With thanks to Gordon Edwards: Comment: Industry loves the concept that pollution can be “sold” as a benefit to people. In particular, claiming that chronic radioactive pollution left over from nuclear disasters or from atomic warfare is not ultimately harmful, makes both the spread of nuclear power worldwide and the potential for “limited” nuclear warfare […]
Exclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review Why are insects in decline, and can we do anything about it? Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington The rate of insect extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles. Photograph: Courtesy of Entomologisher Verein Krefeld The […]
Glyphosate Objectors’ Concerns Heightened by Health Canada Response Glyphosate Objectors’ Concerns Are Heightened Following Replies from Health Canada (being released January 14, 2019 online) Responses Dismiss Key Science and Lack Transparency Canadians at Risk, With no Independent Review of Roundup Herbicide For Immediate Release Ottawa, January 14, 2018 – Today, Health Canada is releasing […]
Bayer, the German drugmaker that bought U.S. seed company Monsanto earlier this year, announced on Thursday the sale of a number of businesses, around 12,000 job cuts and 3.3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in impairments, Reuters reported. NOTE: some very interesting “Related” stories (international resistance) from Sustainable Pulse at bottom. Chief Executive Werner Baumann is […]
NOTE: The words “Monsanto”, and “Bayer” do not appear in the title of the article. I added them. NOTE: Health Canada (the Pest Management Regulatory Agency – PMRA) should NOT be doing the assessments of the studies. They are, and have long been, nothing more than pimps without conscience for the chemical industry. There’s lots […]
FURTHER to: 2018-10-12 Here’s how I think we can Keep Monsanto milk out of Canada (bovine growth hormone (rBGH / rBST), Trade Deals UPDATE: the rBGH Petition to Prime Minister Trudeau, as of Oct 19th noon on the West Coast, is 60 signatures short of 21,000. (Nov 11: more than 33,000 have signed.) Note: to […]
A blockbuster herbicide is still causing trouble across farm country. Tom Philpott It’s happening again. In states from Mississippi to Indiana, some US soybean farmers are seeing a troubling sight: Previously healthy plants begin to look wan, their leaves puckering into a cup-like shape. Similar symptoms are hitting trees, ornamental and garden plants, flowers, berries, and […]
UPDATE: See 2018-10-18 A Time-Line on “Monsanto Milk” (rBGH) reveals . . . – – – – – – – – – In memory of Senator Eugene Whelan, and the Whistle blowers. EXCERPT from the Senate Report, 1999: Recombinant bovine somatotropin is a non-therapeutic drug, produced by genetic engineering, which can increase milk production in […]
Website, http://childrenshealthdefense.org/ Video – – it’s at the top, opposite the title “Children’s Health Defense”, RFK Jr, begins with “I can remember the days . . .” That’s the video to be shared! – – – – – – – From: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sent: September 12, 2018 2:01 AM Dear World Mercury Project […]
The most recent battle won, SEPTEMBER: 2018-09-22 We beat Monsanto!!!! AVAAZ (NY judge absolutely DESTROYED Monsanto’s subpoena on Avaaz) From this baseline early in 2018, MARCH: 2018-03-07 All of this directed against Monsanto! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The following was circulated in AUGUST, […]