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Hi,
Today the Scotts Miracle Grow company of Marysville Ohio settled with the
US EPA for a pittance of a criminal fine of $12.5 million for applying
pesticides, which killed Ohio birds, to its brand of bird seed. This story
first broke more than 2 years ago, and while the sale of this
seed undoubtedly killed countless birds in Ohio, it got nary a mention from
the Ohio Ornithological Society, Black Swamp Bird Observatory, the Ohio
Audubon Society and Chapters, nor national
organizations supposedly concerned with bird conservation like: the
American Bird Conservancy, National Audubon Society, or Cornell Ornithology
Laboratory. This lack of attention to this issue is absolutely stunning.
Are these organizations truly concerned with bird conservation?
As I did 2 years ago on Facebook, I again call for a boycott of all Scotts
Miracle Grow products. It doubt any of the aforementioned organizations
will have the courage to do the same.
Haans Petruschke
Kirtland
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