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Pesticides/Overuse
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Connexions LibraryCanadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 5 - December 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 3 - June 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Library: Agriculture and Farming Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on farming and agriculture. GMOs, Glyphosate & Tomorrow ACRES U.S.A. Article 2011 Any time you have a single gene in so many different crops, especially a gene that impacts the normal resistance and defense mechanism in the plant, and you spread that same vulnerability across so ma... How You Can Help Make A Difference Article 1989 Your actions can make a difference. There are a host of things you can do in and around your home to reduce pressures on the environment. Monsanto Crops Pushing Monarch Butterfly to Verge of Extinction Fulton, Deirdre Article 2015 Herbicide-resistant genetically modified crops have brought the iconic monarch butterfly to the brink of extinction, according to a new report by the Center for Food Safety. Monsanto monarch massacre: 970 million butterflies killed since 1990 Article 2015 A shocking statistic released by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday summed up the plight of the monarch butterfly: Since 1990, about 970 million of the butterflies – 90 percent of the total po... New generation: Growing up reading Rachel Carson, scientists unravel risks of new pesticides Mitchell, Alanna Article 2014 Like biologist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring warned about the devastating effects of DDT, a new generation of scientists is trying to figure out if new pesticides -- which are being use... New Seeds, Old Pesticides: A Farmer on 2,4-D and Next Gen GMOs Goodman, Jim Article 2014 I doubt very many people have ever heard or seen a "tank mix." Simply put, it is a mix of several crop chemicals used together to control a variety of weeds. I have not looked into a swirling mix of c... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter June 26, 2017: Public Safety Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 The June 26, 2017 issue of Other Voices, the Connexions newsletter is about public safety. Pesticides, Neoliberalism and the Politics of Acceptable Death St. Clair, Jeffrey Article 2015 In 1900, cancer killed three people in America out of every hundred. Today, it's 33 out of every 100 -- more than one-in-four Americans die from cancer. These figures come from Dr. Joseph Weissman, a ... Pesticides Pick your poison The pesticide scandal: New Internationalist May 2000 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2000 Exposing the dangers of pesticide usage, in both third and first world communities. Why this "cycle of poison" will keep escalating as crops develop resistance. Discussion of viable alternatives, incl... Ruthless Power and Deleterious Politics: From DDT to Roundup Vallianatos, Evaggelos Unclassified 2015 The mix of power and politics in the proliferation of pesticides from DDT to Roundup. Two Decades of Monsanto's Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in India Shiva, Vandana Article 2017 Over the two decades since Monsanto entered India, it has violated laws, deceived Indian farmers by making unscientific and fraudulent claims, extracted super profits through illegal royalty collectio... What Every Environmentalist Needs To Know about Capitalism: A Citizen's Guide to Capitalism and the Environment  Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy Book 2011 A manifesto for those environmentalists who reject schemes of “green capitalism” or piecemeal reform. Magdoff and Foster argue that efforts to reform capitalism along environmental lines or rely solel... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesRam's Horn A watchdog report on food issues and the agribusiness industry. Sources LibraryDDT Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia The ever-darkening shadow of Monsanto-fueled superweeds Donley, Nathan 2017 Investigating the agricultural impacts of use of Monsanto's herbicides, which has led to rapid development of herbicide-resistant weeds which pose difficulties for farmers and lead to further dependen... Global effects of GM crops questioned Vidal, John 2011 Twenty Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups have published a damning study, saying that GM (genetically modified) crops have failed to increase yield, whil... Glyphosate's Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases Samsel, Anthony; Seneff, Stephanie 2013 Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®, is the most popular herbicide used worldwide. The industry asserts it is minimally toxic to humans, but here we argue otherwise. Residues are found in th... Monsanto's Worst Fear May Be Coming True Latham, Jonathan 2015 The Chipotle restaurant chain decides to make its product lines GMO-free -- a trend that may be a threat to Monsanto's goal of controlling the food industry. |
