David Stead
Bio
Interview with David Stead
July 9, 2019
Conducted by Katherine Hummel
Clips
2:00 - 3:14
David talks about getting an ordinance and a state law passed that required pesticide applicators to notify the public when they are applying and what is in it. #pesticides #toxics #politics
3:51 - 4:49
David discusses right to know ordinances and how he helped to get them passed on the local and state level. #righttoknow #toxics
10:00 - 12:41
David was talking about how he first got involved with the Gelman Sciences debate over treatment levels and how that led to him running for city council. #gelmansciences #toxics #politics
18:42 - 21:42
David discusses the precautionary principle promoted by the EC when dealing with the Gelman Sciences clean-up and how he helped in the negotiation. #gelmansciences #toxics #cleanup #politics
21:59 - 23:18
David walks through his negotiation strategy when tyring to help make a deal between Gelman Sciences and the City of Ann Arbor. #gelmansciences #negotiation #toxics #cleanup #aa
27:22 - 28:54
David talks about the personal attacks that were targeting at himself, and others at the EC, from the CEO of Gelman Sciences. #gelmansciences #toxics #cleanup #politics
39:00 - 40:45
David discusses the difficulties Recycle Ann Arbor faced, and still faces, in promoting recycling because of the extremely low price of landfill disposal due to Governor Engler permitting many new landfills in Michigan. #landfill #engler #RAA #recycling
45:03 - 46:00
David talks about the current goals for RAA which includes getting a processing facility for recyclables built in Michigan. #RAA #recycling