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Save Northern Leopard Frogs and Protect Human Health

Target: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

Endosulfan is a deadly poison that has been banned across the European Union and in many other countries, but not the U.S. This deadly poison is extremely dangerous for frogs, birds… and even people who are exposed to it.

Even low doses of endosulfan can be fatal to species like the threatened northern leopard frog, which is already in decline. In humans, endosulfan can cause birth defects and other health risks. In extreme cases, endosulphan exposure can cause unconsciousness and even death.

The U.S. has yet to take endosulfan off the market, but with your help we can change things for northern leopard frogs, farm workers and others threatened by this dangerous pesticide.

The deadline for public comments is Monday, June 29. Please urge the EPA to help protect our health, our environment and our frogs by banning endosulfan.

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deadline: 6-29-2009
goal: 5,000

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Re: Public comments to docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0615

Dear EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson,

As someone who cares about protecting human health and our environment, I strongly urge the Environmental Protection Agency to take swift action to cancel all remaining uses of endosulfan and revoke all food residue tolerances for this toxic chemical.

[Your personalized comments will be added to the letter here.]

As you know, endosulfan is a neurotoxic organochlorine pesticide -- similar to DDT and other insecticides that have been banned in the U.S. for decades. Like these other pesticides, endosulfan has a wide range of environmental and health risks to wildlife and people.

Threatened northern leopard frogs are especially vulnerable to its effects. In one recent scientific study, even a low dose of endosulfan was enough to kill 84% of leopard frog tadpoles that came in contact with it. According to the study's lead author, Rick Relyea, "Endosulfan appears to be about 1,000-times more lethal to amphibians than other pesticides that we have examined."

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We took action on “Save Northern Leopard Frogs and Protect Human Health”!

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10:20 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jeanne Barfield, Virginia

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9:18 pm PDT, Jun 29, Nicole Prendergast, California
Please help save this species of amphibians and help protect our environment!

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9:07 pm PDT, Jun 29, Liana Prostoumova, Uzbekistan

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8:46 pm PDT, Jun 29, Maria Barelli, California

# 2,843:

8:24 pm PDT, Jun 29, Donna Hickman, Nevada
I would not be human by having no concern for all living things

# 2,842:

8:12 pm PDT, Jun 29, Kenneth Korten, California
This is one more vital sigh of our endangered health. The frog is our canary in the mine. We all share exposure to the chemicals we place in our environment. We have to stop obusing toxic chemicals to increase profit for the few. Sincerely, Kenneth Korten

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7:53 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jessica Bilobram, New Jersey

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7:47 pm PDT, Jun 29, Charley Hooper, Canada

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7:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Keegan Allen, Vermont

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7:04 pm PDT, Jun 29, David Snelbaker, Pennsylvania
I know that these smaller creatures the the first to go then up the food chain.

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6:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Karen Rubb, Pennsylvania

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6:10 pm PDT, Jun 29, JUDITH CLEMENTS, Florida
We need to save our planet and all the life forms that are still alive!

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6:03 pm PDT, Jun 29, Mary Bomhack, Illinois

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5:47 pm PDT, Jun 29, Lauren Knott, Pennsylvania

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5:08 pm PDT, Jun 29, Zoe Perpall, Maine

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4:48 pm PDT, Jun 29, T Hoffman, California
Frogs are beautiful and we need to make sure they are healthy. We can make a difference!!!

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4:38 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
You can count me among the over 2,000 who have already had something to say about this issue. Unless it's proven safe or completely necessary, let's not put another nail in our planet's rainforest coffin, please.

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4:16 pm PDT, Jun 29, SunKat H., Ohio

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3:38 pm PDT, Jun 29, Sandra Wells, Indiana
This is concerning, as the total culminative effect of such a chemical is unknown at this time. The little frogs are a part of the chain of life, and to harm one is to ultimately harm all! We are appointed caretakers of our planet; we are all related lifeforms!

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3:18 pm PDT, Jun 29, Paul Grohman, New York
We have negatively impacted nature with our chemicals many times in the past, and the path to responsible use of chemicals starts today. Please ban endosulfan.

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3:03 pm PDT, Jun 29, Hielkje Kloosterman, Netherlands

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3:00 pm PDT, Jun 29, Kevin Carollo, North Dakota

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2:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Colorado

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2:21 pm PDT, Jun 29, Karen McKinney, Pennsylvania
We nurture all kinds of wildlife in our yard. We don't trample the environment. We use no chemicals in the yard. Most people direct their concerns and donations to children. We try to direct ourselves to nature--to combat the ravages of all the people in the US. I caught a leopard frog once and this caught my attention right away. Thanks.

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2:03 pm PDT, Jun 29, Colleen Mcveigh, New Jersey

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1:55 pm PDT, Jun 29, Cyd Greenwitch-Gutz, Minnesota

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1:53 pm PDT, Jun 29, C. Elliott Bell, Jr., M.D., Missouri

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1:49 pm PDT, Jun 29, Sjaak Berkhof, Netherlands

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1:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Suri Sierra, Mexico
Please take endosulfan off the market . Your job is to protect people and the environment from this kind of threats . Please do your job !

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1:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Kathy Limon, California

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1:31 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, California

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1:27 pm PDT, Jun 29, Richard Freeman, New Jersey
I have loved frogs all of my life.

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1:26 pm PDT, Jun 29, Martha Russell, New York

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1:23 pm PDT, Jun 29, Mary Stork, Iowa

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1:21 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, California

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1:12 pm PDT, Jun 29, Al Campbell, Utah

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12:44 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jackie Galusha, New York
Where I live, wildlife is a daily part of life. Frogs are an important part of insect control, and if a certain pesticide can kill them, it will certainly affect other creatures. I still remember the devastating effect the poison DDT had on the wildlife when sprayed over the Adirondacks over 40 years ago- it killed all of our rabbits, and other grass-eating animals. Please ban endosulfan.

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12:35 pm PDT, Jun 29, Pamela Dein, Vermont

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12:25 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jacquelyn Archer, Wisconsin
The frogs are sacred to my people.

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12:02 pm PDT, Jun 29, Coleen Mackin, California
Science is showing that accumulation of certain chemicals over a lifetime can have disasterous health consequences.

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11:43 am PDT, Jun 29, Patrick Amori, New York

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11:25 am PDT, Jun 29, Valer Austin, Arizona
To continue to use a poison that has the potential to eradicate an endangered species is irresponsible. If the poison has that potential for one species it may easily have the potential to affect other species.

# 2,804:

11:22 am PDT, Jun 29, James Geib, Rhode Island

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10:51 am PDT, Jun 29, M Risa, New York
If over 60 countries have banned it, once again America is held hostage by greed versus our health.

# 2,802:

10:42 am PDT, Jun 29, Frederick Browne, Missouri

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10:32 am PDT, Jun 29, Jemma Sinclaire, Florida
We have to take steps to eliminate these neurotoxins from our collective environment. Thank you for working to shift this awareness!

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