tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post6959367291938146550..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Power of EconomicsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20094582775081203612013-07-19T08:44:54.670-10:002013-07-19T08:44:54.670-10:00I think Gary Hooser said that 3 tons of concentrat...I think Gary Hooser said that 3 tons of concentrated restricted use pesticides (18 tons when diluted) were being applied on this island. After it's applied, where does it go? Are we breathing it? Does it end up on the soil only to become airborne when the soil turns to dust and is blown who knows where? Does it leach into our water supply? Does it run off into the ocean? How will it affect us? We have the right to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64155717530635111162013-07-18T09:17:39.436-10:002013-07-18T09:17:39.436-10:00Voting against the will one ones constituents is i...Voting against the will one ones constituents is in vogue among politicians these daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-1290697397943217742013-07-17T12:52:33.307-10:002013-07-17T12:52:33.307-10:00That comment makes no sense. That comment makes no sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46970141081366677012013-07-17T07:59:26.493-10:002013-07-17T07:59:26.493-10:00seems like you have the same problem as the people...seems like you have the same problem as the people who don't want the pesticides 20 feet from their homes---stick up their asses---look who's talking----you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-86173155145720575452013-07-16T10:34:57.617-10:002013-07-16T10:34:57.617-10:00haha, i'm not stopping Mr. Hooser from doing a...haha, i'm not stopping Mr. Hooser from doing anything, i just think the whole debate is ridiculous. <br /><br />Too many people with sticks up their asses over nothingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-41440442502350641852013-07-15T13:41:47.584-10:002013-07-15T13:41:47.584-10:00Mr. Hooser is doing what he feels is the right thi...Mr. Hooser is doing what he feels is the right thing to do----allow him to do so----he might be 100% right. Meanwhile, you do what you want to---eat the gmos, smoke weed and drink your corona---you may be 100% on the right track. I side with Mr. Hooser, better careful and learned than anything else! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-36183873816467042882013-07-14T23:46:00.259-10:002013-07-14T23:46:00.259-10:00"it'll give you cancer."
my respo..."it'll give you cancer." <br /><br />my response is "so will everything else." <br /><br />and yet i'm still going to live longer than any all-natural eater in history. <br /><br />you do realize that before modern technology, you were lucky to live to 40? <br /><br />and yet you bitch and moan and cry about health risks this and health risks that. <br /><br />the reality does not support your crap. you just want something to be mad about. <br /><br />just stop and look around at what's actually happening, eat a bag of doritos, suck down a corona, smoke some weed, and enjoy life till you die of, probably cancer, at the age of 90. And that ain't a bad thing. cancer at 90, i can live with that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64543598366143080192013-07-14T12:20:54.072-10:002013-07-14T12:20:54.072-10:00(the types of study-it-to-death delaying tactics t...(the types of study-it-to-death delaying tactics that stalled TVR ordinances from being enacted for almost a decade, during which the problem mushroomed out of control). <br /><br />LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47839744535458355672013-07-14T09:18:56.382-10:002013-07-14T09:18:56.382-10:00In addition to limiting resort development, they s...In addition to limiting resort development, they should let you visit, spend money and make you leave after a week or two. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-6151649630686429992013-07-12T18:59:48.071-10:002013-07-12T18:59:48.071-10:00The EU uses terbuthylazine, it is very similiar to...The EU uses terbuthylazine, it is very similiar to atrazine.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-42050328367154135732013-07-12T06:19:47.248-10:002013-07-12T06:19:47.248-10:00Gary Hooser is doing the right thing by the people...Gary Hooser is doing the right thing by the people in trying to get accountability from the Chemical companies that are using Kauai state agriculture land. <br />Workers today are not supposed to be tomorrows cancer victims. Many of the chemicals used affect the next generation as they are mutagens. One group of chemicals — endocrine disruptors are particularly adept at interfering with reproductive health, even when exposure levels are extremely low.An infant in the womb is particularly vulnerable to such disruption, as hormones are busy regulating the differentiation of cells and development of organs. Infants exposed to the wrong chemical just when the reproductive organs are forming — or the brain developing, or immune system coalescing — can experience harm that plays out over the course of a lifetime.<br /><br />Scientists from the national Endocrine Society explain why the timing of exposure is so important:<br /><br />. . . there are critical developmental periods during which there may be increased susceptibility to environmental endocrine disruptors. In those cases in which disruption is directed toward programming of a function, e.g., reproductive health, this may interfere with early life organization, followed by a latent period, after which the function becomes activated and the dysfunction can become obvious. <br /><br />In other words, exposure to chemicals when an infant's reproductive system is developing can completely derail the process. But we don't know it's happened until years later, when problems arise during puberty or when trying to conceive. <br />Mahalo Gary for having the guts to fight for human health and dignity in the face of such money and power. The people opposed to this have the most to gain from its passage, their health, and the health of their future offspring if they can still have kids .