March
25, 2008
SIERRA CLUB HAS FLIPPED FLOPPED
AND IS NOW PRO
AERIAL SPRAY They
adopted their new position on 3/15/08 and choose not to post it on their website
or issue a press release. Ashamed? Afraid their members will be upset? Well, we
are not upset... we are OUTRAGED!
Time
to cancel your Sierra Club membership
!!
They
sold us out and they sold out the environment. Remember the
650 dead birds and the largest red tide in Santa Cruz's recorded history right
after the 2007 spray?In
a disturbing and disappointing turn of events, the Sierra Club has betrayed the
people and wildlife of California by changing their once-decent position on aerial
spraying.
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POLICY
ON AERIAL SPRAYING DESIGNED TO ERADICATE THE LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH
The
California Nevada Regional Conservation Committee of the Sierra Club:
·
Supports a moratorium on the spraying until the precautionary approach of an alternatives
assessment to determine control strategies that do not compromise human and environmental
health and that is sufficiently effective to manage the pest to the acceptable
thresholds is completed. This assessment must be based upon a realistic assessment
of the feasibility of eradication.
· Supports control strategies that
adhere to Sierra Club policies on pest management, particularly the policy that
says "There should be no public exposure through use of pesticides, pesticide
residues, or byproducts of pesticides that cause cancer, birth defects, mutations,
reproductive effects, or alter the immune system or behavior of non-target organisms."
· Supports disclosure of all ingredients to be sprayed and the informed
consent of the residents affected by the spraying.
·
Does
not oppose the policy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food
and Agriculture (CDFA) to utilize nontoxic integrated pest management methods
including
aerial application of microencapsulate pheromones
in an effort to eradicate LBAM from the United States. It is an essential part
of the program in highly infested areas of significant size.
"Explore,
Enjoy and Protect the Planet."
Best Regards,
David Perry
Sierra Club Information
