by faster | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: October 31, 2019 SNIP: The Silent Spring prophecy that pesticides could “still the leaping of fish” has been confirmed, according to scientists investigating the collapse of fisheries in Japan. They say similar impacts are likely to have...
by faster | Jun 25, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: EcoWatch DATE: June 25, 2019 SNIP: More than 40 percent of insects could go extinct globally in the next few decades. So why did the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week OK the ’emergency’ use of the bee-killing pesticide...
by faster | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: June 12, 2019 SNIP: The UK has been accused of “silently eroding” key environmental and human health protections in the Brexit-inspired rush to convert thousands of pages of European Union pesticide policy into British law. Despite...
by faster | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: June 11, 2019 SNIP: An area twice the size of the UK has been destroyed for products such as palm oil and soy over the last decade, according to analysis by Greenpeace International. In 2010, members of the Consumer Goods Forum, including...
by faster | May 3, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Mongabay for EcoWatch DATE: May 3, 2019 SNIP: With the ruralist lobby now in control of key sectors of the federal government, Brazil is rapidly approving new pesticides for use, some of which critics say are either unnecessary or excessively toxic. During the...
