Mr_Darkness
Adept
Not surprising.
FDA found weedkiller in nearly ALL foods tested and hid the results
Not surprising.
nivek
As Above So Below
nivek
As Above So Below
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
Hopefully the refinement measures have improved and its a bit safer now.
Mr_Darkness
Adept
Herbicides for weed and control are necessary. It's also not possible to produce as much food currently without them. Monsanto's business practices are terrible though and that's another story altogether.
nivek
As Above So Below
CasualBystander
Celestial
The problem with Agent Orange was some of the trace chemicals.
The 2-4-D from China has a lot of Dioxin.
2-4-D from Western sources is a much cleaner chemical.
Mr_Darkness
Adept
All that does is spread the seeds and it also disturbs soil quality. Farms stick to a minimum till process now due to the dust bowl.
nivek
As Above So Below
Mr_Darkness
Adept
So instead of tilling they pump poisons into the ground, makes sense...
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It's not in the ground. It is on the surface of the soil and on the leaves. Glyphosate prevents respiration and suffocates the plant.
nivek
As Above So Below
Mr_Darkness
Adept
Except for the round up ready plants and it mostly dilutes.
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
Not all of it lands on the plants.....soils in many places are easily contaminated. Since many weed killers are not soluble they stay there for quite some time.
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
That can be said for many chemicals.....but in the long run even organic farms are likely not herbicide free.
nivek
As Above So Below
Also the poison gets sprayed on insects that are on the plants and they digest it killing them off...These could be one of the reasons for our loss of bees...
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Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
That's likely part of the reason for the loss of environment.
Mr_Darkness
Adept
It's definitely part of our loss in population for sure.
Area201
cold fusion
Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer
I'm all against Monsanto's shady business practices, however on surace such large awards seem excessive. But unless it hurts them financially they won't do anything, so I guess then it makes sense you must give such large amounts (if they ever get awarded) otherwise nothing will happen. At the very least simple clear warnings can be made known to consumer - they fail at every step to acknowledge anything or use independent tests, but in the end the truth always comes out.
When we try to replace natural methods with artificial ones often (or closer to always) the side effects are worse than the original problem.
I have weeds growing in my sidewalk cracks. I purchased Round Up yesterday in a nifty case that pumps it out efficiently using a battery. The reason I got this is I want retrofit the case so it pumps white vinegar to use instead! However I was thinking of trying it on a small portion of my sidewalk with the most weeds growing so not to go to waste.
I'm all against Monsanto's shady business practices, however on surace such large awards seem excessive. But unless it hurts them financially they won't do anything, so I guess then it makes sense you must give such large amounts (if they ever get awarded) otherwise nothing will happen. At the very least simple clear warnings can be made known to consumer - they fail at every step to acknowledge anything or use independent tests, but in the end the truth always comes out.
When we try to replace natural methods with artificial ones often (or closer to always) the side effects are worse than the original problem.
I have weeds growing in my sidewalk cracks. I purchased Round Up yesterday in a nifty case that pumps it out efficiently using a battery. The reason I got this is I want retrofit the case so it pumps white vinegar to use instead! However I was thinking of trying it on a small portion of my sidewalk with the most weeds growing so not to go to waste.