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Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Poisonous plans for the Rio Grande in Texas clipped by: chara clippers remarks: A US government project indicates that the border patrol is going to test three methods to rid the riverbank of carrizo cane. Members of the Laredo city council, in Mexico, have raised concerns and called on president Felipe Calderon to intervene. Mexican officials are worried that the herbicide imazapyr could threaten the Nuevo Laredo water supply. US border patrol and Environmental Protection Agency officials say the herbicide planned for the test is safe for animals. The programme is intended to keep border patrol agents safe and make their jobs easier. Imazapyr was registered in the US in 1984. The EPA concluded after tests that "there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the general population, and to infants and children from aggregate exposure to imazapyr residues". Jay Johnson-Castro Sr, executive director of the Rio Grande International Study, said he has no issue with removing the cane, just the method. Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk Critics blast US border patrols herbicide strategy Plan would eliminate dense foliage used as hiding places by illegal immigrants and smugglers Some opponents of the action compare it to the Vietnam war-era Agent Orange chemical spraying programme. "We dont believe that is even moral," said Jay Johnson-Castro Sr, executive director of the Rio Grande International Study Centre, located at Laredo Community College, adjacent to the planned test area. "It is unprecedented that theyd do it in a populated area." One method calls for the cane to be cut by hand and the stumps painted with the herbicide. Another involves using mechanical equipment to dig the cane out by the roots, possibly without the need for the herbicide. The third and most controversial removal method calls for using helicopters to spray imazapyr directly on the cane, until all plant life in the area is poisoned. The cane is a non-native plant introduced by Spanish explorers no issue with removing the cane, just the method. zum Artikel... Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de