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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0271.765 2012-2014 From: J Yoshimoto <jyoshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:28 AM To: counciltestimony @ co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: The Monsanto Menace - News - New York - Village Voice o w 2n From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona©gmail.com] N Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:50 PM (—) � To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: The Monsanto Menace - News - New York - Village Voice c Aloha Council! Passing this on... Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph- Kona "They're a pesticide company that's bought up seed firms," says Bill Freese, a scientist at the Center for Food Safety, a nonprofit public-interest and environmental-advocacy group. "Business-wise, it's a beautiful, really smart strategy. It's just awful for agriculture and the environment." Today, Monsanto seeds cover 4o percent of America's crop acres—and 27 percent worldwide. "If you put control over plant and genetic resources into the hands of the private sector. . . and anybody thinks that plant breeding is still going to be used to solve society's real problems and to advance food security, I have a bridge to sell them," says Benbrook. Link: http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-07-24/news/the-monsanto-menace/ Comm. No 2-71 .1(9c Ref.To: C- 1 Ref. Date Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: J Yoshimoto [joshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:39 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us n Subject: FW: Pesticides Taking Toll on Farmworkers I Earthjustice `.4) pn r :-l-- N "--4 From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona @gmail.com] t" `zn Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 8:42 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: S � Subject: Pesticides Taking Toll on Farmworkers I Earthjustice — Aloha Council! Passing this on... Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph - Kona "This week farm workers from across the nation are meeting in Washington, D.G. with their members of Congress to call for stronger protections from hazardous pesticides. These farm workers and their allies seek to strengthen the Worker Protection Standard under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, a set of outdated safeguards the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to revise for more than 20 years despite overwhelming evidence of their inadequacy." Link: http://earthjustice.org/blog/2013-july/pesticides-taking-toll-on-farmworkers 7/25/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: J Yoshimoto [joshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 8:25 AM o c7 Pc, To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: Pesticide use ramping up as GMO crop technology backfires: study I Reuters N -i J� From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona©gmail.com] @ rn Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:50 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: t% Subject: Pesticide use ramping up as GMO crop technology backfires: study I Reuters Aloha Council! Passing this on.. Shannon Rudolph - Kona Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-usa-study-pesticides-idUSBRE89100X20121002 7/25/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: J Yoshimoto Uyoshimoto@coshawaii.hi.us] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:16 PM To: counciltestimony©co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: The American Academy of Pediatrics group cautions against pesticide use I OregonLive.com From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona©gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:39 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: The American Academy of Pediatrics group cautions against pesticide use I OregonLive.com Aloha Council! Passing this on.. Mahalo, Shannon Rudolph - Kona The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a sweeping policy statement warning of the dangers of acute and chronic exposure to pesticides for children. It outlined powerful evidence linking childhood pesticide exposure to pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function, asthma and such behavioral problems as autism. It suggested revamping medical training and called for public-health tracking, regulatory action and continuing research on the long-term effects associated with pesticide exposure. ***Link: http://www.orewnlive.com/health/index.ssf/2013/04/post 62.htnril f"..) C-) CD CD cl CD 1- >rT1 9 75:x) cs. 7/25/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura N From: J Yoshimoto [joshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us] ° (pc) Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:14 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us -� Subject: FW: Kauai GMO Companies Release Chemical Report 71-"( c") m From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona @gmail.com] r.3 Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:42 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Kauai GMO Companies Release Chemical Report Aloha Council! You really need to see this video presented by attorneys hired by the 150 Kaua'i families suing Pioneer biotech co. Mahalo, Shannon Rudolph - Kona Waimea - Kaua'i Presentation on Pesticide study. Powerful, but disturbing facts direct from the Pioneer letterheads, court proceedings and pesticide labels. ***Link: http://vimeo.com/70580803#at=0 Saturday, 7/13. 