From benjamin at fotfp.org Wed Jul 2 15:30:08 2008 From: benjamin at fotfp.org (Benjamin Cox) Date: Thu Jul 3 09:48:20 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FPDCC BD MTG REPORT: Amazing new support of FPDCC Land Policy thanks to Superintendent Bylina Message-ID: <20080702203018.7BC2E14207B@inari.tilted.net> Amazing new support of FPDCC Land Policy thanks to Superintendent Bylina Today, General Superintendent Steve Bylina took a significant step toward fully implementing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Land Policy and Ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners in late 2004. At the July Board meeting, Commissioners voted to approve the use of two new forms recommended by the Forest Preserve District administration that will help to screen requests more strictly in accordance with the policy, which has not been fully done to date. The existing Land Use Policy and Ordinance "dictates that only those proposals deemed by the General Superintendent to be in accordance with the mission of the Forest Preserve District shall be referred to the Board of Commissioners. Since the mission of the District is environmentally specific, the overwhelming majority of unsolicited requests for use or acquisition of an interest in District property are not likely to meet this narrow criterion and, in accordance with the current policy, are not likely to be referred to the Members of the Board of Commissioners." Staff will provide the Board with a list of rejected projects on a quarterly basis. In compliance with the existing policy and ordinance, Commissioners are not prevented "from sponsoring or recommending for approval a land use proposal that has not been referred to the Board of Commissioners by the General Superintendent." Also at today's meeting, District Public Information Officer Steve Mayberry reported to the board that 300 new volunteers have signed up as a result of the current public relations campaign. District staff got approval to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with many municipalities for Phase I engineering of the east section of the Cal Sag Trail. This segment would be a 16-mile stretch between the Burnham Greenway in eastern Chicago and the Centennial Trail in Palos. Staff gained approval to pursue two new grants today. The first is for funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service for approximately 10 acres of habitat enhancement that would benefit the State Endangered Massasauga Rattlesnake. The second is for funding from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to cover approximately one third of the cost for the $803,748 Little Red School House geo-thermal heating and cooling system. The grant would also assist the District in gaining Silver LEED status for the building. Benjamin Cox Executive Director Friends of the Forest Preserves 28 E. Jackson Blvd., Ste 1102 Chicago, IL 60604-2330 o. 312-356-9990 f. 312-356-9991 Join Friends today at www.fotfp.org! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080702/68164bdf/attachment.html From rbdoeker at yahoo.com Sun Jul 6 20:18:08 2008 From: rbdoeker at yahoo.com (Randi Doeker - Chicago) Date: Sun Jul 6 20:18:02 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FYI: Amazing new support of FPDCC Land Policy thanks to Superintendent Bylina Message-ID: <005d01c8dfcf$524ecf20$4001a8c0@rbde5348707dc8> This is from the FP list serv. Randi Doeker _____ July 2, 2008 Amazing new support of FPDCC Land Policy thanks to Superintendent Bylina Today, General Superintendent Steve Bylina took a significant step toward fully implementing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Land Policy and Ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners in late 2004. At the Board meeting, Commissioners voted to approve the use of two new forms recommended by the Forest Preserve District administration that will help to screen requests more strictly in accordance with the policy, which has not been fully done to date. The existing Land Use Policy and Ordinance "dictates that only those proposals deemed by the General Superintendent to be in accordance with the mission of the Forest Preserve District shall be referred to the Board of Commissioners. Since the mission of the District is environmentally specific, the overwhelming majority of unsolicited requests for use or acquisition of an interest in District property are not likely to meet this narrow criterion and, in accordance with the current policy, are not likely to be referred to the Members of the Board of Commissioners." Staff will provide the Board with a list of rejected projects on a quarterly basis. In compliance with the existing policy and ordinance, Commissioners are not prevented "from sponsoring or recommending for approval a land use proposal that has not been referred to the Board of Commissioners by the General Superintendent." Also at today's meeting, District Public Information Officer Steve Mayberry reported to the board that 300 new volunteers have signed up as a result of the current public relations campaign. District staff got approval to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with many municipalities for Phase I engineering of the east section of the Cal Sag Trail. This segment would be a 16-mile stretch between the Burnham Greenway in eastern Chicago and the Centennial Trail in Palos. Staff gained approval to pursue two new grants today. The first is for funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service for approximately 10 acres of habitat enhancement that would benefit the State Endangered Massasauga Rattlesnake. The second is for funding from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to cover approximately one third of the cost for the $803,748 Little Red School House geo-thermal heating and cooling system. The grant would also assist the District in gaining Silver LEED status for the building. Benjamin Cox Executive Director Friends of the Forest Preserves 28 E. Jackson Blvd., Ste 1102 Chicago, IL 60604-2330 o. 312-356-9990 f. 312-356-9991 Join Friends today at www.fotfp.org! