Toxic Weed Killer Found in Everyday Breakfast Foods $BARYR, $GIS, Rachel Carson’s epic Y 1962 book Silent Spring warned about how polluting the soil spreads through the eco-system. Agricultural toxins wind up in our water sources and even in the rain that falls on us. Ms. Carson also covered the severe health risks which result from exposure […]
US Approved Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto (NYSE:MON) $MON, $BAYRY German drugs and pesticides group Bayer AG (OTCMKT:BAYRY) has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its $62.5-B bid to acquire Monsanto Co. by agreeing to sell additional assets. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the two companies […]
US Federal Court Now Looking into Monsanto’s Roundup $MON Claims that the active ingredient St. Louis, MO-based Monsanto (NYSE:MON) widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer have been evaluated by international agencies, US and foreign regulators and the product’s manufacturer agribusiness giant Monsanto. Now, a federal judge in San Francisco is conducting his own […]
Monsanto’s (NYSE:MON) Herbicide Dicamba Destroying Gardens and Orchards $MON As the US growing season entered its peak this Summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media of fields of beans, peach orchards and vegetable gardens withering away. The photographs served as early warnings of a crisis that has damaged millions of acres of farmland. […]
US EPA Accused of Helping Monsanto (NYSE:MON) Cause Cancers in Consumers $MON, $SMG, $DOW 800+ people with cancer are suing Monsanto (NYSE:MON), the maker of Roundup, claiming the glyphosate-based herbicide made them sick, and the company did little to warn the consumers, despite full well knowing cancer risks existed. In Y 2015, glyphosate, the active […]
There are Toxic Chemicals in the Air, the Water and Our Food $MON In an article titled, “GMO Industry: The Dumbest Guys in the Room,”columnist Kurt Cobb makes a number of very accurate observations. “I am now convinced the GMO industry has managed to hire the worst public relations strategists in human history. By supporting […]
People are asking: What is causing Florida’s huge Algae Bloom? Blue-Green Algae is dangerous to people, pets and the environment The blue-green algae, aka cyanobacteria, can now be seen from space. And it can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and marine life. Skin rashes and respiratory issues can result from exposure to it, […]
Pesticide Industry Adds to Bees Population Decline $MON, $BAYRY, $SYT Last week, Friends of the Earth (FoE) released a report, titled “Buzz Kill: How the Pesticide Industry is Clipping the Wings of Bee Protection Efforts Across the US.” The report, by Christopher Cook and Tiffany Finck-Haynes, details the pesticide industry’s outsized role in weakening and […]
Eat Organic Foods, Avoid Pesticide Residues $MON The best way minimizing health risks from herbicide and pesticide exposure, including the active and “inactive” ingredients is to avoid them by eating Organic food as much as possible and investing in a good water filtration system for your home or apartment. If you have been exposed to […]
Expert Scientists Don’t Agree On Cancer-causing Potential of Glyphosate $MON Tuesday, one of the nation’s scientific bodies said it found no evidence that GMO crops are bad for human health. In its 400-page report the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says its review of Key studies and years of disease data showed no […]
Avoid Pesticide Saturated Fruits and Vegetables $MON Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s (NYSE:MON) Roundup herbicide, is the most used agriculture chemical of all time. It is not known exactly how much glyphosate may be in your food because the USDA does not test for it. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in […]
