pest populations to an acceptable level in established turf.

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Montgomery County — Pesticides Allowed To Avoid Pest Disasters — Post

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NEW BRUNSWICK

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Province of New Brunswick

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Provincial Prohibition Imposed, Especially Against 2,4-D

Several Active Ingredients Have Been Permitted

Exception Status Granted For Lawn Care Businesses & Golf Courses

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VICTORY   —   Limited provincial prohibition was imposed, specifically against 2,4-D, allowing thousands of inconsistent & unfair exceptions for the several active ingredients   —   a victory of sorts.

And thousands more exceptions, actually allowing 2,4-D, have been granted to professional lawn care businesses & golf courses.

And although 2,4-D for domestic lawn care purposes has been prohibited, an exception status has been granted to professional lawn care businesses, if their employees have the proper training in Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ), & if they do not use pesticides over more than fifty per cent of a lawn in one season.

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New Brunswick — Total Over-the-Counter Prohibition — pdf

New Brunswick — Only 2,4-D For Commercial Lawn Care Prohibited — pdf

New Brunswick — IPM Provisions For Lawn Care Professionals — pdf

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NEW CANAAN

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City of New Canaan, Connecticut USA

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Municipal Prohibition Reversed

Officials Support The Use Of Conventional
Pesticides On Sports Fields

Pesticide-Treated Sports Fields Had A Positive
Effect On Their Quality, Playability, & Safety

Failed, Futile, & Ineffective Integrated Pest
Management ( IPM ) & Pesticide Free Doctrines

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VICTORY   —    Officials in New Canaan reversed the existing municipal prohibition, & decided to allow conventional pest control applications because it arbitrarily suited government officials.

These officials had concluded that the use of no-risk conventional pest control products on sports fields had a positive effect on their quality, playability, & safety.

Continuing to use conventional pest control products on sports fields would be healthier & safer for players.

Sports fields that do not receive treatments of conventional pest control products will have harder surfaces, & predictably, they are more likely to cause player injuries like concussions.

IPM is considered as a failed, futile, & ineffective doctrine for the maintenance of turfgrass.

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New Canaan — Supports Pesticide Use On Sports Fields — Post

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NEWFOUNDLAND

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Province of Newfoundland & Labrador

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Provincial Prohibition Imposed

Several Active Ingredients Have Been Permitted,
Except 2,4-D, Mecoprop, Dicamba, MCPA, & Carbaryl

Exception Status Granted For Agriculture Operations,
Commercial Applicators, Forestry Operations, Golf
Courses, & Road-Related Usage

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VICTORY   —   Limited provincial prohibition was imposed, specifically against 2,4-D, mecoprop, dicamba, MCPA, & carbaryl.

Thousands of exceptions, actually allowing 2,4-D, have been granted to agriculture operations, commercial applicators, forestry operation, golf courses, & road-side sprayers.

The use of these inconsistent & unfair exceptions has demonstrated that prohibition is a dismal failure.

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Newfoundland — Roadside Spraying Resumed — pdf

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OGUNQUIT 

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Town of Ogunquit, Maine USA

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Municipal Prohibition Temporarily Stopped

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VICTORY   —   Residents temporarily defeated a proposal to prohibit pest control products used in the urban landscape.

Residents eventually voted in favour of prohibiting against the use of pest control products used in the urban landscape throughout Ogunquit.

However, that vote was voided because town officials forgot to check with the Maine Board of Pesticides Control prior to the vote, as required by law.

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Ogunquit — Pesticides Will Not Be Outlawed On Private Property — Pesticide Truths Post

Ogunquit — First Maine Municipality To Ban Pesticide ? — Pesticide Truths Post

Ogunquit — Restrictions Face Committee Approval — Tukey Not Telling Truth — Pesticide Truths Post

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Province of Ontario

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Provincial Prohibition Imposed

Exception Status Granted For Golf, Sports Fields,
Specialty Turf, Cemeteries, Forestry, & Agriculture

Prohibition Wreaked Catastrophic Ecological Carnage For A
Destroyed Urban Landscape That Looked Like A Garbage Dump
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VICTORY   —   Ontario’s provincial prohibition is the most radical & the most harmful prohibition ever.

Nonetheless, the province’s limited prohibition has arbitrarily allowed exceptions for pest control products used in   —   •   Agriculture   •   Cemeteries   •   Golf courses   •   Playing fields

These exceptions exist even though these areas are maintained by applying the-very-same ingredients otherwise prohibited on public green spaces & residential properties.

Evidently, Ontario will allow conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits government officials.

Ontario’s prohibition has led to horrendous & catastrophic ecological carnage, in the form of invasive weeds & destructive insects.

This is because organic pesticide-free maintenance relies on phony, inferior, ineffective, & unaffordable green alternative pesticides.

No one in Ontario wants this #@!! % ban nonsense with an urban environment that looks like a garbage dump.

