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02/27/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Follow the money: Monsanto-influenced lawmakers side with chemical industry, question IARCs findings on glyphosate, threaten to cut funding to the WHO

The strong political influence of the chemical industry was illustrated perfectly in a recent House Science Committee hearing in which Republican lawmakers questioned the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s classification of glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. Taking it one step further, they even threatened to cut off funding for the IARC, which is […]

11/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Shocking study discovers that pollution kills more people than all wars, shootings and natural disasters

Some people still think that pollution is an overblown concern on the part of “tree huggers,” but a new study puts the situation in perspective and illustrates precisely why each and every one of us should be doing our part to stem the problem. The study, which was published in the medical journal Lancet, showed […]

10/30/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Glyphosate to be banned across Europe? Massive war raging, and poison pushing Monsanto is playing dirty

It’s a war of the experts, and Monsanto – the world’s most evil corporation – has billions of dollars riding on the outcome. Highly respected scientists have released reports insisting that glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller – is a probable carcinogen (cancer-causer), while other, equally respected scientists are insisting that it’s […]

10/23/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Monsanto’s RoundUp is more dangerous than we realized: Even the inert ingredients have proven to be dangerous

“Inert ingredient” is a fickle, deceptive term used on pesticide and herbicide labels to shield severely toxic ingredients from safety testing and consumer scrutiny. “Inert” sounds harmless, but these ingredients fly under the radar untested by U.S. regulatory agencies, and as intended, these inert ingredients make “active” ingredients more potent. The “active” ingredient of Roundup herbicide is […]

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