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News & Articles By Cassie B.
12/06/2020
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By Cassie B.
More toxins approved as food: FDA announces GMO cottonseeds will soon be “safe” for human consumption
The FDA has approved a new protein-packed source of food for human consumption that tastes like chickpeas, but that doesn’t mean you should be lining up to buy it. The new food is genetically modified cottonseed, and proponents are claiming it could solve world hunger – a pretty typical empty promise that has been made […]
10/10/2020
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By Cassie B.
Study warns US farmland is now 48 TIMES more TOXIC to insects: Are neonicotinoids to blame for the impending “insect apocalypse?”
Researchers have determined that the nation’s farmland is now 48 times more toxic to insects than it was just 25 years ago, and much of this rise in toxicity is being blamed on the widespread use of a dangerous category of pesticides known as neonicotinoids. The study, which was published in the PLOS ONE journal, […]
10/01/2020
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By Cassie B.
Pesticides have made agriculture 48 times MORE toxic to insects in the past 25 years… what’s it doing to your food?
In case you had any doubt how dramatically pesticides are harming our environment, one recent study found that pesticides have made agriculture a remarkable 48 times more toxic to insects over the past quarter century. This incredible decline in such a relatively low amount of time is due in no small part to the contribution […]
09/23/2020
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By Cassie B.
STOP supporting Bayer, urges campaigner: Shareholders must prioritize public health and the environment
Environmentalist Dr. Rosemary Mason recently wrote an open letter to shareholders of Bayer Crop Science and the company’s chairman, Werner Wenning, outlining some very serious concerns about the company’s dangerous practices. In her appeal to shareholders, she asks them to stop funding Bayer and to put human health and nature first. She explains how their […]
09/19/2020
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By Cassie B.
California is going after another dangerous pesticide: Chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain damage
California is going after a very dangerous agricultural pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children. At the end of this year, farmers will no longer be allowed to use chlorpyrifos in a move that Governor Gavin Newsom characterized as a “big win for children, workers and public health in California.” Chlorpyrifos is […]
08/13/2020
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By Cassie B.
Researchers warn about the ecological disaster headed for humanity because of our overuse of pesticides
Scientific evidence continues to mount indicating that humanity is on the brink of an ecological disaster thanks to the overuse of pesticides. A new report by environmentalist Dr. Rosemary Mason entitled, “Why Does Bayer Crop Science Control Chemicals in Brexit Britain?” discusses how Bayer has been holding secret meetings with members of the British government […]
08/06/2020
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By Cassie B.
Uncovering the truth about pesticides in food
Every year, six billion pounds of pesticides are used around the world. The effects of all this pesticide use are felt in every aspect of our lives because these chemicals are incredibly pervasive. Even if you eat organic – and you definitely should – it is still hard to avoid pesticide exposure entirely. That’s unfortunate […]
02/19/2020
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By Cassie B.
Bayer and BASF ordered to pay $265 million to Missouri peach farmer in dicamba weedkiller lawsuit
A Missouri peach farmer has been awarded $265 million in a crop damage lawsuit after he says Bayer and BASF encouraged farmers to spray a difficult-to-control weedkiller in an irresponsible manner. Bill Bader sued the companies after thousands of his fruit trees were damaged by the herbicide dicamba, which drifted in from cotton fields nearby […]
02/07/2020
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By Cassie B.
America continues to use 100 herbicides and pesticides that are BANNED in other countries
You’ve heard about the dangers of certain pesticides, but perhaps you figure that if farmers are still allowed to use them, they can’t be that bad, right? If you live in the U.S. and you put your trust in regulators, you could be in for a rude awakening as a sobering new study shows that […]
01/24/2020
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By Cassie B.
Continued pesticide use ENDANGERS farm workers and children… why are the risks still being ignored?
Most of us can choose to buy organic produce to avoid the dangers of pesticides to some degree, but the same can’t be said of farm workers and children living in the vicinity of conventional farms. Study after study has alerted us to the havoc that exposure can wreak on health. Why are these risks […]
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