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Fencing the countryside EDITOR: When I think of Sonoma County, I think of a picturesque drive through the countryside, through fields with cattle, orchards and wine grapes, trees and mountains surrounding me. The vistas are so wonderful and are the attraction for a dynamic tourism industry. All of this is in jeopardy if our supervisors vote for …
Killing us slowly: “They found that even at approved regulatory levels, the weedkiller causes embryonic development failure, significant DNA damage, and also interferes with the animals’ metabolism and gut function.” No Shame: Wine industry stop using this toxic product. New research highlights impacts of Roundup weedkiller on wildlife Published: 18 December 2020 Even at approved …
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Word is coming out from wildlife rescue organizations to please put water out in your yards for birds and animals fleeing the fires in Sonoma County. They really need our help. If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens …
“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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Center for Biological Diversity: Rat Poison Found in 85 Percent of Tested Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Fishers For Immediate Release, December 12, 2018 Contact: Jonathan Evans, (510) 844-7118, jevans@biologicaldiversity.org Analysis: Rat Poison Found in 85 Percent of Tested Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Fishers Poisonings Prompt California to Reassess Super-toxic Rodenticides SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A new state analysis has documented …
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Center for Biological Diversity: Breaking: We Just Sued Trump to Save Polar Bears Just minutes ago we sued Trump to stop one of the most dangerous fossil fuel projects ever proposed in the heart of the Arctic. This lawsuit challenges Hilcorps’ Liberty project, a massive offshore drilling operation in federal waters where polar bears …
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