glyphosate

Glyphosate can trigger aggressive breast cancer when combined with another risk factor

“Another concerning aspect of the new study was pointed out by one of the authors, Sophie Lelièvre, a professor of cancer pharmacology at Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She said, “What was particularly alarming about the tumour growth was that it wasn’t the usual type of breast cancer we see in older women. It was …

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Pam Strayer calls out PD, SF Chron and NB Biz Journal on Sonoma wine industry greenwashing

Pam’s commentary: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/industrynews/wineindustry/10039746-181/sonoma-wine-grapes-business-sustainable-environment https://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/10031318-181/sonoma-county-grape-growers-reach Karissa fails to mention that in 2017, Sonoma’s sustainable wine grape growers used more than 74,000 pounds of glyphosate on their vines. In the meantime, cities in Sonoma and Napa have been banning glyphosate left and right. The entire county of Sonoma banned it from any county owned property as did …

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Will Sonoma Ban Roundup in City Parks?

Sonoma’s Certified Sustainable Glyphosate: Average of 81,319 Pounds Each Year for Four Years in a Row

Pam Strayer, Organic Wines Uncorked : Sonoma’s Certified Sustainable Glyphosate: Average of 81,319 Pounds Each Year for Four Years in a Row Friday, September 13, 2019 Please consider supporting Pam’s work through her website and wine app coming soon> https://winecountrygeographic.blogspot.com/ Sonoma’s Certified Sustainable Glyphosate: Average of 81,319 Pounds Each Year for Four Years in a …

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EPA Urged to Put Public Health Over Monsanto Profits by Banning Cancer-Linked Glyphosate

Follow the money: GMWATCH: Trump aims to force open UK/EU markets to GMOs – within 120 days “The science is clear about glyphosate,” Davidson said. “This dangerous herbicide causes serious health risks, including cancer, and threatens our environment. EPA must do its job and ban this toxic pesticide instead of prioritizing corporate profits.” EPA Urged to …

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Roundup’s Other Problem: Glyphosate is Sourced from Controversial Mines

“Glyphosate, the herbicide’s main ingredient, isn’t manufactured in a lab, but originates in a mine. To produce it, phosphate ore is extracted and refined into elemental phosphorus. While Bayer, which recently bought Monsanto, touts its sustainable mining process, environmentalists contend that the process involves stripping away the soil off mountaintops, which destroys vegetation, contaminates water …

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Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group: June 21st, forum on glyphosate

June 21, 11am to noon. Dr. Carl Winter, University of California Cooperative Extension Food Toxicologist, UC Davis, will present hazards and risks of glyphosate. The June meeting will be held at the Dutton Pavilion at the Shone Farm: 7450 Steve Olson Lane, near Forestville. Time and location may change without notice so do check their …

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