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Save the Bees! Let Home Hardware and Lowe's Know You Won't Take it Anymore!
Larry, Home Depot and Lowe’s still haven’t committed to stop selling the pesticides that are killing the bees -- and now it’s time to up the pressure. A new report by our allies at Friends of the Earth reveals that more than half of the “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s actually contain bee-killing pesticides called neonics -- with no warning to consumers! Nearly 125,000 of us have asked Home Depot and Lowe’s to stop selling pre-poisoned plants and bee-killing pesticides. But so far, neither company has responded. Now, we need to up the buzz to protect the bees. PLT photo
Writer Knocks Manitoba Government for "Disgusting" Response to Arsenic Issue
Dear Editor: Complacency about water safety thrives in Manitoba. What are we putting into our water ? PLT photo We are putting toxic waste (poison) into our water. Toxic = dangerous, immediate or long term effects. In the absence of scientific research, no one should simply claim those products are safe and acceptable, then allow them to be discarded into a water source. There is absolutely no legitimate government interest fulfilled, by allowing arsenic, lead and other contaminants into a water source. Yet, that is exactly what is happening! The town of Virden, Manitoba, for instance, has been issued a licence by the province to dump arsenic taken from the water treatment plant, into a surface water source, which downstream, enters into the Assiniboine River. The questions then that need to be answered are: Why does government, the province of Manitoba condone and permit such a disdainful action? Why ar