Sonoma LBAM Forum Pt 1 of 3 - Presentations

Is the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) as big a 'threat to agriculture and trade' as the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) claims? Or is it a psudo-'emergency' created to pad the CDFA's budget with Homeland Security funding that goes into the coffers of well-connected pesticide makers? How can citizens prevent the CDFA from 'spraying-them-for-profit' with toxic chemicals known to cause sickness in humans and death to pets and wild creatures?

Experts speak and citizens ask tough questions at the May 28, 2009 Sonama LBAM Forum organized by clean environment advocate Yannick Phillips. CDFA was invited to participate, but declined.

Panelists:
Dr. James Carey, Entomologist, UC-Davis
Caroline Cox, Research Director, Center for Environmental Health
Mike De Lay, Coordinator, Coalition of California Cities to Stop the Spray
Dan Harder, Botanist,UC-Santa Cruz
Chris Mittelstaedt, Founder and CEO, The FruitGuys
Cathy Neville, Agriculture Commissioner, Sonoma County

Sponsors:
Paul Wirtz, (Oakhill Farm)
Scott Mathieson (Laguna Farm)
Mothers Advocating for Children's Health (MACH-Sonoma)
Mothers of Marin Against the Spray (MOMAS)

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