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080706/056c7d85/attachment-0001.html From rbdoeker at yahoo.com Tue Jul 8 15:11:25 2008 From: rbdoeker at yahoo.com (Randi Doeker - Chicago) Date: Tue Jul 8 15:11:38 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Bird-safe news from Cook County Message-ID: <009501c8e136$cd4342c0$4001a8c0@rbde5348707dc8> On July 22, 2008, the Commissioners of Cook County will finalize incorporating this language into ordinance: (f) New construction and major renovation projects shall incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the City of Chicago's "Bird- Safe Building Design Guide for New Construction and Renovation," the City of Toronto's "Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines," and New York City Audubon's "Bird-Safe Building Guidelines." (g) The County shall make existing buildings bird-safe where practicable. The Commission's construction committee approved the language today; the July 22 vote is pro forma. Judy Pollock, Donnie Dann and I spoke at the meeting but we were somewhat superfluous. The county construction department director 'gets it' and he said all the right things about minimal costs involved, etc. The commissioners in attendance actually seemed to be interested. This is just specific to the 100+ buildings owned by the county but they voluntarily committed to extend it to those unincorporated parts of the county that fall under the County's zoning jurisdiction, mostly to set an example for the 120+ municipalities in the County that do their own zoning. The same bird-safe language will go through the Commissioners acting for the FP too. Randi Doeker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080708/71b57a91/attachment.html From cmarshbird at prodigy.net Tue Jul 8 16:10:49 2008 From: cmarshbird at prodigy.net (Carolyn A. Marsh) Date: Tue Jul 8 16:11:20 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Bird-safe news from Cook County In-Reply-To: <009501c8e136$cd4342c0$4001a8c0@rbde5348707dc8> References: <009501c8e136$cd4342c0$4001a8c0@rbde5348707dc8> Message-ID: <000f01c8e13f$1aff3020$a9144a0c@CLOVER> Maybe the Cook County Forest Preserves will protect nesting birds some day on the SE side of Chicago. There is a serious problem at Powderhorn and the Friends of FP failed to work to prevent it when they could have helped to do so. Judy Pollock ignored the problem entirely. Because of the sensitive nature of the still existing problem. I can't go into details without jeopardizing the nesting birds. Carolyn Marsh _____ From: bcnnet-bounces@ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces@ece.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Randi Doeker - Chicago Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:11 PM To: fpfriends@yahoogroups.com; bcnnet@ece.iit.edu Subject: [BCNnet] Bird-safe news from Cook County On July 22, 2008, the Commissioners of Cook County will finalize incorporating this language into ordinance: (f) New construction and major renovation projects shall incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features, including, but not limited to, those recommended by the City of Chicago's "Bird- Safe Building Design Guide for New Construction and Renovation," the City of Toronto's "Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines," and New York City Audubon's "Bird-Safe Building Guidelines." (g) The County shall make existing buildings bird-safe where practicable. The Commission's construction committee approved the language today; the July 22 vote is pro forma. Judy Pollock, Donnie Dann and I spoke at the meeting but we were somewhat superfluous. The county construction department director 'gets it' and he said all the right things about minimal costs involved, etc. The commissioners in attendance actually seemed to be interested. This is just specific to the 100+ buildings owned by the county but they voluntarily committed to extend it to those unincorporated parts of the county that fall under the County's zoning jurisdiction, mostly to set an example for the 120+ municipalities in the County that do their own zoning. The same bird-safe language will go through the Commissioners acting for the FP too. Randi Doeker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080708/a689b42d/attachment.html From cmarshbird at prodigy.net Thu Jul 10 16:04:47 2008 From: cmarshbird at prodigy.net (Carolyn A. Marsh) Date: Thu Jul 10 16:04:52 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] BP sued in federal court In-Reply-To: <001801c8e2a1$8d34a9f0$50154a0c@CLOVER> References: <001801c8e2a1$8d34a9f0$50154a0c@CLOVER> Message-ID: <002a01c8e2d0$9777b9a0$09154a0c@CLOVER> http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/07/10/news/top_news/docc57e66c68167295 486257482000cd2bb.prt BP sued in federal court BY CHRISTINE KRALY ckraly@nwitimes.com 219.662.5335 | Thursday, July 10, 2008 HAMMOND | Environmentalists are taking another swing at BP's new Whiting plant air permit, this time by suing the company in federal court. The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a