Mayor Rob Ford made a game attempt to claim victory after city council passed a startling new rule on plastic bags. “We achieved what people wanted me to do.” People wanted to get rid of the 5-cent retail fee for plastic bags, he said, “and I did it. It’s another huge victory for the taxpayers.” Continue reading
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Canada: Beating the cosmetic-pesticide ban
Not sure whether to tag this chemophobia, mass sociogenic illness or simple stupidity. More people will be harmed and deaths will occur from people suffering coronary infarctions kneeling/bending restricting their aeration while weeding what they should simply spray and be done with it. Real harms will come from these irrational fears, even if only bad backs and more worker absenteeism. Almost too stupid for words.
By the way, you know those claims increasing atmospheric CO2 could lead to more allergy suffering from more weed pollination? Not near so much as failing to spray the weeds, ya dumb schmucks! Continue reading
