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published 10/26/09 thedailyworld.com
From: Cindy Bova View Card
To: bova.cindy@yahoo.com
Stop playing God with chemicals
Monday, October 26, 2009 11:13 AM PDT
Please read then research the use of chemicals by certain oyster growers and government agencies harming our estuaries and air quality. We believe that special interests greed and power has literally taken over common sense.
Please President Obama, issue an emergency moratorium on chemical use/abuse that harms our air quality and estuaries. Please do it for our future generations!
After reading Marilynn Smith’s editorial published in the chinookobserver.com on Sept. 23rd concerning spartina, we would like to add our two cents concerning her statement, “If God wanted it in our bay he would of put it there.”
We wonder if Ms. Smith is that naive to believe that God didn’t bring spartina to the West Coast.
Just to name a few, God, through man, brought apples, cherries, blackberries, Pacific oysters and spartina to Washington State. In fact, one species of spartina is NATURALLY migrating north from the South American coast on God’s ocean currents planting seeds in God’s estuaries!
We are also curious about Marilynn Smith’s views on God’s native ghost shrimp, crab and salmon and the unintelligent use of carbaryl to kill them. Perhaps she can write a rebuttal and defend the use of that chemical also.
As for farming, why is public tax revenue being used to subsidize wealthy oyster-growers anyway? Are tax dollars also being used to pay for the weeding of corporate vegetable farms? We hope not but wouldn’t doubt it!
We are sorry that you might lose your view to a much needed oxygen producing plant but try to be less selfish and think of future generations. We urge the government to stop playing God with chemicals bought with public tax monies!
If they must use state and federal tax dollars instead of corporate profits why not subsidize the hiring of farm workers to pull the weeds only where oysters are farmed thus helping the economy and the health of God’s estuaries and atmosphere (air quality)?
In closing, we passionately urge our elected officials to leave our God out of it and rethink their positions concerning the elimination of oxygen producing spartina. Please do it for “God’s” children and our grandchild.
Steve and Cynthia Bova
Ocean Shores
October 27, 2009
PLEASE RESEARCH AND HELP AS THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF ACERS OF GREEN
SPARTINA MARSH IS BEING KILLED WITH TAX FUNDED NOXIOUS CHEMICALS in the
USA! climate change we can believe in! > > To our Elected Leaders and
the Editor: > > Although global warming is a controversial subject,
climate change is agreed upon by virtually everyone except the ostrich.
This change of the weather also brings about a change in plant and
eventually animal migrations. This plant migration is most likely mother
nature's way of adapting to temperature and rain fall changes along with
rising seas. This natural movement allows oxygen producing plants to die
off in one area and start thriving in another. This keeps the oxygen to
carbon ratio in our atmosphere sustainable to life and naturally slows
climate change. > Our Government, and The Nature Conservancy, among
others, need to wake up and look at the big picture concerning the
chemical eradication of spartina grass.The reason this grass was thriving
(before harmful chemicals) is because of climate change and nature trying
to balance out the environment. > Please get involved and help stop this
very unintelligent abuse of chemicals before its to late for our
grandchildren! Give your elected leaders a wake-up call demanding an
updated independent scientific review of Miranda Wecker's policies and
investigate her possible ties to corporate oyster-growers and the Monsanto
chemical corporation. If there aren't any ties we urge Ms. Wecker to
upgrade her education by taking "common sense 101" at a college of her
choice.(Miranda Wecker is Chairman of the Washington State Department of
Fish and Wildlife and also holds a position with the University of
Washington and a major proponent of spartina removal using noxious
chemicals) > Thank you, Steve and Cynthia Bova(bova.cindy@yahoo.com) > > Ocean Shores, WA 98569 > 360 580 5534 Read More »
From: Cindy Bova View Card
To: bova.cindy@yahoo.com
Stop playing God with chemicals
Monday, October 26, 2009 11:13 AM PDT
Please read then research the use of chemicals by certain oyster growers and government agencies harming our estuaries and air quality. We believe that special interests greed and power has literally taken over common sense.
Please President Obama, issue an emergency moratorium on chemical use/abuse that harms our air quality and estuaries. Please do it for our future generations!
After reading Marilynn Smith’s editorial published in the chinookobserver.com on Sept. 23rd concerning spartina, we would like to add our two cents concerning her statement, “If God wanted it in our bay he would of put it there.”
We wonder if Ms. Smith is that naive to believe that God didn’t bring spartina to the West Coast.
Just to name a few, God, through man, brought apples, cherries, blackberries, Pacific oysters and spartina to Washington State. In fact, one species of spartina is NATURALLY migrating north from the South American coast on God’s ocean currents planting seeds in God’s estuaries!
We are also curious about Marilynn Smith’s views on God’s native ghost shrimp, crab and salmon and the unintelligent use of carbaryl to kill them. Perhaps she can write a rebuttal and defend the use of that chemical also.
As for farming, why is public tax revenue being used to subsidize wealthy oyster-growers anyway? Are tax dollars also being used to pay for the weeding of corporate vegetable farms? We hope not but wouldn’t doubt it!
We are sorry that you might lose your view to a much needed oxygen producing plant but try to be less selfish and think of future generations. We urge the government to stop playing God with chemicals bought with public tax monies!
If they must use state and federal tax dollars instead of corporate profits why not subsidize the hiring of farm workers to pull the weeds only where oysters are farmed thus helping the economy and the health of God’s estuaries and atmosphere (air quality)?
In closing, we passionately urge our elected officials to leave our God out of it and rethink their positions concerning the elimination of oxygen producing spartina. Please do it for “God’s” children and our grandchild.
Steve and Cynthia Bova
Ocean Shores
October 27, 2009
PLEASE RESEARCH AND HELP AS THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF ACERS OF GREEN
SPARTINA MARSH IS BEING KILLED WITH TAX FUNDED NOXIOUS CHEMICALS in the
USA! climate change we can believe in! > > To our Elected Leaders and
the Editor: > > Although global warming is a controversial subject,
climate change is agreed upon by virtually everyone except the ostrich.
This change of the weather also brings about a change in plant and
eventually animal migrations. This plant migration is most likely mother
nature's way of adapting to temperature and rain fall changes along with
rising seas. This natural movement allows oxygen producing plants to die
off in one area and start thriving in another. This keeps the oxygen to
carbon ratio in our atmosphere sustainable to life and naturally slows
climate change. > Our Government, and The Nature Conservancy, among
others, need to wake up and look at the big picture concerning the
chemical eradication of spartina grass.The reason this grass was thriving
(before harmful chemicals) is because of climate change and nature trying
to balance out the environment. > Please get involved and help stop this
very unintelligent abuse of chemicals before its to late for our
grandchildren! Give your elected leaders a wake-up call demanding an
updated independent scientific review of Miranda Wecker's policies and
investigate her possible ties to corporate oyster-growers and the Monsanto
chemical corporation. If there aren't any ties we urge Ms. Wecker to
upgrade her education by taking "common sense 101" at a college of her
choice.(Miranda Wecker is Chairman of the Washington State Department of
Fish and Wildlife and also holds a position with the University of
Washington and a major proponent of spartina removal using noxious
chemicals) > Thank you, Steve and Cynthia Bova(bova.cindy@yahoo.com) > > Ocean Shores, WA 98569 > 360 580 5534 Read More »
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