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y Theodora Kerry<br />
ANOTHER AMAZING MONTH of<br />
resistance to the aerial spraying of our<br />
communities with untested pesticides has<br />
passed, one which the California Department of<br />
Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is not likely to forget.<br />
Not only have our numbers grown exponentially<br />
as Bay Area citizens learn that they too will be<br />
sprayed starting August 1, but five bills and 2 resolutions<br />
have been introduced in the state legislature<br />
to rein in the power of the CDFA to initiate these<br />
toxic assaults on our citizenry. The cities of Santa<br />
Cruz, Berkeley, and the Oakland City Council<br />
Public Safety Committee have joined the cities of<br />
Monterey, Seaside, Pacific Grove, Albany, and<br />
Santa Cruz County in officially opposing the aerial<br />
spraying, and Berkeley is researching filing a lawsuit<br />
against the CDFA. HOPE’s (www.1hope.org)<br />
lawsuit begins <strong>Mar</strong>ch 7 (that is if the CDFA will<br />
release the evidence that HOPE filed for last<br />
September), and the Santa Cruz City/County lawsuit<br />
begins in April. Both these suits challenge the<br />
failure of the CDFA to complete both an<br />
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and a<br />
California Environmental Quality Analysis<br />
(CEQA) as required by law before starting to spray.<br />
Clearly our efforts are paying off, but since the<br />
CDFA still plans to spray the Monterey/Santa Cruz<br />
areas beginning June 1, more needs to be done. You<br />
can join up with the California Alliance to Stop the<br />
Spray (CASS) by going to www.lbamspray.com.<br />
Ground Spraying to Begin in <strong>Mar</strong>ch<br />
Ground treatments are scheduled in <strong>Mar</strong>ch for<br />
both Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. They<br />
include spraying with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis<br />
kurstaki), a naturally occurring bacteria, and spinosad,<br />
an extract from naturally occurring bacteria,<br />
along with the ground application of a<br />
pheromone/permethrin mix to attract and then kill<br />
the male moth. The EPA classifies permethrin as a<br />
likely carcinogen because it causes lung and liver<br />
tumors in mice as well as chromosome aberrations in<br />
human cells. It is also very toxic to our children, pets,<br />
honeybees, and other beneficial insects. Residents<br />
are encouraged to express their concerns/opposition<br />
to CDFA employees who trespass onto their property<br />
to apply these toxins. Put up signs, organize your<br />
neighborhood, and be present if you can.<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 20 Deadline for Public Comments on EIR<br />
The CDFA has already held public meetings<br />
in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties to receive<br />
comments for the Environmental Impact Report<br />
they are belatedly preparing, though more are<br />
planned in the Bay Area (details at<br />
www.cdfa.ca.gov). Their EIR report must answer<br />
all our questions, so please send yours to: Jim<br />
Rains, California Department of Food and<br />
Agriculture Plant Health and Pest Prevention<br />
Services, 1220 N St., Room A-316, Sacramento,<br />
CA 95814 before the <strong>Mar</strong>ch 20 deadline. CASS<br />
requests that you send copies of your comments to<br />
EIR@lbamspray.com so they can be sure that the<br />
CDFA’s EIR report addresses all of our concerns.<br />
New Bills and Resolutions Introduced<br />
in the State Legislature<br />
SCR 87 (Migden) asks the CDFA to impose<br />
a moratorium on aerial spraying till they can prove<br />
Germany admits to Clandestine<br />
Chemtrails Operations<br />
FOR ALL THOSE activists who have been<br />
investigating and reporting on clandestine<br />
government operations around the world to<br />
manipulate our weather patterns, this news from<br />
