Ventana Chapter: Sierra Club Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties, CA
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In an affront to both common sense and democracy, the Regional Transportation is moving ahead to widen a section of Highway One using existing transportation funds and is soliciting your input on Nov 17th, 6:30PM on the fifth floor of the county building- 501 Ocean
Cara Lamb and Lynne Alper are increasing the availability of organic cotton products with their buying habits. They know that conventional cotton farming does serious harm to the environment. That's why they cotton organic.
In fact, the pesticides used in growing cotton account for about 25% of all insecticides used worldwide. This statistic is even more astounding when one considers that cotton is grown on only 3% of the world's farmland. These pesticides are applied from the air with crop dusters and can poison farm workers and wildlife, drift into neighborhoods, and eventually end up in our water supply.
Cara Lamb and Lynne Alper are increasing the availability of organic cotton products with their buying habits. They know that conventional cotton farming does serious harm to the environment. That's why they cotton organic.
In fact, the pesticides used in growing cotton account for about 25% of all insecticides used worldwide. This statistic is even more astounding when one considers that cotton is grown on only 3% of the world's farmland. These pesticides are applied from the air with crop dusters and can poison farm workers and wildlife, drift into neighborhoods, and eventually end up in our water supply.