7/25/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: J Yoshimoto Uyoshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:16 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: GMO Debate: Kauai's Struggle for Health and the Environment - Honolulu Civil Beat From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona @gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:29 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: GMO Debate: Kauai's Struggle for Health and the Environment - Honolulu Civil Beat Aloha Council! Passing this on.. Mahalo, Shannon Rudolph - Kona Andrea Brower, born and raised on Kauai, is working on a Ph.D. on the politics and economics of food and agriculture. She has a master's degree in science and international development from the University of Sussex. "By regulating these transnational corporations, we are supporting the possibility of local agriculture and food security. By protecting our fragile, limited and precious resources, we protect the possibility of real agriculture (that actually feeds us) thriving in the long-term. This is a turning point in the island's history, one which will determine the type of path we will take." ***Link: http://www.civilbeat.com/voices/2013/07/17/19518-gmo-debate-kauais-struggle-for-health- and-the-environment/ o c, --)-< 7/25/2013 J Yoshimoto From: Shannon Rudolph <shannonkona @gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,July 23, 2013 10:50 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: National - Hawaii's Local Struggle in the Global Movement for Food Justice I Common Dreams Aloha Council! Passing this on... Mahalo, Shannon Rudolph- Kona Link: https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/23-3 n w 2n r-- i w i am 1 J Yoshimoto From: Shannon Rudolph <shannonkona @gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 5:56 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: A must watch - "GASLAND" the movie Aloha Council! As I watched this movie, below, I couldn't help but see the similarities to other issues. I found myself substituting the biotech corporate names with the energy company names and see that the situations are much the same. It also somewhat relates to the energy problems here in regard to HELCO, geothermal, and protecting residents. If you haven't seen it...This movie will blow your mind : "Gasland" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5-bOWyXa4 So much more going on here than natural gas extraction. "Gasland 2" also available on You Tube in 5 part sections. Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph - Kona How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —Anne Frank i J Yoshimoto From: Shannon Rudolph <shannonkona @gmail.com> Sent: Friday,July 26, 2013 10:08 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Kaua'i Radio Show & Research on pregnant women exposed to common pesticides Aloha Council! Passing these on... Mahalo, Shannon Rudolph- Kona Back in 2008 Tulare County got 1/4 mile buffer zone from pesticides. http://www.pesticidereform.org/article.php?id=317 "Research on pregnant women exposed to common pesticides has suggested higher rates of premature birth, and poor neurological development and smaller head circumferences among their babies. The effects on children of small, repeated exposures over a long period of time are unclear, said University of California, Berkeley epidemiologist Brenda Eskenazi." July 25th Kaua'i Radio-GMO/Pesticides http://kker.org/archive/ootb072513.mp3 How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —Anne Frank 1 J Yoshimoto From: Shannon Rudolph <shannonkona @gmail.com> Sent: Friday,July 26, 2013 12:34 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Scientific Study Proves Maui County Wastewater Discharges Endanger Beach Water Quality I Earthjustice Aloha Council! Passing this on... Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph - Kona Scientific Study Proves Maui County Wastewater Discharges Endanger Beach Water Quality Link: http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2013/scientific-study-proves-maui-county-wastewater-discharges- endanger-beach-water-quality?selectname=%2Fabout%2Foffices 1 J Yoshimoto From: Shannon Rudolph <shannonkona @gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 1:07 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Cosmetic Lawn Pesticide Use Outlawed In Takoma Park, MD, First Local Ban Of Its Type in U.S. Aloha Council! Passing this on... Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph - Kona "In a sweeping victory for the protection of human health and the environment, the Takoma Park, Maryland City Council on June 22, 2013 unanimously passed the Safe Grow Act of 2013, which generally restricts the use of cosmetic lawn pesticides on both private and public property throughout the Maryland city. This is the first time that a local jurisdiction of this size has used its authority to restrict pesticide use broadly on private property, exercising it responsibility to protect the health and welfare of its residents through its local government." Link: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=11318 i Council Testimony From: J Yoshimoto <jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 12:39 PM To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: GMO engineer turns organic devotee m CD n 7E <~+ ""( From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona@gmail.com] M rri Sent: Thursday, July 04, I013 3:38 PM CO To: undisclosed-recipients: — ›~~~~ Subject: GMO engineer turns organic devotee .0 —~ Aloha! Passing this on.. Mahalo! Shannon Rudolph - Kona "Research scientists from the US Food [)rug Administration made it clear in the early 1990S that there could be indirect effects from eating GM crops, such as toxins, allergens, and nutritional deficiencies. Those warnings were ignored. Now a good number of publications are confirming the predictions of the FDA acieutiato." Link: hUp://ncp/hoye36U.cnnn/Yrendo/»rno-cngiocnr-turnx-orgunic-dcvotcc-\ruc-mtory?cid~~o} 360 daily 1 Council Testimony From: J Yoshimoto <jyoshimoto @co.hawaii.hi.us> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 8:15 AM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: FW: Waimea residents sue Pioneer - Thegardenisland.com: Local From: Shannon Rudolph [mailto:shannonkona©gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:18 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Waimea residents sue Pioneer -Thegardenisland.com: Local Link: http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/waimea-residents-sue-pioneer/article 821f2c3e-2632-11e1-9ca7- 001871 e3ce6c.html Waimea residents sue Pioneer w t7n e • Story F • Image (1) " Print Font Size Default font size Larger font size 3 1 Contributed image An aenai photo of Waimea, taken from an exhibit in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. shows Pioneer Hi-Bred International's GM0 .testing center and fields on land leased from Gay and Robinson. Some 150 Waimea residents are suing the GMO seed company. seeking damages related to fugitive dust and use of pesticides. Related Documents Pioneer Suit 1:osle.i e 'am December' 13 At pm Vanessa Van Voorhis--The Garden Island WAIMEA—On behalf of more than 150 Waimea residents, attorneys on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Fifth Circuit Court on Oahu against Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a DuPont company. The 58-page lawsuit alleges that Pioneer's practices in the farming of genetically modified seed crops on fields next to Waimea unlawfully allowed pesticides and pesticide-laden fugitive dust to blow into residents' homes on almost a daily basis for more than 10 years. Honolulu attorney Gerard Jervis and Las Vegas attorney Kyle Smith said the amount requested in the lawsuit was not disclosed in the filing, but added that the amount is"substantial"and will redress and remedy the impact to residents and diminished value of more than 100 homes. The suit, accompanied by numerous exhibits, contends that despite ongoing community complaints and a petition by Waimea residents in 2000 requesting relief, Pioneer's GMO operations have continually generated excessive fugitive dust and used inherently dangerous pesticides without taking preventative steps to control airborne pollutants as promised by Pioneer and as required by state and county law. The plaintiffs also allege that long-term, excessive exposure to dust and pesticides have resulted in reduced property values and physical damage to their homes. They claim that they have been faced with constant cleaning and must live with windows and doors closed year-round for fear of pesticide- and dust-related health problems. "The community is covered,"Jervis said. "(Pioneer) plows all the time.They send out notices regarding planting and spraying— planting is just another word for plowing ... (Residents) are living in lock down, unable to open their doors or windows." He said residents contacted him a year ago and asked for help. During the last year, he has had key people looking at the situation, including toxicologists and researchers. It eventually led to a sit- down meeting with DuPont at their request, Jervis said, "but that didn't go anywhere." The fields up above Waimea have been plowed and left bare, Smith said, which creates live dust plumes a couple of hundred feet high. "We've been bringing in some of the best experts in the country and the state to look at what's going on," he said, adding that the vast majority of the plaintiffs have lived in the area for decades. 2 This suit will not address health impacts, Smith said, because those are"thorny" issues, though a large number of residents claim they suffer from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "When you deal with dust long-term, there's a host of respiratory impacts," he said, but this"first" lawsuit seeks to address the impact on property values and cleaning. Cindy Goldstein, the business and community outreach manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred, said on Tuesday she could not comment on the lawsuit. "We've been a good community partner for over 40 years, and even though this suit has been filed, we'll continue to be a good community partner,"she said. "Whenever someone files a suit, I can no longer comment." Pioneer leases the property it farms from Gay& Robinson Inc. and Robinson Family Partners, which are also named in the suit. Visit aard'H u.i,:.d coin to read the lawsuit. 3