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Read "Poison Spring"

I spoke recently to Tony Mitra, a Canadian journalist, about the danger of pesticides. The danger is twofold: pesticides are toxic petrochemicals and governments approve them with scant if any evidence of safety. Add the uncertainty of the industry testing its own products and the mixture becomes hazardous. I urge you to inform yourself by listening to the interview (below) and, above all, read my book: "Poison Spring." https://www.change.org/p/minister-of-health-canada-justin-trudeau-health-canada-prove-glyphosate-is-safe/u/14583474

Glyphosate Talk - Sunrise Center

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It's time to declare a truce in the chemical war on weeds - Seattle GMO | Examiner.com

It's time to declare a truce in the chemical war on weeds - Seattle GMO | Examiner.com : "As the war on weeds gears up for summer, the London-based Institute for Science in Society publishes a Manifesto on Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®. The Manifesto was published today, June 8, and already 155 scientists and medical professionals have signed, calling on all governments to ban glyphosate-based herbicides.  The Manifesto states in part: “We, the undersigned international scientists and medical professionals, call on governments at all levels to ban the spraying of glyphosate herbicides. As professionals who have read the literature on glyphosate herbicides and their effects, we have concluded that they are causing irreparable harm.   The World Health Organization’s recent reclassification of glyphosate as a 'probable human carcinogen' is only a small part of the known toxicity of glyphosate herbicides. Chronic exposure to glyphosate herbicid

Presentation, Beyond Pesticides Forum, Orlando, Florida, April 17-18, 2015

From Agricultural Justice, Age of Organics, and Alligators, the 33rd National Pesticide Forum.  Watch Video Presentation

Town Hall Seattle presentation of "Poison Spring," April 13, 2014

The EPA’s Hidden Secret 7:30PM, Sunday, April 13, 2014 Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. DETAILS PARTNERS DISCUSS Since its inception  in 1970 , the Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked with keeping our food, rivers, and farms safe from chemicals and other harmful substances.  Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA  reveals the unknown side of the EPA, one where pesticides and insecticides are approved substances. According to author  E.G. Vallianatos , the EPA allows millions of pounds of synthetic chemicals and substances to be deposited into our water systems and food every day. Drawing on extensive field interviews, as well as his 25 years as an EPA employee, Vallianatos traces the vein of corruption, political pressures, and corporate interests that have transformed the agency into a protector of the “chemical-industrial complex.” With co-author  McKay Jen

Texas Public Radio Interview, April 8, 2015.

The EPA has a reputation as a liberal, green agency working towards conserving our natural resources. But how true is this assumption? Listen Listening... 21:00 Listen to our conversation here. Author E.G. Vallianatos worked for twenty-five years at the EPA, which he says he loves, but is not afraid to criticize. In his book  Poison Spring , Vallianatos asks if the EPA shouldn’t be renamed the “Polluter Protection Agency.” Due to scientific evidence indicating high rates of pollution in today’s world, that criticism raises important questions.

The Deleterious Effects of the Pesticides-Government-Industrial Complex in Oregon

TUESDAY , 27 JANUARY 2015 / TRUTH-OUT.ORG In 10 Years, No One in Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: Three Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable From Finland to California, the cities of the future are here. Despite Obama's Call for Cheap, Fast Internet, Many Cities Aren't Allowed to Provide It Obama hailed the benefits of an open internet in his State of the Union address. Here's how he's trying to make it happen. HOME BUZZFLASH SPEAKOUT PROGRESSIVE PICKS ABOUT US DONATE The Deleterious Effects of the Pesticides-Government-Industrial Complex in Oregon Monday, 26 January 2015 14:51 By  Evaggelos Vallianatos ,  SpeakOut  | Op-Ed font size       Print   0       Email Clearcut forest, Highway 36 Corridor, Lane County, Oregon. (Photo: Eron King) It was with heavy heart I started reading a recent report of Oregon Health Authori