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Glyphosate Exposure Linked to Severe Depression and Cognitive Decline in American Adults

Big Wine, Health, ICYMI / August 29, 2023

Glyphosate Exposure Linked to Severe Depression and Cognitive Decline in American Adults Widely used in vineyards…..‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples. A new peer-reviewed study released by a group of scientists in Taiwan has revealed an astonishingly strong link between severe depression, cognitive decline and exposure to the …

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COMMENT DEADLINE Aug. 30: Vineyard runoff – water that isn’t clean

Big Wine, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News / August 25, 2023

PLEASE encourage others to send letters also.  During a recent public meeting our voices were outnumbered 30 – 1.  We need to be louder. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, 5550 Skylane Blvd, Suite A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1072 Submit via email to:   NorthCoast@waterboards.ca.gov TALKING POINTS: Hi there, I’m quite sure you are busy, but this one …

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Let Wine Industry Self Police Water Discharges? Heck no. Take action by August 30th 5pm

Big Wine, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, ICYMI, Resources / August 29, 2023

Over 2 million pounds of chemicals a year leaching into depleted water resources furthering the degradation of our water. Please take time to send water board an email. Wine industry has written tons of letters so we need to respond. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board 5550 Skylane Blvd, Suite A Santa Rosa, CA …

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Sonoma Gets Its (Toxics) Closeup: What’s On Those Vines? by Pam Strayer

Big Wine, Health, News / July 20, 2023

Wine industry can’t be embarrassed enough to change their practices, little changes. It is important to know what is in our wine. We are reposting in case you missed it the first time. Thanks to Pam and her hard work…and for sharing. Has anything changed since this was written?  Here is an eye opening assessment report on …

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Childhood Exposure to Glyphosate Linked to Liver Inflammation and Metabolic Disorder

Big Wine, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, ICYMI / May 12, 2023

Childhood Exposure to Glyphosate Linked to Liver Inflammation and Metabolic Disorder Editors Note: Wine industry #1 user of the herbicide. Sustainable Pulse, long term research study reports: “New research from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health in the U.S. shows that childhood exposure to the world’s most widely used weed killer, glyphosate, is linked …

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EPA Report on Neonics Proves US Has ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ on Its Hands

Big Wine, ICYMI, Rights of Nature / May 11, 2023

EPA Report on Neonics Proves US Has ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ on Its Hands (Common Dreams) Editor Note: These are pesticides used in Sonoma and Napa vineyards. The price paid for a glass of wine doesn’t reflect the real price we pay for environmental degradation. “There’s now no question that neonicotinoids play an outsized role in our …

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