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U.S. residents spent $8 billion on flowers in 2006, but many of the beautiful blooms we purchased were hiding an ugly past.
Flowers sold in the United States are generally grown on large farms and treated with massive amounts of pesticide; this not only endangers the health of farm workers, but also pollutes local air and water supplies.

In addition, many flowers are imported from Asia and Central and South America, where environmental regulations are often less stringent. For example, the International Labor Rights Fund and the U.S. Labor Education in the Americas Project (LEAP) have found that 20 percent of the chemicals applied to flowers in
Colombia, a top exporter, are restricted or banned in the United States and Europe. Transporting these flowers to U.S. stores magnifies their environmental impact, as trucks and airplanes (including the needed refrigeration) contribute to air pollution and global warming.

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THE MAYOR's OFFICE WRITES:
More than fifty cities across the country have chosen October 4, 2007 to host a National Conversation on Climate Action.

In Worcester , Mayor Konnie Lukes and Clark University are hosting a National Conversation.

The National Conversation is sponsored by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Association of Science-Technology Centers.

The program begins at 4:00 and Rob Pratt, Senior Vice President of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and Cambridge Energy Alliance, will speak; he’s followed by Frank Gorke of Environmental Massachusetts Research and Policy Center .

These talks are followed by a panel discussion with local Climate Protection Leaders.

The evening will wrap up with Al Gore ’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ which is presented by Stephen Nodvin , district manager of The Climate Project in Massachusetts .

This program is free and open to the public. Conversation will be in Tilton Hall, University Center , Clark University .

For more information on this program go to www.climateconversation.org or call the Mayor’s office at 508.799.1153