I highly recommend it.
Joanna
Mike Ballard wrote:
>GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS REQUIRE MORE PESTICIDES
>"While the discovery and adoption of GE crop technology has changed
>American agriculture in many ways, reducing overall pesticide use is
>not among them. The average acre planted to glyphosate-tolerant crops
>[Monsanto's Roundup] requires more and more help from other herbicides,
>a trend with serious environmental and economic implications."
>http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/benbrook102804.cfm
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>BIRTH DEFECT RATES SKYROCKET ON FLORIDA FARMS
>The state of Florida launched an investigation last week into illegally
>exposing migrant workers to pesticides. Records show that at least
>4,609 pesticide regulations were violated in the last ten years, but
>only 7.6% of those resulted in penalties. As a result, migrant farm
>workers are unknowingly facing highly dangerous working conditions in
>order to supply the nation with cheap produce. For example, in
>Immokalee, Florida, migrant workers in pesticide intensive tomato
>fields have witnessed three children born with severe birth defects in
>the last three months alone. "People have mentioned to me that maybe
>this has to do with chemicals," says Francisca Herrera, who was told it
>was "safe" to work in the tomato fields for most of her pregnancy.
>Recently Francisca's new baby was born without arms or legs. http://www.organicconsumers.org/OFGU/birthdefects031405.cfm
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