suit Wednesday against BP in federal court in Hammond for violations of the Clean Air Act, according to the group. The group's lawsuit focuses primarily on three new flares -- the large torch structures used to relieve pressure in the refinery -- planned as part of the refinery's $3.8 billion expansion. The NRDC has alleged BP's air permit does not account for increased pollution from the flares, and has criticized the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for being too lax in BP's permitting. BP and IDEM have defended the permit as legal and protective of the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month upheld the IDEM-backed permit, allowing BP to continue building its expansion. A BP spokeswoman said she could not comment on the lawsuit until the company has fully reviewed it. "We care about Lake Michigan and the water and air our employees and neighbors drink and breathe, and we are listening to people's concerns and working hard to minimize the environmental impact of this project," BP spokeswoman Sarah Howell said. "This project has and will continue to undergo intense regulatory scrutiny and will comply with state and federal regulations governing protection of human health and the environment," Howell said. The lawsuit alleges that BP did not properly calculate emissions of some pollutants and did not account for all emissions that would result from the refinery's construction. In doing so, BP did not implement the best available pollution prevention technology, a violation of the Clean Air Act, according to the suit. Emissions expected under the new permit will cause severe public health and environmental problems around the refinery, the suit alleges. NRDC's appeal comes on the heels of the group's victory appealing an air permit for an expansion of the ConocoPhillips refinery in Roxana, Ill. An EPA appeal board upheld a challenge, led by the NRDC, arguing that ConocoPhillips had not properly controlled its flare emissions. In a statement, NRDC senior attorney Ann Alexander said of the BP suit, "Flares are enormous sources of pollution. That pollution may be a little harder to count than some other types of pollution, but you still have to do it. It's not an option for BP and IDEM to stick their heads in the sand and act like the problem does not exist." Alexander continued: "The failure of Indiana and BP to take the public interest and the law seriously has forced the issue and required that this case be brought before the federal courts." The NRDC is assisting other groups that have filed appeals of the air permit with the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication. Copyright C 2008 nwi.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080710/3a1f4695/attachment-0001.html From cmarshbird at prodigy.net Thu Jul 10 16:06:34 2008 From: cmarshbird at prodigy.net (Carolyn A. Marsh) Date: Thu Jul 10 16:06:46 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Shell Oil backs out of oil sands project Message-ID: <002f01c8e2d0$d6e1b410$09154a0c@CLOVER> Shell backs out of oil sands project (http://www.post-trib.com/business/1048690,shell.article) July 10, 2008 By Gitte Laasby and Christin Nance Lazerus Post-Tribune staff writers An oil giant that planned to refine the same Canadian tar sands as BP Whiting has canceled plans for an expansion in Ontario. Shell Canada is scrapping a proposed refinery project in Sarnia, which would have turned tar-like crude from oil sands in Alberta, Canada, into refinery-ready light oil, the company announced Tuesday. But BP Whiting's modernization will continue to move forward, BP spokeswoman Sarah Howell said. The company is proceeding with the project, which would allow the refinery to process more Canadian tar sands. "We've obviously put a lot of work into the plan and background and we remain confident in it," Howell said. "We are two different companies. We work differently. We have different criteria. Our company is continuing to move forward. We're well-aligned with what the current thought is around bringing increased diversity and security and supply of energy sources." But Shell's decision could affect BP Whiting's ultimate fate, said Denny Larson, executive director of California-based Global Community Monitor, who has helped the Hammond-based Bucket Brigade protest BP Whiting's modernization. Larson said a firestorm of environmental protests was part of the reason Shell canceled its plans. "They're never going to acknowledge that because that would encourage people to do it. I think it's a watershed event that a project has been canceled. If you noticed what they said, they did say market forces, labor issues, but they're things that do have an impact on BP and every oil company," Larson said. Shell spokeswoman Denita Davis disagreed that there were environmental protests of the project, saying Shell received "the utmost support" from provincial government and stakeholders. "Whenever we analyze, we look at both short- and long- term. That includes availability of resources, contractors, material and the oil market. This project was in the very early stages. We were doing the predevelopment work," she said. Shell said in a news release it assessed all aspects of the proposed project, including the current project execution environment, market conditions and the current inflationary pressures across the oil and gas industry. Canadian officials are considering a moratorium on new tar sands projects because of concerns about greenhouse gas emissions. Larson said that could cut off availability of raw material for BP. Shell officials are considering upgrading facilities in Martinez, Calif., and Deer Park, Texas, to deal with the oil sands. Davis said a decision would be made at a later time. In the meantime, Shell will continue to operate the Sarnia refinery at its current capacity. In November 2006, Shell Canada announced its plan to study the viability of constructing and operating a new heavy oil refinery near Sarnia as an expansion of Shell's existing Sarnia Manufacturing Centre. Contact Gitte Laasby at 648-2183 or glaasby@post-trib.com. Contact Christin Nance Lazerus at 648-3086 or cnance@post-trib.com. Comment on this story at www.post-trib.