“The Environmental Protection Agency has refused a petition that aimed to ban the sale of a powerful pesticide linked with cancer — and while already available, a surge in sales is expected as scientists ready a new crop resistant to the chemical.
Not only has the EPA rejected a petition that sought to prohibit the domestic sale of the dangerous 2,4-D pesticide — a key ingredient in Agent Orange — but the main manufacturer of the chemical predicts that sales will skyrocket in the coming months. The reason, it would seem, is that Dow Chemicals is awaiting federal approval of a genetically engineered crop they’ve created that will be resistant to 2,4-D.
If approved, farmers will be able to plant the frankencrop corn variant and douse their fields with the pesticide to eliminate unwanted weeds with greater success. Although 2,4-D isn’t currently used to a large degree on corn fields, all that could soon change for the country’s most successful crop. Opponents argue, though, that the potential side effects of the pesticide are enough to push for a ban on 2,4-D altogether.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental watch group, has argued that expose to 2,4-D has caused in some cases cancer, hormone disruption, genetic mutations and neurotoxicity, reports the New York Times. In voting not to hear the petition against the pesticide, however, the EPA says that they believe there to be a lack of evidence that would be significant enough to raise suspicion.
“After considering public comment received on the petition and all the available studies, EPA is denying the request to revoke all tolerances and the request to cancel all registrations,” the agency says in their explanation this week.
According to the National Resources Defense Council, the truth behind the toxicity of the chemical is quite the contrary.
“This dangerous pesticide is lurking all over the place – from ball fields and golf courses, to front lawns and farms – exposing an enormous amount of the American public to cancer and other serious health risks,” NRDC senior scientist Dr. Gina Solomon wrote earlier this year. “There’s no reason to continue allowing a toxic Agent Orange-ingredient in the places our children play, our families live and our farmers work. EPA must step up and finally put a stop to it.”
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As an outsider looking in, I get the sense that the EPA is most prone to corporate lobbying in the areas where they could provide the most benefit.
In the presence of significant contrary scientific evidence, they’ll still roll over. But give them a pipeline to stop and they’re all over it.
left,
it is a dual mandate. bow to the corporations and big $ power when ever possible, but do some little things that the media will promote as a win for the people and environment.
As far as a pipeline is concerned well since it affects so many people and states it is a tool for “were on your side politics”
well let me just say first hand of what the effects of agent orange can do years after it’s use. my neighbor across the alley from me is 63.was in the jungle of nam when he was 17, when they sprayed our own boys over there. so luiggi comes over to burn a blunt,he says to me, drummer,i’m having a real bad time with these rashes all over my upper torso and back,all breaking out real nasty like,so i says to him lets have a look……rashes all over,and this from……..how many years ago! these very farmers that will be idiot enough to use this shit,well let me just say,these very farmers will be planting different food for their own consumption,because they know just how poisonous this will be to the safety of the food chain..this is insane, to say the least
2-4-D is a herbicide for broad leafed plants. Not a pesticide. It is found in almost EVERY weed&feed type lawn fertilizer sold in the world. Pick up a bag of Scott’s or Ortho lawn food and look at the ingredients.Wish these people would get there junk in a hunk.
Personally I’m more nervous about the genetically modified crops than I am the chemical itself.
That being said; my daughter in laws dad is a Vietnam Vet and has had numerous skin cancers, rashes and other epidermis related health problems for 35+ years. All related to being hosed with agent orange.
What’s funny (or not funny) is that the Malthusian (population control) bent of the central bankers is made to appear as if it’s happening here and there in bits and pieces, is if you can skirt it. GE corn tests have shown that rats stop reproducing after only three generations of eating GE corn.
Most food products worldwide contain corn, and most of that is GE.
Future generations have already been culled and no one is even aware of it.
All that’s left to do is to ensure existing populations are pacified (flouridation) and distracted through mounds of endless disinformation and social programming.
They are putting the dog to sleep and the dog will only dream of the future in the timeless limbo of death.