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Ontario — Prohibition Of Pest Control Products — Exceptions On Pages 8 & 9 — pdf

Ontario — Joins Quebec In Banning Across The Province — Exceptions On Page 5 — pdf

Ontario — A Time That Will Live in Environmental Infamy — pdf

Ontario — Keeping Ontario Ugly — Mr Peter Shawn Taylor — pdf

Ontario — Lawns & Roadways Look Like Crжp — Mr Brian Lilley — pdf

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Province of Ontario

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Provincial Prohibition Against
Neonicotinoid Insecticides Temporarily Stopped

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VICTORY   —   Ontario temporarily stopped a proposal for a province-wide prohibition against neonicotinoids with the belief that this was a federal initiative, & not provincial.

In fact, there is no bee crisis because of insecticides.

Honeybee colonies & production are actually growing & thriving in Canada, in America, & around the world.

Ontario will continue to be extremely biased & highly prejudicial since agriculture, playing fields, & golf courses will continue to enjoy pesticide ban exception statuses for neonicotinoids, but not lawn care uses in the urban landscape.

Exceptions are necessary because organic pesticide-free maintenance relies on phony, inferior, ineffective, & unaffordable green alternative pesticides.

Ontario will allow conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits government officials.

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Ontario –- Proposal For Prohibition Against Insecticides Stopped -– Post

Ontario — Pesticides Act Amendments — Post

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Province of Ontario

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Beginning To Repeal Anti-Pesticide Prohibition ?

Proposed Chudleigh Amendment To Provincial Pesticide
Ban Began The Process To Repeal Provincial Prohibition

Ontario Has Harmonized Its Pesticides Classes
With The Federal Government’s Existing Categories

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VICTORY   —   The ill-fated Chudleigh Bill 88 would have amended the Ontario provincial prohibition to allow professional lawn care businesses to apply some currently-banned products to lawns & gardens.

Later, the government amended the use of pesticides in Ontario, under the Pesticides Act.

The provincial cosmetic pesticides ban ( i.e. prohibition ) will not be rescinded.

However, in a victory of sorts, cemeteries have been added to the list of current unfair exceptions, which also includes agriculture, playing fields, & golf courses.

Additionally, Ontario continues to restrict neonicotinoid insecticides, but provides exceptions for agriculture, playing fields, & golf courses.

Ontario will allow conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits government officials.

Ontario now harmonizes its pesticides classes with the federal government’s existing categories.

Pesticides now have 6 classes, with 4 classes already established by Health Canada   —   •   Class A Manufacturing   •   Class B Restricted   •   Class C Commercial   •   Class D Domestic

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Ontario — Pesticides Act Amendments — Post

Ontario — Mr Ted Chudleigh’s Bill 88 — Ban Does Not Work — Post

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OTTAWA 

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City of Ottawa, Ontario

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Provincial Prohibition Suspended By
Municipality For A National Level Sporting Event

Exception Status Allowed For The Use Of No-
Risk Conventional Pesticides On Sports Fields

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VICTORY   —   Hosting a national level sporting event has allowed Ottawa to qualify for an exception status from the province of Ontario’s pesticide ban.

The provincial government has allowed conventional pest control applications in Ottawa.

A one-time pesticide application of Par III Turf Herbicide Solution ( 2,4-D, mecoprop, dicamba ) was used to control broad-leaved weeds, & Merit 0.5 G Insecticide was used to control white grubs.

The reduced weed & grub damage would also mean fewer bare patches & faster recovery after hard use.

This would help reduce the chances of injury to players.

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Ottawa — Resorting To Sports Field Exemption To Spray 2,4-D — Pesticide Truths Post

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PARKSVILLE 

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City of Parksville, British Columbia

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Wait-&-See-Approach Regarding Prohibition

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VICTORY   —   City councillors have decided to see what the province does because its laws will supersede anything the city may do regarding prohibition.

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Parksville — Wait-And-See Approach — Reference — pdf

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PORT ALBERNI 

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City of Port Alberni, British Columbia

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Municipal Prohibition Rescinded

The Use Of Conventional Herbicides Like Roundup Has
Been Resumed On Ball Diamonds & Hard Surface Areas

Fiesta Green Alternative Herbicide Was A Dismal Failure

Inferior Fiesta Became An Example Of The Catastrophic
Financial Carnage Of Organic Pesticide-Free Maintenance

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VICTORY   —   Municipal officials nixed & rescinded its existing harmful-prohibition, & reverted back to using no-risk conventional herbicides, like Roundup, on ball diamonds & hard surface areas.

Prohibition was a failure because of phony, inferior, ineffective, & unaffordable green alternative pesticides & practices, such as Fiesta herbicide, manual weed picking, propane blow-torches, & vinegar acid.

Officials have used Fiesta herbicide as an example of the catastrophic financial carnage of organic pesticide-free maintenance.

Port Alberni would have to spend 32,000-dollars to apply four applications of Fiesta herbicide on city playing fields every year.

By contrast, one application of conventional herbicide Killex would cost only 1,600-dollars to apply & would last up to four years.

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Port Alberni — Prohibition Rescinded — Post

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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE 

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City of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Failure To Get Support For Pesticide-Hating Ban

Portage La Prairie’s Municipal Government
Has Opposed Manitoba’s Provincial Prohibition

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VICTORY   —   Portage La Prairie’s politicians strongly & publicly opposed the provincial prohibition.