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080710/bf18d5e1/attachment.html From donniebird at yahoo.com Thu Jul 10 16:19:44 2008 From: donniebird at yahoo.com (Donnie R) Date: Thu Jul 10 16:19:59 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FW: [BCAlist] Decline in Bird Populations Hearing Message-ID: The attachment is extremely long but very worthwhile for anyone interested in bird conservation. Donnie Dann Highland Park/Lake County donniebird@yahoo.com House Panel to Probe Global Decline in Bird Populations - Oversight Hearing July 10th, 2008 The House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans will hear from experts including American Bird Conservancy's Vice President for International Programs Dr. George Wallace and others to further investigate the factors affecting stressed bird populations and bird habitats, and to explore possible policy options to address the situation. Subject: House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing on "Going, Going, Gone? An Assessment of the Global Decline in Bird Populations" When: Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Where: Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington D.C. Dr. Wallace's testimony will outline the many threats to migratory and resident birds, and ways these threats can be mitigated. He will call special attention to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act and its proven track record in funding conservation efforts that have benefited hundreds of migratory species throughout the hemisphere. ABC and a coalition of members of the Bird Conservation Alliance are asking for an increase in funding for this key program to better serve the needs of declining bird populations. His testimony will resonate well with members of the Committee because many letters through the Act for Songbirds campaign were sent to Representatives asking that they cosponsor a bill put forward by Representatives Kind and Gilchrest (HR 5756) that will reauthorize the Act at significantly higher funding levels. Dr. Wallace's testimony can be viewed at www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/information/afs_testimony.pdf Please join us at the hearing - having people present at the hearing helps emphasize the importance of the issue of declining bird populations. If you are not able to join us, the hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/. Alicia Alicia Frances King American Bird Conservancy Director, Bird Conservation Alliance 1731 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20009 Office - 202-234-7181 ext 201 Cell - 202-255-5816 [cid:image003.jpg@01C8E11C.A52C58E0] Support Reauthorization of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) of 2000, established a matching grants program that supports bird conservation in the US, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. These projects promote and foster the long- term conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats. However, each year, grant requests far exceed the program's available funding. NMBCA has a proven record of making a difference for neotropical migratory birds, and the reauthorization and appropriated funding should be significantly increased. H.R. 5756, introduced by Reps Kind (D-WI) and Gilchrest (R- MD) will reauthorize NMBCA at $20 million. Pledge your organizations support today! http://www.birdconservationalliance.org/actforsongbirds/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Wiens testimony-1.doc Type: application/msword Size: 313344 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080710/8333724e/Wienstestimony-1-0001.doc From donniebird at yahoo.com Tue Jul 15 08:25:50 2008 From: donniebird at yahoo.com (Donnie R) Date: Tue Jul 15 08:25:48 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FW: [BCAlist] Subcommittee Bird Decline Hearing Audio available on line; SF Chronicle article on hearing Message-ID: <9D11AB3A3B7E4E338022E4625EEBFC33@drdmacbook> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080715/0bcafc97/attachment.gif From bobolnk at ix.netcom.com Tue Jul 15 12:21:38 2008 From: bobolnk at ix.netcom.com (bobolnk@ix.netcom.com) Date: Tue Jul 15 12:21:39 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Wild Things conference date Message-ID: <21473460.1216142498404.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> The Wild Things planning group is working to confirm a time and place for the Wild Things conference. February 7 and March 28 (2009) are the two dates currently under consideration. I'd like to know if there are any major conflicts for either of those two dates. Can you email me at jpollock@audubon.org if you know of anything? Thanks. Involvement and ideas from the conservation community are a big part of what makes the conference so successful. More information about that will come soon, but if you'd like to be involved in the early stages of planning, please let me know. Judy Pollock From lross at fieldmuseum.org Tue Jul 15 12:47:21 2008 From: lross at fieldmuseum.org (Laurel Ross) Date: Tue Jul 15 12:47:25 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Wild Things conference date In-Reply-To: <21473460.1216142498404.