Germany is groundbreaking.<br />
The TV news report states that “the military<br />
planes of the German Federal Army are manipulating<br />
our climate; this is what the weather researchers<br />
are presuming and their suspicions are confirmed.<br />
“We can state with a 97% certainty that we<br />
have on our hands chemical trails (chemtrails)<br />
comprised by fine dust containing polymers and<br />
metals, used to disrupt radar signals.”<br />
“This is their main purpose, but I was surprised<br />
that this artificial cloud was so wide-spread.<br />
The radar images are stunning considering the<br />
needed tons of dispersed elements—although, the<br />
federal army claims that only small amounts of<br />
material were propagated. The military heads claim<br />
that the substances used are not harmful.”<br />
“In the United States of America there are<br />
protest after protest for many years now, against<br />
these military operations and now people are mobilizing<br />
in Germany as well. Per example<br />
JOHANNES REMMEL of the Greens.<br />
“It’s obvious that enormous regions are being<br />
polluted with clandestine actions, but all of this has<br />
to be made public. The government must provide<br />
Healthy Planet<br />
Stop the Spray<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch Update<br />
explanations to the unsuspecting population.”<br />
This is a very significant development in the<br />
battle to find out why our governments are spraying<br />
chemicals into our atmosphere, however it is<br />
only the tip of the iceberg. As far as researchers<br />
have been able to conclude, chemical spraying by<br />
our governments have been in full operation<br />
since mid-to-late 1990’s (possibly earlier).<br />
Right now we can only speculate as to what<br />
type of chemicals are used in these operations,<br />
however one thing is certain, if we saw a car<br />
driving down the road, spewing out a plume of<br />
smoke the way these planes are doing we would<br />
be very concerned.<br />
Considering that half the species in the<br />
world could be wiped out due to global warming,<br />
the least we could do is to demand that our governments<br />
explain what it is that they are spraying<br />
us with, especially if military heads are claiming<br />
“that the substances used are not harmful”. As we<br />
know, when the militaries of the world say we<br />
have nothing to be concerned about, then we<br />
have everything to be concerned about. Keep in<br />
mind that chemtrails have been categorized as an<br />
“exotic weapons systems” by the 107th CON-<br />
GRESS of the United States in House Bill H. R.<br />
2977.<br />
Further information on chemtrails, check<br />
out: www.educate-yourself.org<br />
it is safe for humans and effective at eradicating<br />
the light brown apple moth.<br />
AB 2892 (Swanson) requires consent of 2/3<br />
of the voters in an urban area before spraying can<br />
begin.<br />
AB 2760 (Leno) requires an EIR report to be<br />
completed before LBAM spraying can begin.<br />
AB 2763 (Laird) specifies procedures that<br />
the CDFA must follow in planning for the eradication<br />
of invasive species.<br />
AB 2764 (Hancock) requires the Governor to<br />
declare a state of emergency before the CDFA can<br />
begin spraying in urban areas.<br />
AB2765 (Huffman) sets new limits on the<br />
emergency powers of the CDFA.<br />
Draft ACR (Laird) states it’s up to the<br />
Government, not the residents, to prove the safety<br />
and necessity of its actions, and that the unresolved<br />
health, scientific, and efficacy issues concerning<br />
the 2007 eradication effort need to be<br />
addressed.<br />
More details about these bills can be found at<br />
www.1hope.org.<br />
Page 19 ▲ The <strong>Connection</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> ▲ www.theConnect.com ▲<strong>Mar</strong>ch — April 2, 2008<br />
Governor Schwarzenegger<br />
Needs to Hear from YOU!<br />