This is because organic pesticide-free maintenance has not been proven as effective as conventional pesticides, & city councillors were concerned that such a prohibition was going to cost more money & could be the cause of more problems.

With the politicians’ refusal to support Manitoba’s pesticide-hating ban, any proposed prohibition in Portage La Prairie will most surely fail. 

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Portage La Prairie — Proposed Provincial Prohibition Opposed — pdf

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PORTLAND 

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City of Portland, Maine USA

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Exception Status Granted For City-Owned
Sports Fields, Parks, & A Municipal Golf Course

Manual Weed Picking & Green Alternatives Ineffective

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VICTORY   —   Portland has allowed conventional pest control applications.

City council had approved a reckless & arbitrary prohibition against the use of no-risk conventional pest control products used in the urban landscape.

Portland’s prohibition, & its reliance on inferior green alternatives, caused catastrophic ecological carnage with uncontrollable pest problems that led to the imminent degradation of urban green spaces.

Not surprisingly, Portland’s prohibition has allowed inconsistent & unfair exceptions for city-owned sports fields, parks, & a municipal golf course.

On city-owned properties, Portland’s prohibition cost an exorbitant 700,000-dollars for organic pesticide-free maintenance, to replace the sports field turf because of uncontrollable & destructive pest infestations, & 30,000-dollars per year for additional staff time for manual weed picking & expensive green alternative pesticides that did not work.

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Portland, Maine — Stunningly Exorbitant Costs Of Prohibition At $700,000 — Post

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

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Province of Prince Edward Island ( PEI )

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Provincial Prohibition Imposed

Several Active Ingredients Have Been Permitted, Except 2,4-D

Exception Status Granted For Lawn Care Businesses & Golf Courses

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VICTORY   —   Prince Edward Island ( PEI ) has allowed conventional pest control applications.

Limited provincial prohibition was imposed, specifically against 2,4-D.

PEI’s prohibition removed 2,4-D products from use by residential consumers.

However, businesses operating in the professional lawn care industry & the golf industry were provided with an exception status that allows 2,4-D herbicide.

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PEI — Ban In Effect — Golf Industry Exception Status — pdf

PEI — Looming Shipwreck — Golf Industry Exception Status — pdf

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QUALICUM BEACH 

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Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Hundreds & Hundreds Of Exceptions Granted

Exception Status Granted For Golf Courses & Lawn Bowling

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VICTORY   —   Qualicum Beach has granted the lawn bowling industry & golf industry with hundreds & hundreds of exceptions.

In essence, officials at Qualicum Beach have confirmed that their prohibition has created the catastrophic ecological carnage of uncontrolled, invasive, destructive, & cosmetically ruinous pests.

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Qualicum Beach — OKs Lawn Bowling Pesticides Use — Pest-Infested Lawn Bowling Greens — Post

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QUEBEC 

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Province of Quebec

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Provincial Prohibition Was Imposed,
Especially Against 2,4-D

Several Active Ingredients Have Been Permitted

Existing Prohibition Was Morally Invalidated
& Defeated By Legal Settlement

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VICTORY   —   Quebec is infamous for its harmful pesticide ban despite the fact it became morally invalidated.

It is a little-known fact that Quebec’s limited provincial prohibition has allowed thousands of inconsistent & unfair exceptions for the several other active ingredients, but not for 2,4-D.

However, Quebec’s prohibition has been extremely-biased & highly-prejudicial against lawn care businesses & home-owners that have been provided with no exception status whatsoever.

Historically, Quebec had imposed the first-ever provincial ( i.e. state ) & limited prohibition against no-risk conventional pest control products used in the urban landscape, & specifically against 2,4-D.

Nonetheless, 2,4-D herbicide has been allowed by Quebec’s prohibition for golf courses & agriculture operations, which were provided with thousands & thousands of exceptions despite using the very same ingredients that were arbitrarily prohibited from lawn care use.

Quebec officially acknowledged that   —   «  …  products containing 2,4-D do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment  ».

Moreover, Dow AgroSciences, the manufacturer of the herbicide 2,4-D, defeated the NAFTA Challenge case with the Canadian government.

Consequently, Quebec’s prohibition again became morally invalidated because of this defeat.

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Quebec — Dow Defeats Ban Under NAFTA — pdf

Quebec — Quebec Ban Irrefutably Invalidated — The True History Of Prohibition — pdf

Quebec — Dow AgroSciences Settlement Agreement — Mr Howard Mains — pdf

Quebec — Permitted Active Ingredients — History Of Prohibition — pdf

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REGINA

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City of Regina, Saskatchewan

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Municipal Prohibition
Stopped Again, & Again, & Again

Prohibition Was Deemed Inappropriate
& Never Had Any Support

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VICTORY   —   Officials dropped & stopped proposals for a municipal prohibition because it was not supported by health & policy experts, nor was it supported by local residents.

Even the city’s Environment Advisory Committee decided against prohibition several times when it was found that it was inappropriate.

