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Taos County in New Mexico considering herbicide/pesticide ban
I love NM - so many enlightened people!!
Taos County considers herbicide ban
TAOS — Taos County commissioners discussed a possible ban on herbicides and pesticides last week, citing residents’ complaints about health problems tied to the chemicals.
“The time has come to address this,” said Commissioner Gabe Romero.
When he worked at a local retailer that sold such chemicals some 15 years ago, Romero said, some of the products were so powerful that they were cordoned off in a special area with extra ventilation. “People would buy it by the ton and the gallon,” he said, and then they’d come back complaining of headaches, children getting hives and pets dying. Those chemicals, he said, would “haunt the owner of the store and the employees.”
The commission’s discussion centered on glyphosate, the main active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and other herbicides. A Taos County ban on the chemical would not be without precedence. Several municipalities in the U.S. have banned glyphosate, most notably Montgomery County, Md., with a population that tops 1 million.
TAOS — Taos County commissioners discussed a possible ban on herbicides and pesticides last week, citing residents’ complaints about health problems tied to the chemicals.
“The time has come to address this,” said Commissioner Gabe Romero.
When he worked at a local retailer that sold such chemicals some 15 years ago, Romero said, some of the products were so powerful that they were cordoned off in a special area with extra ventilation. “People would buy it by the ton and the gallon,” he said, and then they’d come back complaining of headaches, children getting hives and pets dying. Those chemicals, he said, would “haunt the owner of the store and the employees.”
The commission’s discussion centered on glyphosate, the main active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and other herbicides. A Taos County ban on the chemical would not be without precedence. Several municipalities in the U.S. have banned glyphosate, most notably Montgomery County, Md., with a population that tops 1 million.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/taos-county-considers-herbicide-ban/article_1c0be194-0c43-5caa-aa2e-845c14b497a2.html
