Glyphosate (aka Roundup) and Smoking Really Do Cause Cancer!
Remember the decades of denial about whether or not smoking causes cancer, courtesy of tobacco industry corporate types? Well, no one denies it now.
Here's a quote to make you ponder: As late as 1960 only one-third of all US doctors believed that the case against cigarettes had been established. (from http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/21/2/87.full)
It's good to see that glyphosate (Roundup) is finally being exposed for its nastiness, after more than three decades of denial. In 1985, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) classified glyphosate as a carcinogen, then reversed itself in 1991 under pressure from Monsanto executives. Since then, the evidence has continued to pile up:
1. Animals treated with glyphosate develop kidney, pancreatic, and other tumors.
2. Farmers who use glyphosate have higher rates of cancer.
3. Glyphosate is shown to damage DNA and chromosomes, which is one way to induce cancer.
I am quoting an article (http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/glyphosate-faq_64013.pdf) that cites conclusions of the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and no, these organizations do not hastily jump to conclusions.
Admittedly, pesticides do increase agricultural yields, and people need to eat. Unfortunately, the heavy use of glyphosate has led to plants developing genes for resistance to this chemical. In ten states, glyphosate-tolerant horseweed not only survives but thrives, in some cases reportedly doubling its height in areas sprayed with Roundup. This has led to an increase in the volume and frequency of pesticide spraying, and therefore increased levels of exposure to this poisonous chemical.
Where will this toxic spiral lead?
To those of you out there spraying Roundup on weeds FOR LESS THAN COMPELLING REASONS, need I remind you that no one has ever been slaughtered by a dandelion?
Here's a quote to make you ponder: As late as 1960 only one-third of all US doctors believed that the case against cigarettes had been established. (from http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/21/2/87.full)
It's good to see that glyphosate (Roundup) is finally being exposed for its nastiness, after more than three decades of denial. In 1985, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) classified glyphosate as a carcinogen, then reversed itself in 1991 under pressure from Monsanto executives. Since then, the evidence has continued to pile up:
1. Animals treated with glyphosate develop kidney, pancreatic, and other tumors.
2. Farmers who use glyphosate have higher rates of cancer.
3. Glyphosate is shown to damage DNA and chromosomes, which is one way to induce cancer.
I am quoting an article (http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/glyphosate-faq_64013.pdf) that cites conclusions of the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and no, these organizations do not hastily jump to conclusions.
Admittedly, pesticides do increase agricultural yields, and people need to eat. Unfortunately, the heavy use of glyphosate has led to plants developing genes for resistance to this chemical. In ten states, glyphosate-tolerant horseweed not only survives but thrives, in some cases reportedly doubling its height in areas sprayed with Roundup. This has led to an increase in the volume and frequency of pesticide spraying, and therefore increased levels of exposure to this poisonous chemical.
Where will this toxic spiral lead?
To those of you out there spraying Roundup on weeds FOR LESS THAN COMPELLING REASONS, need I remind you that no one has ever been slaughtered by a dandelion?
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