Tag: "pesticides"
Bay-Friendly Gardening: Welcoming Wildlife and Nature Into Human Habitats
A "Bay-Friendly" gardens initiative is underway around the Bay Area under the sponsorship of Stopwaste.org. Last weekend some generous, certified “Bay-Friendly” garden owners opened their yards for tours.
Post on May 11, 2012 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from QUEST Northern California
More Pesticides = More Parkinson's Disease
The case is getting stronger that working with or around pesticides directly increases risk of Parkinson's disease.
Post on Jun 17, 2011 by Darya Pino
Will Conventional Produce Lower Your Child's IQ?
While these women had slightly higher than average pesticide exposure due to their proximity to farming centers, their levels were not out of range of national averages.
Post on Apr 29, 2011 by Darya Pino
Falconry Ruffles Feathers and Saves a Species
This time of year, you may see birds of prey, with their wings outstretched, circling overhead – it is nesting season.
Post on Feb 07, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
Reporter's Notes: Catching the Drift – Part 2
Luis Medellin and Karl Tupper set up a drift catcher in Lindsay, CA. My radio story on pesticide drift looks at how residents in the citrus town of Lindsay are monitoring pesticides in the air and in their bodies. They are using a device called a Drift Catcher, modeled after technology used by the California [...]
Post on Oct 26, 2009 by Sasha Khokha
Reporter's Notes: Catching the Drift
In this week's Quest radio piece, I talk to two pregnant organic onion workers who got sick after an apple farmer sprayed pesticides on a nearby orchard. Following a nearly three month investigation, the Kern County Ag Commissioner issued citations finding both the apple grower and the organic company at fault.
Post on Oct 16, 2009 by Sasha Khokha
Reporter's Notes: The Politics of Green Wine
I often look at the chemical ingredients in what I buy. I shop at farmers markets for organic produce and use green cleaning supplies. So, it caught me off guard when a friend remarked, "you are so aware of what you eat, why aren't you just as curious about what you drink?"
Post on Sep 04, 2009 by Andrea Kissack
