Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. A group of Canadian doctors and health advocates are urging the provincial government of British Columbia (B.C.) to ban the use of all cosmetic pesticides for lawns and gardens. The campaign, lead by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) along with the David Suzuki Foundation and Environmental Defense began charging forward again Tuesday, despite setbacks last year, with an open letter signed by over 100 doctors urging the government to âenact a provincewide ban on the use and sale of non-essential pesticides.ââChemicals are used quite widely in many communities. They threaten kids, they threaten pets, and they threaten drinking water,â Gideon Foreman, the executive director of CAPE told CBC News.