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11134820819697236122013-07-11T20:25:30.766-10:002013-07-11T20:25:30.766-10:00Pesticides ARE regulated and Pflueger did take car...Pesticides ARE regulated and Pflueger did take care of his land. Its not all developed. His truth has never been told. He was trying to protect the reservoir the state messed upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51106856872592608372013-07-11T19:12:59.547-10:002013-07-11T19:12:59.547-10:00Yeah, vote for unregulated pesticides to keep Hoos...Yeah, vote for unregulated pesticides to keep Hooser out of office. <br /><br />Nice logic you corporate shill.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-34629734872861652472013-07-11T19:06:59.694-10:002013-07-11T19:06:59.694-10:00"Kauai's large landowners take good care ..."Kauai's large landowners take good care of the land"<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />yeah ask Jimmy PfleugarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-82868163002153043182013-07-11T18:52:06.920-10:002013-07-11T18:52:06.920-10:00There is more at issue than herbicides and GMOs. T...There is more at issue than herbicides and GMOs. This is purely a Hooser run for Mayor ploy, hit an emotional issue, blame big land owners and foment hate for the multinational corporations. All good political fodder for a base comprised of rich newcomers and and a young hand to mouth population. If you think the Bynam lawsuit cost $, wait until some real lawyers get in the mix to protect landowner rights .............a lot of hyperventilating and another government stab to take from the perceived wealthy. Kauai's large landowners take good care of the land............if you want trash, overuse, and disrepair, let the government run it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20697978841868644742013-07-11T16:33:12.828-10:002013-07-11T16:33:12.828-10:00Please. My health is fine. I've been eating ...Please. My health is fine. I've been eating whatever is cheap in the stores since the day I was born. <br />I'm not overweight because I am active. My BMI is within the "healthy" range. I have no health issues whatsoever. <br /><br />Gimme the cheap food. And starving people in Africa want the cheap food too. <br /><br />Use all that righteous fury on an issue that's actually important. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-27180220985146487062013-07-11T05:24:25.815-10:002013-07-11T05:24:25.815-10:00You would think that the hotels along the shore in...You would think that the hotels along the shore in Poipu would keep those bathrooms sparkling.<br />But the it the locals who keep them trashed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-50605298905055859882013-07-10T13:23:44.848-10:002013-07-10T13:23:44.848-10:00Cheap food equals poor health. Why would you take ...Cheap food equals poor health. Why would you take that trade off? We may be living longer but with what quality of life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66460372811096909242013-07-09T23:19:12.047-10:002013-07-09T23:19:12.047-10:00I'm already expected to live decades longer th...I'm already expected to live decades longer than any human being in any generation in all of human history. <br /><br />give me the cheap food. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-27654261802100553292013-07-09T20:35:35.809-10:002013-07-09T20:35:35.809-10:00"Hawaii residents are not allowed to directly..."Hawaii residents are not allowed to directly address land use issues at the ballot box"....im a bit confused as i thot the ballot box represented the will of the people to how the community in which they live and work should be as they want it to be. and when external powers dance around the laws for their own gain at the detriment of the population effected, should there not be a vote as to what the people want? what this judge is saying is that youre vote doesnt count in the decision making process because its too direct, that you need to go thru the process of elected reps and then they have to convince their peers that the actual people that have to live it are worthy of their voices to be heard....but worry not, they are smarter and know whats best for us...we are sheep in the big picture to be quieted when angry, and fleeced in the meantime to feed the beast. i think when the peoples vote doesnt count, the system fails and the people will bypass the government and take it into their own hands...thats when the SHTF...not cuz of bad people, but of bad government......praying for a hurricane for island cleanse, then try restart...aloha DeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21839879974125931772013-07-09T17:28:14.986-10:002013-07-09T17:28:14.986-10:00They sell their farms to the ag/chem companies, wh...They sell their farms to the ag/chem companies, which can run them like an assembly line. The family farm is almost an extinct entity.Elaine Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103329582503800888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14079020459678477782013-07-09T14:31:01.678-10:002013-07-09T14:31:01.678-10:00Now how do the farmers get off that treadmill?Now how do the farmers get off that treadmill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37831829970551158002013-07-09T12:22:45.369-10:002013-07-09T12:22:45.369-10:00My family (dad, his brother, my older cousin) owne...My family (dad, his brother, my older cousin) owned and operated a farm/ranch (we usually called it a ranch because we also raised Black Angus) of several hundred acres that grew corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. Every field got rotated every year, from corn to soy to alfalfa to pasture. We grew only heirloom seed and used very little pesticide. Fertilization was cattle dung and compost. It was very successful until around 1960 when Pioneer began pressuring everyone to buy/plant hybrid, and eventually GMO. Everyone in the county knew that GMO would only work for a short time, until nature found a way around the genes. It didn't take a PhD in chemistry to figure it out. My cousin finally had to sell out in 1989. He needed to retire, and he had only daughters with no interest in taking over; and he said it was impossible to compete any more with the GMO-based growers, or to make any real profit with the cost of the seed and the growing need for chemicals, never mind the philosophy and ethics of it.Elaine Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103329582503800888noreply@blogger.com