Tag: pesticides
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monsanto’s pesticide problems & corporate environmental responsibility
from forbes: Monsanto, the world’s largest agriculture seed producer, is under fire after scientists in the U.S. recently discovered what they believe to be a case of crop-eating bugs developing a resistance to the company’s genetically modified corn plants. Some researchers believe that the discovery validates concerns that biotech crops could spawn new species of…
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Wafting Poison Makes Fertile Ground for Suit In Minnesota County
Oluf Johnson’s 1,500-acre farm in Stearns County is an organic island in a sea of chemically treated corn and soybeans… Improperly applied pesticides repeatedly drift over from neighboring farms, often with dire consequences for Johnson.
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health alert: 32% of organic produce contains perchlorate
from anthony gucciardi: It is common knowledge that conventional produce contains a whole list of questionable chemicals and harmful pesticides. Linked to birth defects and lower IQ in children, conventional pesticides are known to be health disruptors. But what about organic produce? Perchlorate, a pollutant and powerful endocrine disruptor that is a key ingredient in…
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6/23 binge & purge: cruelty, control & the cost-effective clean 15
house rebukes looming fda frankenfish approval* pesticide spraying near streams to expand under house bill; hr872 lets farmers bury ‘clean water act’* utah man accused of eating live rat, posting video online charged with animal cruelty* chicago grocers accused of $500k food stamp fraud* conagra foods’ net income increases, warns high costs could hurt future…
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ewg releases 2011 ‘dirty dozen’; apples top list for pesticides
from cbsnews: That shiny little apple you’re eating has a dirty little surprise. At least, that’s what a food safety watchdog claims in its annual examination of government produce tests. The Environmental Working Group says apples top its “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and vegetables with the highest amounts of pesticides. “We found that nearly…
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leaked document: epa knowingly approved bee-killing pesticide
from natural news: A Colorado beekeeper recently obtained a leaked document revealing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knows a popular crop pesticide is killing off honey bees, but has allowed its continued approval anyway. Despite opposition from its own scientists, EPA officials first gave the a-okay to Bayer CropScience’s toxic pesticide clothianidin in…
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Food In US Still Tainted With Chemicals “Banned” Decades Ago
In a photograph from a 1947 newspaper advertisement, a smiling mother leans over her baby’s crib. The wall behind her is decorated with rows of flowers and Disney characters. Above the photo, a headline reads “Protect Your Children From Disease Carrying Insects.”
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Obama Appoints Ex-Pesticide Lobbyist As Agricultural Trade Negotiator
Islam Siddiqui’s recess appointment as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has sparked considerable opposition from environmentalists and organic farmers. Siddiqui served as vice president for science and regulatory affairs at CropLife America, a trade association for the pesticide and biotech industries.
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reports say gmo’s causing massive pesticide pollution
from food freedom: Two new reports this year on genetically modified foods expose Monsanto and other biotech company lies. The first by Union of Concerned Scientists, Failure to Yield, came out in February. The latest report comes from Organic Center: Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years, and exposes that…
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obama’s pesticide-pushing nominee: islam ‘isi’ siddiqui
from mother jones: When Michelle Obama announced plans to plant an organic garden at the White House, nearly everybody thought it was a great idea. Everybody except for the pesticide industry. Representatives from a branch of the industry’s main trade association, CropLife America (CLA), wrote to the First Lady asking her to respect the role…