hi everyone,

i have spent the last 4 days digging, digging, digging into this story
about the Scotts Miracle-Gro company's poisoned birdseed. thanks to
the efforts of a friend of mine, i also managed to get the court
documents for this case -- not an easy task unless you know someone.
anyway, after all that work, writing and rewriting, and then the
lawyering, my story has finally been published.

the short story: the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pleads guilty to
knowingly selling poisoned birdseed and lawn and garden care products
containing undocumented pesticides to an unsuspecting public.

the long story can be read here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/grrlscientist/2012/mar/21/2

i think this story is important to anyone who feeds wild birds or
keeps birds, who gardens or grows their own food, or who has kids or
pets running around on their lawns.

cheers,


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Devorah Bennu, PhD
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