<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">As you know, t</div>he <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Nova Scotia Environment Minister, Margaret Miller [and the McNeil Government] have approved spraying Glyphosate (in "VisionMax") </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">on our forests, even though the World Health Organization has labelled Glyphosate as a "Probable Carcinogen."</span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">An important last minute petition is circulating to stop it, but there is little time and we need help fast. Hope you can add your name.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Click here to find out more and sign:</span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Nova_Scotia_Environment_Minister_Margaret_Miller_and_the_McNeil_Government_Save_NS_from_the_pesticide_glyphosate_a_known/?kfZdglb" rel="noreferrer" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/pe<wbr>tition/Nova_Scotia_Environment<wbr>_Minister_Margaret_Miller_and_<wbr>the_McNeil_Government_Save_NS_<wbr>from_the_pesticide_glyphosate</a><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"> so much,</div></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Helen</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">If useful, <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">this is my added </div>comment<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"> </div>...</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Minister
Miller, the harm from Glyphosate in VisionMax goes way beyond the serious known
risk of being a “probable carcinogen.” <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">A recent
major MIT review paper on Glyphosate (active ingredient in VisionMax and Roundup)
cited in #1 below contains a huge amount of research documentation on the harm
caused by glyphosate to human health. This includes d</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">amage
to detox pathways (Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP)), as well as significant
negative impacts on mental health, neurotransmitters, and</span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%"> real
implications for irritable bowel syndrome and gut inflammation, nutrient deficiencies,
autism, cancer, disturbances in serotonin and
dopamine levels linked to neurological conditions, memory problems,
depression, Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s, and a great deal more. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"><span> </span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">1. <i>Entropy</i></span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"> <b>2013</b>, <i>15</i>(4),
1416-1463; doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e15041416" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(147,78,78)">10.3390/e15041416</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">Review</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid
Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases<sup>†</sup></span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"courier new""><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">By </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt"><a href="http://www.mdpi.com/search?authors=Anthony%20Samsel" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:black">Anthony Samsel</span></b></a></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"> 1</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"> and </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt"><a href="http://www.mdpi.com/search?authors=Stephanie%20Seneff" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:black">Stephanie Seneff</span></b></a></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"> 2,</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black">* </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">The study's abstract can be read at
</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416" target="_blank">http://www.mdpi.com/1099-<wbr>4300/15/4/1416</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"> .<br>
<br>
The complete study is available at </span><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416/pdf" target="_blank"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/<wbr>15/4/1416/pdf</span></a>
.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">2. Considering just one of these findings: The Cytochrome P450 enzymes are in plain
language the liver detox pathways we (and many other animals) all depend on to
keep us healthy. Since glyphosate damages these enzymes, any
toxin will last longer in the body<i>. </i>For this reason alone, cancer is a
greater risk<i> </i>if <i>ANY </i>carcinogen from <i>ANY</i>
source is encountered. Do you want to be
on record as approving that?<span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">3. A shocking truth is that the NS Provincial
Government DOES NOT KNOW where all the drinking water wells <i>are</i> in Nova Scotia. The careful GPS records for well locations that
we should have on file do not exist. Therefore approving a glyphosate spray
program will with certainty be poisoning the drinking water of a percentage </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">of
Nova Scotian</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> families<span style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> (from direct residue, from drift and from the
inexorable movement of toxic underground plumes travelling through rock
fissures</span></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">)</div>.<p></p><span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">4. Our imperfect regulatory structure means that
you cannot know the identity of the unlisted ingredients in VisionMax because
they are proprietary secrets. These can<i> legally include</i> additional pesticides,
endocrine disrupting surfactants (soaps), heavy metals and other toxins. Approving
a blank slate of toxins seems worth avoiding.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">There is no shame in<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">your withdrawing you permission to Northern Pulp to spray
VisionMax</span><span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">–
you will appear thoughtful, responsible, independent minded and diligent about
doing your homework. It’s a Win/Win/Win for you, the environment and the
public. Please do the right thing.</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Sincerely,<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Helen Jones</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">MSc., Hon. Zool. (UBC), Ed.D. (Col. Univ.)</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Past Member, Pesticide Bylaw Advisory Committee</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Past Member, Pesticide Free Nova Scotia</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Board Member, Real Alternatives to Toxins in the
Environment (RATE)</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.ratens.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://www.ratens.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:black"><span></span></span></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div>
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