Thursday, February 17 2011

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A Chemical Reaction is a documentary film by Brett Plymale and Paul Tukey, author of the Organic Lawn Care Manual. It is the story of one of the most powerful and effective community initiatives in the history of North America. Six of Canada’s 10 provinces have province-wide bans on the use of yard and lawn pesticides. Numerous other Canadian municipalities have similar laws. This new documentary tells the story of Hudson, Quebec, the first town to enact such a ban.

The film follows the actions of the persistent Hudson dermatologist whose patients became sick from pesticide exposure, the subsequent legal battle that went all the way to the Canadian Supreme Court, and the reaction of pesticide manufacturers as they moved to protect sales in the US.

Suggested donation: $5.00 members $10.00 non-members