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Home › Politics

Poll | 04/10/2008 5:18 pm

Whose disappearance has you a little worried?

80 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Betty in OH
They are the preverbial canary in the mine. Who/what is next? Scarry!
By Betty in OH on 04/11/2008 10:49 am
Sonoma Writer
I know who’s next. Salmon. The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing this year from the California coast to north-central Oregon. See today’s NYTimes article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/us/11salmon.html?ex=1365652800&en=d707…
By Sonoma Writer on 04/11/2008 5:07 pm
Mugsy Peabody
What will not help California is the spraying for the brown moth they are planning now.
By Mugsy Peabody on 04/11/2008 7:58 pm
Irish Eyes NY
I don’t know what pesticide they will be using in Calif for the brown moth, but you must understand that any pesticide on the market today has been registered and re-registered by the EPA, DEC etc. All potentially dangerous pesticides have been taken off the market.
By Irish Eyes NY on 04/12/2008 12:36 pm
mary lou s
diane, you said “All potentially dangerous pesticides have been taken off the market.” i’ve got some desert land in michigan to sell you. now even genetically modified plants make pesticides. the plant itself becomes toxic in various doses.
By mary lou s on 04/12/2008 2:55 pm
Irish Eyes NY
marylou: OK so what exactly does a plant that becomes toxic have to do with spraying brown moth?? Get a grip
By Irish Eyes NY on 04/12/2008 6:39 pm
mary lou s
diane, i would be quite surprised if the usda or epa outlawed most of the poisins in use. i’m sorry my presentation of this belief was insulting.
By mary lou s on 04/12/2008 8:40 pm
mary lou s
diane, have you heard of the herbicide “roundup?” monsanto has modified plants—soybeans and corn, at least—to be “roundup ready,” meaning that when huge doses of the herbicide get used the plant itself does not die off. but we eat the result of all that spraying. i’m not as well informed about pesticides, but i’m sure the government’s heart (now THERE’s an oxymoron) is not in public nor environmental safety.
By mary lou s on 04/12/2008 8:45 pm
Kay Sara
Diane, My confidence in the government’s regulation of anything from lead in imports, to FAA airplane maintenance to bank regulation to food safety to consumer safety recalls or lack there of does not instill any reason for me to believe their claims that something that logically should be unsafe is now safe under their watch.
By Kay Sara on 04/13/2008 6:55 am
Ginger Richardson
I’m with you, Ms. Conti. How many things that were approved by the FDA turn out to be dangerous or deadly? LOTS, that’s how many. And Ms. Rye, your “get a grip” comment was totally out of line. This is a site for mature women to share their ideas and opinions. Mature women shouldn’t feel the need to insult one another or put each other down. There’s plenty of space on Wow O Wow for everyone’s thoughts. Have a nice day.
By Ginger Richardson on 04/13/2008 6:13 pm
Mugsy Peabody
Again, Diane, once you’ve ended up in hospital from asthma attacks after one of their little “harmless,” “government approved” sprayings, you might get it. Right now, you’re about 50 years behind the rest of us on this stuff. Perhaps you might want to start with Rachael Carson’s Silent Spring and do try to keep up!
By Mugsy Peabody on 04/13/2008 10:51 pm
Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye
Diane. Are you joking? Is this comment satire? One word alone says a lot: Monsanto. This film, Monsanto, is for the purpose of education. Please get some! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid= 5086419778501414302&q=monsanto&total=1380&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
By Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye on 04/13/2008 9:23 pm
Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-842180934463681887&q=Monsanto&t… If the above link doesn’t go live as too long can go to www.video.google.com and type Monsanto in search. Monsanto is one of the most evil organizations on earth: Must see what Monsanto puts in your children’s milk: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1460016530497719416 Monsanto destroying small farmers: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1460016530497719416
By Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye on 04/13/2008 10:31 pm
Carol Bentley
Pesticides may be dangerous to bees and other helpful insects and not to humans. Did anyone ever think of that?
By Carol Bentley on 04/13/2008 9:54 pm
Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye
Carol…that simply isn’t true….going sustainable and green as much as possible would help as all…including by retooling rustbelt industries and creating millions of new jobs check out the Apollo Alliance: http://www.apolloalliance.org/ And some interesting eco-small business created by women like Global Girlfriend: http://www.globalgirlfriend.com/gifts/site.do?siteId=344 HEY LOOK AT THIS COOL RECYLING CAN—YOU GET PAID TO USE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssx59OZMRbQ Recycle…it’s the least we can do……
By Buh-Bye Hillary Hillary Buh-Bye on 04/13/2008 10:57 pm
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