{"id":59,"date":"2021-04-20T11:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T11:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthyenvironmentgroup.org\/index.php\/healthy-environment-group-weed-this-home\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T14:15:07","slug":"healthy-environment-group-weed-this-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthyenvironmentgroup.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Environment Group Weed This! – Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moreton Bay Council Steaming Ahead With Weed Control<\/h2>\n
Council has ditched the use of chemical herbicides in 60 high profile parks across the Moreton Bay Region to reduce the use of the chemical glyphosate.Instead weeds are now being killed using the power of steam, after Moreton Bay Regional Council purchased a mobile Quik Steam system that can be mounted on the back of a truck to eradicate weeds wherever they pop up.
\n\u200bwww.moretonbay.qld.gov.au\/News\/Media\/Steam-Weeding<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bayer to pay $10.9bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims<\/h2>\n
Chemical firm Bayer is to pay up to $10.9bn (\u00a38.8bn) to settle cancer claims linked to its Roundup weedkiller.
\nwww.bbc.com\/news\/business-53174513<\/a><\/div>\n

Be aware of the Canary dropping off its Perch!<\/h2>\n

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Do you remember, how the miners used to take a Canary into the mine? When the\u00a0Canary dropped off its perch because of its high sensitivity to Carbon-monoxide and Methane Gas, the miners heeded the warning, left the mine and thus saved
\ntheir lives.Well, Canaries (the highly sensitive, the very young, the\u00a0elderly, the weak) are dropping off their perches in our\u00a0community.<\/p>\n

Do we heed their warning?
\n\u201cCancer\u00a0rates are rising at a frightening rate\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesticide use linked to raising\u00a0Cancer rates.
\n\u201cAllergies, Asthma, Headaches, Chronic Fatigue on\u00a0the rise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesticide use linked to Allergies, Asthma, Headaches, Chronic\u00a0Fatigue.
\n\u201cOnset of Parkinson’s Disease younger and\u00a0younger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesticide use linked to Parkinson’s Disease and other\u00a0Neurological Disorders<\/p>\n

The Healthy Environment Group, HEG,\u00a0 has set out\u00a0to make our community a safe and wholesome place to live, by rising awareness about the dangers of herbicide and pesticide use by Council and the people of\u00a0the area and by working with Council to improve their weed control\u00a0practices.<\/p>\n

The HEG proposes Community Standards regarding\u00a0the dealings between neighbours when it comes to pesticide use. These include notification, consideration and protection.\u00a0 Read our Community Standards for Private\u00a0Properties<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Please follow us on Twitter to\u00a0notify and be informed about current council spraying in the Dayboro, Samford
\narea. At this stage Council does not provide this\u00a0 information to the\u00a0community.<\/p>\n

Hot off the Press: The city of Toronto, Canada,\u00a0has banned the use of herbicides and pesticides, including glyphosate, for all cosmetic lawn care,\u00a0 because of\u00a0 newest scientific research on alarming health\u00a0impacts. http:\/\/www.ene.gov.on.ca\/environment\/en\/category\/pesticides\/index.htm<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Power of Twitter for Your Protection from Pesticides<\/h2>\n
Follow us on Twitter for updates on pesticide spraying active in the MBRC area.<\/p>\n

If you see pesticide spraying in action put it on Twitter and we will retweet you to everyone.<\/p><\/div>\n

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