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Regina — No Pesticide Ban — Prohibition Refused — pdf

Regina — City Committee No Longer Calls For Cosmetic Pesticide Ban — Pesticide Truths Post

Regina — Continued Victory Against Any Proposed Pesticide Ban — City Begins Dandelion-Spraying — A Brief History Of Regina — Post

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REVELSTOKE 

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City of Revelstoke, British Columbia

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Municipal Prohibition Delayed Temporarily,
But Not Stopped, & Often Revised

Exception Status Granted For The Self-Inflicted
Catastrophic Ecological Carnage Of Japanese Knotweed
That Became Rampant Because Of Prohibition

Agriculture & Golf Courses Granted Exception Status

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VICTORY   —   Revelstoke has allowed conventional pest control applications.

Revelstoke’s prohibition allows thousands & thousands of exceptions for agricultural & golf courses that use the very same products that are being banned on city-owned & residential properties.

Revelstoke’s municipal officials revised their prohibition to allow hundreds more exceptions for noxious weeds like Japanese Knotweed.

The application of conventional herbicides to control noxious weeds was allowed after phony, inferior, ineffective, & unaffordable green alternative pesticides were utilized without success.

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Revelstoke — Hundreds More Exception Statuses For Invasive Weeds — Post

Revelstoke — Precautionary Principle Invalidated — pdf

Revelstoke — Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Bylaw Unveiled — Pesticide Truths Post

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ROSSLAND 

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City of Rossland, British Columbia

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Municipal Prohibition Stopped

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VICTORY   —   A proposed anti-pesticide prohibition died another procedural death, & the prohibition was delayed & eventually stopped.

According to Mayor Granstrom  —

This issue is governed by Health Canada, the US Environmental Protection Agency, & the World Health Organization; all recognize that pesticide use   ―   when used as instructed   ―   is safe, period.

[ These regulatory agencies ] are there to protect the citizens of Canada, there to protect the citizens of the United States, there to protect the world  …  we here in Rossland are here going to usurp their expertise  …  we do not have the right to say to the citizens of our community, « you cannot use a legal product ».

All we’re doing is making people criminals.

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Rossland — By-Law Killed — All Prohibition Does Is Make People Criminals — pdf

Rossland — Pesticide By-Law Fails To Launch — Pesticide Truths Post

Rossland — Toxic Council Procedure Kills Proposed Pesticide By-Law — Pesticide Truths Post

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SAANICH 

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District of Saanich, British Columbia

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Thousands Of Exceptions Granted

Exception Status Provided To Golf Courses

Unfair Administration Fee
Extorted For Every Application

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VICTORY   —   Saanich’s municipal officials will circumvent their own limited prohibition.

Saanich’s prohibition has allowed thousands & thousands of inconsistent & unfair exceptions for public land & hundreds & hundreds of predatory-permits.

Saanich has allowed the use of conventional pest control products on district-owned properties & landscapes, like public land & hard landscapes, that are infested with invasive weeds & destructive insects, which must be controlled annually in order for playing & transportation surfaces to remain safe & attractive.

Examples of Saanich’s public land include   —   •   Baseball / softball / fastball fields   •   Football fields   •   Lawn bowling green   •   Municipal golf course   •   Neighbourhood parks   •   Open green spaces   •   Picnic areas   •   Playgrounds   •   Soccer fields   •   Tennis courts  •   Urban forests   •   Walking trails   •   & More

Unfairly, prohibition has not been imposed against local golf facilities, including Cordova Bay & Saanich’s own municipal golf course.

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Saanich — Inconsistent & Unfair Exceptions — Post

Saanich — Pesticide Permits — Web-Site Info — Reference — pdf

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SAINT JOHN’S 

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City of Saint John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Proposed Road-Side Weed Control Prohibition Fizzled-Out

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VICTORY   —   City councillors narrowly voted against prohibiting a chemical spray used to control brush along Newfoundland & Labrador’s highways.

Saint John’s will allow conventional pest control applications whenever it arbitrarily suits city councillors.

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Saint John’s — Road-Side Weed Control Prohibition Fizzled-Out — Toxicity Table — Post

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SALMON ARM 

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City of Salmon Arm, British Columbia

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Municipal Prohibition Rescinded

Exception Status Granted For Lawn Care Businesses

Manual Weed Picking & Green Alternatives Ineffective

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VICTORY   —   Elected officials rescinded prohibition in favour of certified lawn care businesses that were provided with an exception status.

These businesses have been able to conduct business in an unobstructed manner & to use Health-Canada-approved products.

For city-owned properties, conventional products had to be reinstated because Salmon Arm’s officials admitted, after years of failures, that green alternative pesticides & practices did not work   ―   all because of a fanatжcal-prohibition that was recklessly imposed.

Summer-students were exploited for manual weed picking, which involved work that was back-breaking & labour-intensive, just like cotton-picking.

But manual weed picking was a huge dismal failure   ―   the weeds prevailed & eventually wrecked Salmon Arm’s surface infra-structures, such as streets & sidewalks.

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Salmon Arm — Exception For Certified Applicators — pdf

Salmon Arm — New Pesticide By-Law Enacted — Pesticide Truths Post

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SASKATCHEWAN 

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Province of Saskatchewan

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Provincial Prohibition Against
Neonicotinoid Insecticides Stopped

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VICTORY   —   There will be no pesticide ban in Saskatchewan.

