VOTE “NO” – FEBRUARY 26TH
ONALFO TURF FIELD INITIATIVE
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NEWS…



NY testing aftificial fields, Newsday,   (April 30, 2008)
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Stamford gets sued over plans to install artificial fields, Stamford Advocate,   (April 30, 2008)
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CT Attorney General investigates artificial fields, New Haven Register,   (April 29, 2008)
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Winsor debating artificial fields, The Harford Courant,   (April 22, 2008)
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Westport fields get hot, The Westport News,   (March 26, 2008)
http://www.westport-news.com//ci_8703055?IADID=Search-www.westport-news.com-www.westport-news.com

NY continues push to ban artificial fields, New York Daily News   (March 26, 2008)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/26/2008-03-26_council_members_push_for_removal_of_pulv-1.html

NJ legislature to ban artificial turf,   (March 13, 2008)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3000/2512_I1.PDF

Wayland MA tiurf too hot to handle,, Metro West Daily News   (March 2, 2008)
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1564565741

Pro Soccer switching to natural grass, The Boston Globe (middle of page),   (March 4, 2008)
http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/03/04/opportunity_is_there_for_someone_to_strike/?page=2

Groups urge moratorium in New York City, The New York Times,   (February 29, 2008)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/nyregion/29turf.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Reseachers at Braun Intetec come out against artificial turf fields in Minneapolis,    (February 27, 2008)
http://www.synturf.org/images/BraunIntertecReportArtificialTurf.pdf

California proposes legislation to ban artificial turf fields,   (February 19, 2008)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1277_bill_20080219_introduced.html

NJ legislature to ban artificial turf,   (February 8, 2008)
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Ridgefield is not alone by a long shot, San Fran battles tire waste fields,   
http://sfparks.googlepages.com/home

Dirty politics when it comes to artificial turf fields, Toms River, New Jersey,   
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NYC questions use of artificial turf, requests health study, looks for alternate solutions,
The New York Times,   (January 23, 2008)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/nyregion/23turf.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Moratorium on Synthetic Turf Fields Proposed in Greenwich, Westport News,   (January 18, 2008)
http://www.westport-news.com/ci_8010059

Greenwich, CT Selectwoman requests moratorium, Greenwich Time,   (January 13, 2008)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1turfsundayjan13,0,1765213.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines

Texas Football Succumbs to Virulent Staph Infection from Turf, Bloomberg News   (December 21, 2007)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=alxhrJDn.cdc

New York Enrivonmental Group denounces the use of artificial turf   (December 13, 2007)
http://riverkeeper.org/campaign.php/pollution/we_are_doing/1408

Nantucket is "Not So Bullish on Artificial Turf", The Nantucket Independent   (December 12, 2007)
http://www.nantucketindependent.com/news/2007/1212/Opinion/013.html

Steelers players lobby against artificial turf, Associated Press,   (November 28, 2007)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-steelers-noturf&prov=ap&type=lgns

More NY legislation to access impact of artificial turf,   (November 20, 2007)
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Artificial Turf May be Unsafe, Tire Review Magazine   (November 12, 2007)
http://www.tirereview.com/default.aspx?type=wm&module=4&id=2&state=DisplayFullText&item=9672

Synthetic Turf Banned at CT School   (November 9, 2007)
http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=68571

Parents Raising Concern over Synthetic Turf, The New York Times,   (October 28, 2007)
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Doctors urge caution on fake turf, The Stamford Advocate   (October 16, 2007)
http://www.plasticfieldsfornever.org/Doctor%20Urges%20Caution%20on%20Fake%20Turf.txt

David Beckham: "...you can't play a game like soccer on that sort of field.", NY Daily News   (August 9, 2007)
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Serious Questions About New-Generation Artificial Turf, Healthy Child Magazine   (June 28, 2007)
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Hazarous Chemicals in Aritificial Turf,    (April 12, 2007)
http://www.precaution.org/lib/07/prn_synthetic_turf.070405.htm

“Ridgefielders for Grass Fields”
urge you to vote “NO” February 26th

There are too many important public health questions unanswered. The only way to stop the process is to get out and vote “NO”.


Contact info: www.grassfields.org
Email: info@grassfields.org

Synthetic Turf Field Nixed in Fairfield, Westport News, November 9, 2007
Artificial Turf, EHHI, 2007, www.ehhi.org
News from New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, November 5, 2007