{"id":17243,"date":"2016-02-01T13:22:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17243"},"modified":"2016-02-01T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:22:07","slug":"monsantos-roundup-kills-and-damages-more-than-weeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17243","title":{"rendered":"Monsanto\u2019s Roundup Kills and Damages More than Weeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"headline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2016\/02\/01\/monsantos-roundup-kills-and-damages-more-than-weeds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Monsanto\u2019s Roundup Kills and Damages More than Weeds<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79370 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/uziiw38pmyg1ai60732c4011.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/dropzone\/2016\/02\/shutterstock_109675235-1.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_109675235 (1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protests against Monsanto\u2019s Roundup, with its poisonous, weed-killing glyphosate, have spread around the globe. An arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a probable cause of cancer in 2015. California\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency (CA EPA) recently decided to label it as such.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental groups and activists in Northern California, a region known for its wines, advocate a moratorium on this herbicide as health concerns mount. Roundup is the world\u2019s most widely used pesticide.<\/p>\n<p>Roundup\u2019s active ingredient, glyphosate, was the focus of a January 28 informational event. It was initiated by the Watertrough Childrens Alliance as a fundraiser for a lawsuit against winemaker Paul Hobbs for converting an apple orchard into a vineyard adjacent to schools, thus putting the health of around 500 children at risk by spraying Roundup. The Sierra Club, Sonoma Group, co-sponsored the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Sebastopol Mayor Sarah Glade Gurney welcomed a panel of three experts and around 60 people from Sonoma and Napa counties attended and moderated an active discussion. Attorney Jonathan Evans of the Tucson, Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity, organizer Ella Teevan of the Washington, D.C.-based Food and Water Watch (FWW), and former Petaluma Vice-Mayor and City Council member Tiffany Renee spoke.<\/p>\n<p>Monsanto also makes Roundup Ready, which are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). \u201c93% of soy beans and 80% of corn in the U.S. are grown with Monsanto GMO seeds,\u201d reported Teevan. \u201cFood and Water Watch wants a moratorium on more GMOs and their labeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur food system and how we interact with our environment is broken. Instead of serving people, profit is served. We need to fix our food system,\u201d Teevan added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlyphosate has become a pervasive presence in the environment. 65% of water in some countries has traces of it,\u201d said Evans. \u201cExposure can create a number of problems, including liver and kidney damage. It can even change ones DNA. Our goal is to protect health and keep these products out of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monsanto\u2019s Roundup Kills and Damages More than Weeds Protests against Monsanto\u2019s Roundup, with its poisonous, weed-killing glyphosate, have spread around the globe. An arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a probable cause of cancer in 2015. California\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency (CA EPA) recently decided to label it as such. 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