Officials have decided there will be no provincial neonic prohibition.

Saskatchewan does not currently plan to follow Ontario in implementing restrictions against neonicotinoid insecticides.

The Saskatchewan decision was guided by sound science.

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Saskatchewan — No Neonic Ban — Guided By Sound Science — Pesticide Truths Post

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SCARBOROUGH 

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City of Scarborough, Maine USA

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Existing Municipal Prohibition Rescinded

The Use Of Conventional Insecticide For
The Control Of White Grubs Rendered
Green Spaces No Longer Pesticide-Free

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VICTORY   —   Scarborough has allowed conventional pest control applications.

Since the imposition of prohibition, Scarborough green spaces have become pest-infested & dangerous garbage dumps.

Phony, inferior, ineffective, & unaffordable green alternative pesticides & practices were abandoned in favour of a more effective conventional insecticide called Dylox for the control of white grubs, rendering its green spaces no longer pesticide-free.

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Scarborough, Maine — Victory — Repeal Of Anti-Pesticides Policy — pdf

Scarborough, Maine — Town Hall Meeting — Another Organic Lawn Failure — Dylox For Grubs — Lunatжcs Chip Osborne, Paul Tukey, & Tom Kelly — Durango, Colorado — Pesticide Truths Post

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STEINBACH

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City of Steinbach, Manitoba

Failure To Get Support For Pesticide-Hating Ban

Steinbach’s Municipal Government Has
Opposed Manitoba’s Provincial Prohibition

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VICTORY   —   Officials strongly & publicly opposed the provincial prohibition.

Steinbach expected a huge ten-fold increase in the cost of weed control due to the province’s pesticide ban.

With the council’s refusal to support Manitoba’s provincial ban, any proposed prohibition in Steinbach will most surely fail.

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Steinbach — Opposes Pesticide Ban — Pesticide Truths Post

Steinbach — Weed Control Costs To Rise Tenfold — Pesticide Truths Post

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STRATFORD 

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City of Stratford, Prince Edward Island

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Exception Status Granted For Lawn Care Businesses

50-Dollar Fee Extorted For Every Application

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VICTORY   —   City council imposed a limited municipal prohibition against conventional domestic products.

However, professional lawn care businesses were granted an exception status for the treatment of damaging insects when certain threshold levels have been exceeded, with a cost of 50-dollar municipal administration fee for every application.

In essence, this loathsome municipality has profited from the sale of predatory-permits.

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Stratford — Prohibition Made Green Spaces Look Like #@!! % Ugly Garbage Dumps — Post

Stratford — Residents Do Not Want Pesticide Bans / Restrictions — Pesticide Truths Post

Stratford — Lawn Pesticide Use Up– Pesticide Truths Post

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STUARTBURN 

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Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba

Failure To Get Support For Pesticide-Hating Ban

Stuartburn’s Municipal Government Has
Opposed Manitoba’s Provincial Prohibition

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VICTORY   —   Stuartburn’s officials strongly & publicly opposed Manitoba’s provincial prohibition because it would adversely affect this rural municipality & several others throughout the province.

According to minutes of a council meeting  —

A cosmetic pesticide ban would adversely affect municipalities in Manitoba by increasing the cost of noxious weed control.

Stuartburn is opposed to the Provincial Government implementing a ban of cosmetic use pesticides in Manitoba.

With the officials’ refusal to support Manitoba’s pesticide-hating ban, any proposed prohibition in Stuartburn will most surely fail.

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Stuartburn — Legislate No Pesticide Ban — Pesticide Truths Post

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SUMMERSIDE 

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City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Exception Status Granted For Lawn Care Businesses

50-Dollar Fee Extorted For Every Application

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VICTORY   —   City council imposed a limited municipal prohibition against conventional domestic products, & professional lawn care businesses were granted an exception status for the treatment of damaging insects when certain threshold levels have been exceeded, with a cost of 50-dollar municipal administration fee extorted for every application.

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Summerside — Predatory-Permits By Loathsome Municipalities — Post

Summerside — Starting The Process To Enact Cosmetic Pesticide Ban — Post

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United Kingdom ( UK )

Failure Of Neonicotinoid-Hating Ban

European Union’s ( EU’s ) Anti-Neonic
Prohibition Suspended By The United Kingdom

Growers Allowed To Resume Insecticide Use

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VICTORY   —   UK growers have been allowed to use two types of neonicotinoids on their crops for 120 days.

The fanatжcal-prohibition that was arbitrarily imposed by the European Union ( EU ) against neonicotinoid insecticides was suspended by the United Kingdom.

These insecticides are no longer linked to so-called bee colony collapse disorder.

Bees are actually growing & thriving.

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United Kingdom — UK Suspends Fanatжcal EU Prohibition Against Neonics — Post

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United Kingdom ( UK )

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Regulations

Pre-Notification Stopped

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VICTORY   —   In the United Kingdom ( UK ), the public will not have to be notified when crops, fields, golf courses, or parks are being sprayed with pest control products.

In fact, scientific evidence was taken into consideration.

