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Jul 30, 20221 min read
Sports clubs and biodiversity
One of the areas of urban pesticide-use we at Pesticide-Free Cambridge are currently focusing on is the use of insecticides, herbicides...
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Jul 30, 20221 min read
The poisonous lawn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environment "The...
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
Glyphosate tree poisoning/murder
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/30/poisoned-oaks-slain-sycamores-whos-behind-britains-tree-murders More insiduous uses...
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Jul 23, 20221 min read
Aviation disinsection and pesticide poisoning
https://www.perrysanderslaw.com/fliers-fume-over-planes-treated-with-pesticides/ "Disinsection" spraying rules out flying from certain...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
Kings College Meadow
Lovely piece on the beautiful meadows at Kings College and Jesus College that replace the sterile lawns that have sadly come to epitomize...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
How to deal with neighbour's pesticide use
Are you being affected by drift from your neighbour's pesticide applications? Some interesting discussion in this piece. Whilst there are...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
We need wasps
https://veganfta.com/2022/07/13/the-thing-about-wasps/ Wonderful article on wasps. We need wasps as much as we need bees and other...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
Pesticides and health
Although much of the pesticide-free towns movement focuses on plant-protection chemicals, urban pesticides are found in many more...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
Acute pesticide injury
Cambridge City Council is taking fantastic steps to reduce its own pesticide use for the benefits of nature and human health, including...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
France urban pesticide ban extended
On 1 July 2022, France extended its 2019 restriction of "plant-protection chemicals" to a wider range of environments including private...
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Jun 24, 20222 min read
PFC/More Than Weeds - pavement plants event in Arbury
On Saturday 25 June, Pesticide-Free Cambridge, together with More Than Weeds, celebrated Cambridge’s pavement plants. Often dismissed as...
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Jun 20, 20221 min read
PFC at Friends of the Earth re-declaration of the Rights of the Cam
On Tuesday 21 June 2022, to mark Midsummer's day, Friends of the Cam held their second Declaration of the Rights of the Cam event, a year...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
Happy Bee Streets, pesticide-free adoption scheme
Happy Bee Street signs appearing across Cambridge to indicate those community-adopted streets now being managed without the use of toxic...
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May 17, 20222 min read
Herbicide spraying again during school commute
Herbicide spraying in Cambridge at 8.17 am this morning, in the middle of the busiest school commute time, despite commitments...
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May 17, 20222 min read
Cambridge: city of (sprayed) hedges
Perhaps you don't pay them much notice, but Cambridge is full of spectacular hedges that not only look great but are host to an array of...
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May 14, 20221 min read
Reporting irresponsible pesticide use
Irresponsible use of urban pesticides - in public street/pavements, private gardens, schools or hospitals- should be reported to the...
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Apr 27, 20222 min read
Cambridge Independent, 28 April 2022 (by Paul Brackley): Newnham Herbicide-Free trial issues
"Political row over herbicide spraying in Cambridge deepens", Cambridge Independent, By Paul Brackley Updated version of print article...
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Apr 19, 20222 min read
Q&A with Congleton Climate Action Group, 20 April 2022
Pesticide-Free Cambridge presentation and Q&A to Congleton Climate Action Group, 20 April 2022 (6.30-8.00 pm). Many thanks to the...
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Apr 19, 20221 min read
Chronicle Series, 20 April 2022
Piece on Pesticide-Free Cambridge presentation and Q&A to Congleton Climate Action Group See also see: https://www.facebook.com/permalink...
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Apr 5, 20221 min read
Cambridge Independent, 6 April 2022 (Alex Spencer)
"What has caused grass to die in city's 'herbicide-free' ward?", Cambridge Independent, by Alex Spencer. Many thanks to Cambridge...
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