"True Accounts of the Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spraying" - a 2008 film by Jazzelle Lasiuk, featured in the Earth Vision Film Festival of 2008. This is an 8-minute version of the 30-minute film. In the fall of 2007, the California Department of Agriculture declared a state of emergency to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth. Their method chosen is aerial spraying. Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have been sprayed in the fall of 2007, and the state plans to continue the aerial spray Monterey and Santa Cruz and will spray several more countines in 2008, every 30 days nine months a year for an undefinate number of years. Many people have reportedly gotten ill from the spray. This film reveals the true stories of people's reactions to the spray not readily being circulated in mass media. It is also a call for action to stop the aerial spray. DVDs of the entire 30-minute film are available. For DVDs and to watch and download the entire film, please go to http://www.lbamspray.com/00pgs/TrueAccounts.htm Monterey and Santa Cruz areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed again beginning on June 1, 2008. San Francisco and other Bay areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed for the first time beginning on August 1, 2008. YOU MUST TAKE ACTION!! HELP STOP THE SPRAY BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!! Visit http://www.LBAMspray.com for more information.
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