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United States of America ( USA )

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Bans

A Vast Majority Of State Governments
Have Legislated Pre-Emption Laws

Virtually All Proposed Prohibitions
Have Been, & Can Be, Stopped

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VICTORIES   —   Throughout America, a vast majority of state governments have legislated pre-emption laws in order to stop municipalities from concocting their own laws regarding the use of pest control products & fertilizers.

Virtually all proposed prohibitions have been, & can be, stopped.

The question of anti-pesticide prohibition revolves less around health & environment concerns, & more around products & services that are sold at stunningly exorbitant costs & catastrophic ecological carnage.

In America, there are real trends against harmful-prohibitions.

In America, there are dozens & dozens of jurisdictions that have stopped or rescinded or limited or have begun to repeal harmful-prohibitions, or have granted commercial businesses & sports fields with exceptions.

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United States — The Complete History Of Anti-Pesticide Terrжrism — State Pre-Emptions — Post

United States — Victories & Failures Against Prohibitions — State Pre-Emption Laws — Post

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United States of America ( USA )

Failure Of Pesticide-Hating Activist

National Pesticide-Hater Paul Tukey Driven Away In
Disgrace & Forced To Abandon His Fanatжcal-Organization

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VICTORY   —   Paul Tukey announced that he abandoned his US-based SafeLawns foundation.

Tukey used his one-man-show foundation to conspire to prohibit against no-risk pest control products that were used to protect the urban landscape.

Because of his acts of pesticide-hating subversion, hundreds & hundreds of businesses were destroyed in the green space industry, throughout America & Canada,

Years of demands & complaints against Tukey culminated in his demise   ―   a victory for the surviving businesses remaining in the green space industry.

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Tukey — Leaves SafeLawns – America’s Master-Bastжrd Anti-Pesticide Terrжrist Is Gone — Post

Tukey — The Bin Laden Of Environmental-Terrжrism — Web-Page

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VANCOUVER 

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City of Vancouver, British Columbia

Failure To Invoke Total Pesticide-Hating Ban

Limited Municipal Prohibition Imposed

Exception Status Provided For The Self-Inflicted
Catastrophic Ecological Carnage Of Pests That
Became Rampant As A Result Of Prohibition

Golf Courses Granted Exception Status

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VICTORY   —   Vancouver’s has imposed a limited municipal prohibition against conventional pest control products, allowing thousands & thousands of inconsistent & unfair exceptions for controlling invasive & destructive pests on city-owned green spaces.  [ ?!?! ]

Vancouver’s prohibition is a dismal failure because it has led to self-inflicted catastrophic ecological carnage in the urban landscape   ―   with European Chafer insects, Japanese Knotweed, & Japanese Beetle insects.

Moreover, prohibition has not been imposed against local golf facilities   ―   even though golf courses are maintained by applying the-very-same ingredients otherwise prohibited on residential properties.

The owners of residential properties are shжt-outa-luck since they benefit from no exceptions whatsoever.

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Vancouver — Catastrophic Ecological Carnage With Uncontrolled & Destructive Pests — Post

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VERNON 

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City of Vernon, British Columbia

Failure To Justify Pesticide-Hating Ban

Proposed Residential Pesticide Ban Scrapped

Manual Weed Picking Was A Dismal Failure

Failed, Futile, & Ineffective Integrated Pest
Management ( IPM ) & Pesticide-Free Doctrines

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VICTORY   —   Vernon’s proposed residential ban was scrapped.

Vernon residents have continued to be allowed to use pesticides to control weeds on their own property.

However, city council agreed to reduce so-called cosmetic pesticide applications on city-owned properties.

The problem of weeds surfaced after Coldstream, a part of Greater Vernon, self-imposed prohibition against no-risk conventional herbicides.

Without the use of these products, municipal employees had to resort to the back-breaking, agonizing, & humiliating job of weed pulling by hand using hoes.

While weed-picking was used initially to control weeds, clearly no professionally-trained municipal employee wanted to continue with this form of manual labour.

Organic pesticide-free maintenance with manual weed picking was a dismal failure.

Switching from chemicals to Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) would be expensive.

For example, weed control at Lakeview Park, which costs about 50-dollars per year, with conventional products, was expected to soar to 9,000-dollars.

IPM will not control, effectively & economically, infestations of recurring invasive weeds & destructive insects.

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Vernon — Pesticide Ban Stopped — pdf

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Victory Against Prohibition

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City of Winkler, Manitoba

Failure To Get Support For Pesticide-Hating Ban

Winkler’s Municipal Government Has
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VICTORY   —   Winkler’s mayor strongly & publicly opposed the provincial prohibition.

The mayor of Winkler said he did not want to see his city’s beautification program go to waste, & did not want to spend the millions of dollars more on a ridiculous prohibition.

With the mayor’s refusal to support Manitoba’s pesticide-hating ban, any proposed prohibition in Winkler will most surely fail.

