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Glyphosate and other pesticides linked with increased risk of childhood leukemia

Community Rights, Health, News / January 9, 2023

“Researchers used California public records of cancer incidence from 1998-2011, alongside statewide pesticide use reports (California is the only state to make this information publicly accessible and searchable) and land-use data. This combination of methods allowed them to precisely locate pesticide applications by linking them with their respective crops.” Glyphosate and other pesticides linked with …

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Update: Amazing new documentary to be released this winter: “Children of the Vine”

Big Wine, Climate, Health, News / October 1, 2019

“Children of the Vine”, new documentary on the impacts of the wine industry’s “sustainable” practices. (Let’s just stop using this word as it is only greenwashing used by corporations to make you feel good when you buy their products and instead use the word “regenerative” farming ….) “Glyphosate is everywhere throughout our food chain. We …

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Update: Amazing new documentary you can help fund: “Children of the Vine”

Big Wine, Climate, Health, News / May 23, 2019

Update: An initiative to ban glyphosate in Sonoma County was just submitted to the County Clerk. More details shortly on how you can help get the 22,000 signatures needed to be on the 2020 ballot. Special interests will do everything they can to stop this. Profit vs. people, the science is in.  “Children of the …

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Would You Like a Ban On Spraying Pesticides at School? It Could Happen!

Community Rights, Food, Health, News / March 18, 2019

Sign the petition: https://www.mamavation.com/motherhood/bill-bans-spraying-pesticides-at-schools.html Would You Like a Ban On Spraying Pesticides at School? It Could Happen! HealthMotherhood Spraying pesticides in schools, daycares, and other public spaces is a BIG problem. When you spray pesticides, it gets into the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. And there is a …

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Update: Amazing new documentary you can help fund: “Children of the Vine”

Big Wine, Climate, Health, News / March 13, 2019

“Children of the Vine”, new documentary on the impacts of the wine industry’s “sustainable” practices. (Let’s just stop using this word as it is only greenwashing used by corporations to make you feel good when you buy their products and instead use the word “regenerative” farming ….) “Glyphosate is everywhere throughout our food chain. We …

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Court gives Trump administration another chance to argue against pesticide ban

Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Crony Capitalism, Food, Health, News / February 12, 2019

With new studies showing one in two people in the US will get cancer in their lifetimes…… Profit before people… “Attorney Patti Goldman of Earthjustice, the nonprofit representing environmental and farm labor organizations that filed the suit, said the EPA’s strategy under both Pruitt and current Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler is “to delay having to …

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