There is one man who could terminate the<br />
CDFA’s aerial spraying plans and that’s the<br />
Terminator himself. Although he is buddies<br />
with the Resnick family, owners of Suterra,<br />
which makes Checkmate, the spray product,<br />
and donors of $145,000 to his 2004 re-election<br />
campaign, he may realize his political career is<br />
in danger of termination if he hears from<br />
enough of us. E-mail: governor@gov.ca.gov.<br />
Phone: (916) 445-2841. Fax: (916) 445-4633.<br />
Write: c/o State Capitol Bldg., Sacramento, CA<br />
95814.<br />
U.S. Rep. Sam Farr<br />
Needs to Hear from YOU too!<br />
Rep. Farr is still representing big agriculture,<br />
not the health of his constituents, on this issue.<br />
Remind him that he needs to earn our votes in this<br />
election year by protecting us. Email:<br />
www.farr.house.gov. Phone: (831) 429-1976/649-<br />
3555. Fax: (831)429-1458. Write: c/o 1221<br />
Longworth Bldg., Washington, D.C., 20515.<br />
Opportunities to Learn More<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 3 • Sat. • Noon-1pm • AM1080:<br />
Perspectives Radio Show with CASS members<br />
Roy Upton and Sara Nelson. Call in your questions<br />
@ (831)479-1080.<br />
<strong>Mar</strong>ch 12 • Wed. • 7:30-8:30pm: Bonny<br />
Doon Rural Association presents Roy Upton, an<br />
LBAM information meeting. Bonny Doon<br />
Elementary School Multipurpose Room 1492<br />
Pine Flat Rd, Santa Cruz, CA. Info: (831) 427-<br />
2800.<br />
More info at: www.lbamspray.com,<br />
www.stopthespray.org, www.1hope.org.<br />
1126 Soquel Ave.<br />
Santa Cruz,<br />
near the Crepe Place<br />
and Rio Theatre<br />
www.gatewaysbooks.com<br />
Free Public Parking at Cayuga & Soquel ❖ (831)429-9600<br />
Tues, <strong>Mar</strong>. 4 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Non Violent<br />
Communication<br />
Conflict Improv<br />
Bring your Fight Night<br />
Thurs, <strong>Mar</strong>. 6 at 7 p.m.<br />
with<br />
Richard Unger<br />
“LifePrints”<br />
Deciphering Your Life Purpose<br />
from Your Fingerprints<br />
Mon, <strong>Mar</strong>. 10 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Leigh Wunce NC<br />
& Special Guest Master<br />
Astrologer Rob Ryan<br />
Astro Night: New Moon in<br />
Pisces — I BELIEVE<br />
Wed, <strong>Mar</strong>. 12 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Grace Caitlin<br />
The Shift Deck<br />
Release drama and learn how<br />
to play with life’s issues.<br />
At Your Service Everyday From 10-9 since 1978<br />
Thur, <strong>Mar</strong> 13 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Camille Helminski<br />
“Rumi's Sun”<br />
These are the teachings that<br />
caused Rumi to dance!<br />
Mon, <strong>Mar</strong>. 17 at 7 p.m.<br />
Mystic Jamms<br />
An evening of kirtan<br />
Music is the universal language<br />
that speaks directly to the heart.<br />
Wed, <strong>Mar</strong>. 19 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Sandra La Penumbra<br />
Intuition<br />
Create the sacred through art ,<br />
dreams and symbols.<br />
Wed, <strong>Mar</strong>. 26 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Alice Gardner<br />
“Life Beyond Belief”<br />
Everyday Living as Spiritual<br />
Practice<br />
Thur, <strong>Mar</strong>. 27 at 7 p.m.<br />
with Lee Holden<br />
Qi Gong for Weight Loss and<br />
Healthy Digestion<br />
Special Events!<br />
Jai Uttal & Daniel Paul<br />
■ Sat, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 29<br />
KIRTAN! An Evening of Ecstatic<br />
Chanting Cost: $20<br />
■ Sun, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 30<br />
WORKSHOP: The Art Of<br />
Devotional Singing Cost: $45<br />
TICKETS & MORE INFO<br />
AT GATEWAYS<br />
Neale Donald Walsch<br />
■ Sat, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 1 at 7 p.m.<br />
Author of<br />
‘Conversations<br />
With God’<br />
presents his<br />
NEW BOOK,<br />
“Happier Than God”<br />
Cost: $20<br />
TICKETS & MORE INFO<br />
AT GATEWAYS