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The Library Of Anti-Pesticide Terrжrism

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Liberating Society From Anti-Pesticide Occupation

The Trend Against Pesticide Bans Continues Again And Again, And More

Victories Against Prohibitions ! — Real Trends Against Pesticide Bans

Various Statements For Media Release About Rescinding Prohibitions

The Public Does Not Want Pesticide Bans

Real Trends Against Pesticide Bans — Keep Our Communities Beautiful & Safe — Do Not Ban Cosmetic Pesticides

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About NORAHG

VICTORIES

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Against Anti-Pesticide Terrжrists

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VICTORIES AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS is a series destined for the green space industry, across Canada, the United States, & overseas, & can be found on The Pesticide Truths Web-Site .

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VICTORIES AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS is a series committed to SOUND SCIENCE, as well as ground breaking original KNOWLEDGE that informs, entertains, & creates real change.

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All KNOWLEDGE, excerpts, & pictures contained in VICTORY AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS were retrieved from the Internet, & may be considered in the public domain.

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The KNOWLEDGE presented in VICTORIES AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS is for preliminary planning.

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Before making a final decision, the turf manager is expected to obtain trusted expert KNOWLEDGE from extension specialists, local distributors and / or agronomists.

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All decisions must take into account the prevailing growing conditions, the time of year, & the established management practices.

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All products mentioned in VICTORIES AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS should be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s directions, & according to provincial, state, & federal law.

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For the official advantages, benefits, features, precautions, & restrictions concerning any product, the turf manager must rely only on the information furnished by the manufacturer.

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The mention of trade names does not constitute a guarantee or a warranty.

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Here Is A Look At Mr Gathercole’s Astonishing Career

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FIELDS OF UNIVERSITY STUDY   ―   •   Crop, Horticulture, & Turfgrass Sciences   •   Mathematics & Physics   •   Minor in Business Administration.

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ALMA MATERS   ―   •   McGill University    •   University of Guelph    •   the first person ever to obtain bachelors of science degrees & contribute directly to both the professional lawn care & golf maintenance industries.

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EXPERTISE   ―   •   turf & ornamental maintenance & troubleshooting    •   history of the green space industry    •   sales & distribution of seeds, chemicals, fertilizers, & equipment    •   fertilizer manufacturing & distribution    •   environmental issues & pesticide-hating extremism.

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NOTABLE ACTIVITIES   ―    •   worked in virtually all aspects of the green space industry, including golf maintenance, professional lawn care, tree & shrub care, distribution, environmental compliance, government negotiations, policy-making, public affairs lobbying, & workplace safety   •   the supervisor, consultant, &, programmer for the successful execution of hundreds-of-thousands of management operations in the golf course & urban landscape, as well as millions of pest control applications   •   the advisor, instructor, & trainer for thousands of turf & ornamental managers & technicians   •   the pesticide certification instructor for thousands of industry workers   •   a founder of the modern professional lawn care industry   •   the prolific writer for industry publications, reports, & blogs   •   the first to confirm the invasion of European Chafer insects in both the Montreal region & the Vancouver / Fraser Valley region   •   with Dr Peter Dernoeden, the first to confirm the presence of Take All Patch as a disease of turf in Eastern Canada   •   with Dr David Shetlar, the first to confirm the presence of Kentucky Bluegrass Scale as an insect pest in south-western Ontario, & later, in the Montreal & Vancouver regions.

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TRIBUTES   ―   •   Thanks for what you did for me as a turf manager. I have the highest respect for your knowledge and what you did for all the supers in Quebec. Endless hours of research I must say.   ―   From Mr Douglas Meyer, who served as the President of Canadian Golf Superintendents Trade Association ( CGSA ), & the expert-golf-course-manager responsible for obtaining & retaining the Certified Audubon Co-operative Sanctuary Status at Beaconsfield Golf Club in Quebec.   •   I do acknowledge that these accolades also are due to both you and Otto and yourself as you both mentored me. I followed both your footsteps.   ―   From Mr Don Gordon, who was a saviour & one of the heroes of the Canadian green space maintenance industry.  He was office manager, & later, vice-president of operations at OJ Company in Quebec.

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SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS   ―   •   the creator of the PESTICIDE BAN EXCEPTION STATUS that allowed the golf industry to avoid being subjected to anti-pesticide prohibition for a generation   •   the creator of the signs that are now used for posting after application  •   the co-founder of annual winter convention for Quebec golf course superintendents   •   the founder of the first ever Turf Summit with guest, the great communicator, Dr Jack L Eggens   •    the major influence in the decision by the Canadian Cancer Society to stop selling-for-profit fresh pesticide-treated daffodils   •   the only true reliable witness of the events of anti-pesticide prohibition in the town of Hudson, Quebec, with the wicked old clown witch, June Irwin   •    the founder ( now retired ) of the FORCE OF NATURE series of reports & blogs.

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NOTABLE AWARD   ―   •   the first man-of-the-year for contributions leading to the successful founding of the Quebec professional lawn care trade association, which served as a beach-head against PESTICIDE-HATING EXTREMISTS in the 1980s & 1990s.

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LEGACIES   ―   Mr Gathercole & his colleagues   ―   •   designed & implemented strategies that reined-in PESTICIDE-HATING EXTREMISTS & provided peace & prosperity for the entire modern green space industry for a generation   •   orchestrated legal action against PESTICIDE-HATING EXTREMISTS in the town of Hudson, Quebec   •   launched the largest founding professional lawn care business in the nation   •   quadrupled the business revenues of one of the largest suppliers in the nation.