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <21473460.1216142498404.JavaMail.root@mswamui-bichon.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: I dont see any conflicts have you asked CW? someone like michelle Uting maybe? On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:21 PM, wrote: > The Wild Things planning group is working to confirm a time and place for the Wild Things conference. February 7 and March 28 (2009) are the two dates currently under consideration. I'd like to know if there are any major conflicts for either of those two dates. Can you email me at jpollock@audubon.org if you know of anything? > > Thanks. > > Involvement and ideas from the conservation community are a big part of what makes the conference so successful. More information about that will come soon, but if you'd like to be involved in the early stages of planning, please let me know. > > Judy Pollock > _______________________________________________ > bcnnet mailing list > bcnnet@ece.iit.edu > http://www.ece.iit.edu/mailman/listinfo/bcnnet > -- Laurel M. Ross, Urban Conservation Director Environmental and Conservation Programs The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312 665 7432 773 218 0850 (cell) From rbdoeker at yahoo.com Thu Jul 17 11:26:49 2008 From: rbdoeker at yahoo.com (Randi Doeker - Chicago) Date: Thu Jul 17 11:27:19 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FYI: Info on Chicago Park District nature areas (and fences) Message-ID: <007c01c8e829$eae8fd20$4001a8c0@rbde5348707dc8> (There is a question for bird conservationists at the bottom.) Through a Park Advisory Council I have received this information regarding the Chicago Park District's work to enhance selected nature areas into full (or better) nature sanctuaries. This is a pilot program that currently includes sections of these parks: Indian Boundary Montrose Point McCormick Bird Sanctuary Ronan Burnham Nature Sanctuary Ridge Park wetland Bobolink Meadow (Jackson Park) Per the Park District: The purpose of the new fencing at the Nature Areas is to designate these locations as special. (Not all areas are being fenced.) The intention of the fence is NOT to prevent people from entering the Nature Areas, but to facilitate recognition of these areas as sites that are to be treated differently. This particular fencing was chosen because it does not block views and because it is made out of recycled plastic and wheat straw. The benefit to the environment is that the use of the recycled plastic diverts used, non-biodegradable plastic from filling landfills. In addition, wheat straw, an abundant and renewable resource which traditionally is an unused byproduct of the agricultural industry, is also reclaimed and utilized in the production of this fence. (Using traditional cedar split-rail would mean cutting down cedar trees, which grow slowly and are limited to specific habitat.) The Park District would like to get input from birders regarding the addition of honeysuckle or similar vines to cover the fencing. It would be a way of obscuring the unnatural appearance of the fencing. Please respond to me directly and I'll forward the replies to the park district. Randi Doeker Chicago Rbdoeker@yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080717/a554f464/attachment-0001.html From donniebird at yahoo.com Mon Jul 21 05:25:48 2008 From: donniebird at yahoo.com (Donnie R) Date: Mon Jul 21 05:25:46 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] FW: [BCAlist] Kenn Kaufman's wisdom..... Birding trip to Alaska... viaBIRDCHAT Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- To unsubscribe mail: BCAlist-unsubscribe@lists.abcbirds.org From donniebird at yahoo.com Sat Jul 26 05:55:20 2008 From: donniebird at yahoo.com (Donnie R) Date: Sat Jul 26 05:55:17 2008 Subject: [BCNnet] Great news for birds Message-ID: <99A8EB47C5954E90B5EDB99D8DEBF10D@drdmacbook> This was the lead item in yesterday's online environmental magazine, Grist. For years the American Bird Conservancy has fought to have this chemical banned worked.. EPA to ban pesticide carbofuran from food in U.S. In an unexpected move, the U.S. EPA announced Thursday that it will act to ban the pesticide carbofuran from food in the United States before next year's growing season. The EPA said the pesticide can cause "nausea, dizziness, confusion, and -- at very high exposures -- respiratory paralysis and death"; the pesticide has also killed millions of birds (emphasis mine) and other wildlife. Carbofuran isn't widely used in the United States, but farmers in developing countries use it on bananas, coffee, corn, rice, sugar cane, and other crops, so the ban could have a significant impact worldwide. "It's one of the most widely used pesticides in the world," said Michael Fry of the American Bird Conservancy. Using language we didn't even think was in the EPA's vocabulary, the agency's James Gulliford said, "While there is little exposure today [to the pesticide], we don't think there's a need, a reason for any exposure." The EPA had indicated earlier this year that the ban would only apply to domestically grown food, but the agency changed course Thursday, saying the ban would also apply to imports. Donnie Dann Highland Park/Lake County donniebird@yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20080726/007d799e/attachment-0001.html