Schwarzenegger Halts Aerial Moth Spraying

[alittlelark]

Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/15980740/detail.html

FRESNO -- A California judge dealt a major setback to the state's campaign against an invasive moth on Thursday, ruling that aerial sprays must halt over Santa Cruz County until agricultural officials do a full environmental review of their anti-pest program.

The ruling could keep planes from spraying a pesticide targeting the light brown apple moth for up to a year, while the state studies the spray's effect on people and the environment, said county spokeswoman Dinah Phillips.

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Hundreds of people complained of feeling sick when planes applied the first round of spray in the area surrounding Monterey and Santa Cruz last fall. State environmental health experts recently said those reported illnesses can't conclusively be tied to the pest eradication efforts.

Read more: http://www.ktvu.com/news/15980740/detail.html

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We here in the Bay Area are breathing a sigh of relief!

[roody]

1. What a deceptive headline!!!

Sw had nothing to do with it---in fact, he is on the wrong side of the issue.

[alittlelark]

2. No kidding....but I had to post the actual headline.

Whether it was propaganda or not.

[Elspeth]

4. But not as the thread title. As it is, you're spreading the propaganda

You can include the title in the OP.

[diva77]

3. Yah- schwarzenegger has been busy purging environmentalists from government agencies

including his own brother in law from the state parks commission; I don't know how Schwarzenegger always manages to pass himself off as an environmentalist in the media

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-arnold21mar21,1,1550209.story
From the Los Angeles Times


Schwarzenegger drops parks appointees
The governor doesn't reappoint his brother-in-law, Bobby Shriver, and fellow actor Clint Eastwood after they opposed a toll road plan.
By Michael Rothfeld
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

March 21, 2008

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dropped his brother-in-law, Bobby Shriver, and fellow action hero Clint Eastwood from the state parks commission after their vigorous opposition helped derail a plan for a toll road through San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County.

The decision not to renew the commissioners' terms, which expired last week, surprised observers and sent a strong signal that the governor expects loyalty from political appointees.

"This is a warning shot from the governor's office to all of his appointees: Do what I say, no matter how stupid it is," said Joel Reynolds, a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Los Angeles. "And I know of no project more destructive to the California coast than this toll road project."

Shriver, a Santa Monica City Council member and environmentalist who is the brother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, said he received a telephone call Monday from an aide to the governor saying he would not be reappointed.

Shriver and Eastwood had been appointed to the State Park and Recreation Commission under former Gov. Gray Davis and were previously reappointed by Schwarzenegger. A 60-day extension of their terms expired last week.

In an interview, Shriver said he and Eastwood had sought to remain on the board, where they were chairman and vice chairman, respectively, and that their removal would have "a chilling effect" on political appointees.

Eastwood could not be reached for comment. The governor's office confirmed that he would not be reappointed.

Although the board had no power to quash the Foothill South toll road project, it passed a resolution in November 2005 opposing it and joined a lawsuit pending in state court.

Last month, the California Coastal Commission, including some other Schwarzenegger appointees, defied the governor and voted to reject the toll road.

After learning that he would not be reappointed, Shriver spoke to his brother-in-law and had "a spirited disagreement" on the issue.

"It's a public-protection commission," Shriver said. "There are jobs that politicians appoint people to that they are not then supposed to do whatever a politician wants."

He added, "A big road in a park is a hard sell."
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[Gold Metal Flake]

5. They could just add the pesticide to the chemtrails.

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