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Mr Gathercole is now retired, although his name continues to appear as the founder of the FORCE OF NATURE series of reports & blogs.

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We Speak The Whole Truth From An Independent Perspective

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We dare to defy by exploring the whole truth from an independent perspective on The Pesticide Truths Web-Site .

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We are the NATIONAL ORGANIZATION RESPONDING AGAINST HUJE that conspire to destroy the GREEN space & other industries ( NORAHG ). As a non-profit & independent organization, we are environmentalists who are dedicated to reporting about truth-challenged subversive-fanatжcs ( HUJE ) who conspire to destroy businesses that are dependent on the use of safe & effective conventional pest control products. We also report on the work of several highly-rated leading REAL EXPERTS who have recognized expertise, training, & background in matters concerning pest control products, & who promote environmental realism & pesticide truths.

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NORAHG produces VICTORIES AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRЖRISTS, a series of reports & blogs providing UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE on issues such as   ―   •   Communities Are Rescinding Prohibitions   •   Madison, Wisconsin, Violated Its Own Pesticide Policies   •   Municipal Prohibition Failures In British Columbia   •   Our Children Are Safe When Pesticide Bans Are Stopped   •   Prohibition By-Laws In British Columbia   •   Real Trends Against Anti-Glyphosate Terrжrism   •   Society Must Be Liberated From Anti-Pesticide Occupation   •   The Public Does Not Want Pesticide Bans   •   Victories Against Prohibitions.

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NORAHG also produces FORCE OF NATURE, which dares to defy the pesticide-hating fanatжcs by exploring the whole truth from an independent perspective on The Pesticide Truths Web-Site .

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If you wish to receive free reports & blogs on issues that concern you, please contact us at … force.of.de.nature@gmail.com WILLIAM H GATHERCOLE AND NORAH G

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Background Information

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The Whole Truth Can Be Found On

The Pesticide Truths Web-Site

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√ — BEE CONSPIRACIES — Bee-Keepers Are Killing Bees, & Not Insecticides — Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/

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√ — CATASTROPHIC CARNAGE — Carnage Created By Catastrophic Anti-Pesticide Prohibition — Main Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/carnage-caused-by-catastrophic-anti-pesticide-prohibition-main-web-page/

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√ — COMPLAINT CHANNELS — Complain About The Anti-Pesticide Lunatжcs — Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/complaint-channels/

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√ — ENEMIES LISTS — In The 9|11 Era Of Anti-Pesticide Terrжrism — Post — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/2013/09/13/on-the-anniversary-of-911-do-anti-pesticide-basterds-celebrate-the-success-of-their-terrorist-colleagues-the-architects-of-anti-pesticide-prohibition-enemies-lists-2013-09-11/

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√ — FINANCIAL CARNAGE — The Exorbitant Cost Of Pesticide Bans — Web-Page — LINK

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√ — GOLF INDUSTRY — Attacks Against Golf Facilities — Post — LINK

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√ — MANITOBA — Manitoba Conspiracy To Prohibit Pest Control Products — The Library Of References — The Library Of Force Of Nature Reports & Letters To The Editor — Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/manitoba/

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√ — MYTHS ABOUT BANNING PESTICIDES — Leading Scientific Health & Policy Experts — White Paper — Post — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/2012/11/15/the-myths-about-banning-pesticides-part-2-white-paper-report-on-pesticide-bans-2012-11-15-reports/

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√ — PESTICIDE BANS ARE A FARCE — Killex For Sale To Everyone — Post — LINK

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√ — STRIKING BACK — The Library Of Striking Back & Taking Action Against Anti-Pesticide & Environmental Terrжrism — Web-Page — LINK

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√ — THE MYTH OF CANCER — Glyphosate Does Not Cause Cancer — Europe Says Glyphosate Is Safe — Post — LINK

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√ — UPDATES & WARNINGS — The Media Library — Web-Page — LINK

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√ — USA — The Complete Media History Of US Anti-Pesticide & Environmental Terrжrism — Victories & Failures — State Pre-Emptions — Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/u-s-environmental-terrorism/

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√ — VICTORIES — Real Trends Against Pesticide Bans — Web-Page — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/victories-against-terrorists/

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√ — VICTORIES — Real Trends Against Anti-Glyphosate Terrжrism — Post — LINK

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http://pesticidetruths.com/2018/11/24/conspiracy-against-glyphosate-victories-against-anti-glyphosate-terr%d0%b6rism-2018-11-24/

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√ — WINNIPEG & MANITOBA — Prohibition Reversal — The End Of Prohibition That Has Wreaked Catastrophic Ecological Carnage Due To Uncontrolled Weed Invasions — Post — LINK

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https://pesticidetruths.com/2023/05/16/victory-with-manitobas-prohibition-reversal-2023-04-00/

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√ — 2,4-D HERBICIDE — Evaluations & Assessments — Web-Page — LINK

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√ — PESTICIDE TRUTHS — Misleading Information ? — You Decide — 2,4-D — PMRA — Health Canada — Ontario — Pesticide Ban — Web-Site — LINK

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