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Pesticides & Parkinsons: The Evidence Builds

Our friends at Beyond Pesticides posted another study today that links exposure to pesticides to increased incidence of Parkinsons Disease, the affliction suffered by boxer Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox. In reading the post on BP, I discovered a fantastic position paper on the subject that gathers information from the body of studies [...]

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Groups Call for Halting of Strawberry Pesticide

Our friends at PesticideWatch.org asked us to spread the following press release: MEDIA ADVISORY December 10, 2009 For immediate release CONTACTS: Tracey Brieger, Californians for Pesticide Reform Cell: 415.215.5473 Paul S. Towers, Pesticide Watch Cell: 916.216.1082 Scientists, workers & mothers to rally against new carcinogen for California strawberries Multinational pesticide corporation pushing potent carcinogen and water contaminant in California; State regulators’ decision expected in coming [...]

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Roadside Spraying: Unfettered Poisoning or Necessary Cosmetics?

From Maine to California, Florida to Hawaii, a debate about the home use of lawn and garden pesticides is brewing, if not already raging. Fortunately, in most cases, people can make their own decisions. When it comes to spraying along highways, waterways, railroad tracks and everyday byways, that choice belongs to someone else. Municipal workers are [...]

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Dogs, Cats and Pesticides

A report hit the newswires today about two dogs killed almost instantly in an area sprayed by pesticides, just a day after I posed this question to the former owner of a lawn chemical franchise company: “Did customers ever call you complaining that their dogs had died?” His answer: “All the time . . . [...]

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Study Links 2,4-D to Parkinsons

The news media was abuzz yesterday with the release of yet another study linking pesticides with Parkinson’s disease. Eight pesticides were studied, including 2,4-D, which is the active ingredient in the majority of weed ‘n feed products in the U.S. Check on this link: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/09/15/pesticides-linked-to-parkinsons.html

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