Why is the pesticide, Paraquat, still on the market? Paraquat is acutely toxic and strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease. Last week, legislation was introduced to cancel all uses of the pesticide, which kills by burning living tissues. There are alternative … Read More
Posts tagged: #herbicide
Herbicides Found to Cause Autism; USDA Expands or RestrictsFunding For Farmers Support Programs; Mainers Feeding Mainers; Long Island Food Conference Keynote Speaker, Winne featured on Civil Eats
MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025 Evidence points to glyphosate toxicity from the overuse of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide on our food. By Alliance For Natural Health anh-usa.org “For over three decades, Stephanie … Read More
Take Action: Sign on as a Supporter in the Monsanto Tribune; Tell Obama to Veto the GMO Bill; Sign to Ban Atrazine
Sign on as a Supporter in the Monsanto Tribune Monsanto has become the poster child of evil corporations worldwide, and has wreaked havoc on the environment and lives of people across the globe without a second thought. The Monsanto Tribunal … Read More
Take Action: Tell the EPA – Don’t Redo RoundUp; Tell Grocery Stores to Say No to GMO Salmon
Tell the EPA – Don’t Redo RoundUp The EPA has published its own findings on glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s signature product RoundUp, and has announced that it believes glyphosate is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans”. The EPA’s … Read More
In The News: The Great Arctic Thaw Could Unleash Giant Viruses; Everything You Need to Know About Egg Labels; California Moves To Protect Citizens From Monsanto’s GMO Weed Killer
The Great Arctic Thaw Could Unleash Giant Viruses It sounds like a science fiction movie, but unfortunately this is real life. French scientists have discovered viruses laying dormant in a 30,000 year old sample of permafrost in the arctic. This … Read More
Take Action: Tell the RESTORE Council: Map the Gulf Seafloor, It’s Time to Get Rid of RoundUp, Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Tell the RESTORE Council: Map the Gulf Seafloor There is so much life living on the ocean floor in the Gulf that needs saving and protecting. Five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster began, there is still much … Read More