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Top Herbicide Roundup Could Cause Cancer, Says Study from World Health Organization

March 24, 2015 by Ecology Center

A new study published this week draws the conclusion that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is a likely carcinogen. This study has quickly caught media attention in part because it is coming from a well-respected, international group of scientists connected to the World Health Organization. Categorizing glyphosate as a probable carcinogen is a strong… Read more »

Roundup Found in Breast Milk

June 12, 2014 by Ecology Center

A group of moms have gone to the EPA with their concerns that glysophate, the chemical used in the pesticide Roundup, has made its way into breastmilk. The EPA has said it will review whether glysophate use can continue as is, be curbed or halted in 2015. The studies and research on it will be… Read more »

Tell Congress to Dump the Monsanto Rider

December 13, 2012 by Center.for.Food.Safety

In the wake of Prop 37 there’s still plenty of GMO battles worth fighting, especially on the national level. We’re passing on this message from the Center for Food Safety. To take action, click here… “The biotech industry has quietly inserted a dangerous policy rider into the Agriculture Appropriations bill now being considered in Congress.… Read more »

Sign On to Stop the Monsanto Riders!

August 2, 2012 by Ecology Center

A petition has been circulating to stop riders that slipped into the 2013 House Agriculture Appropriations bill. Dubbed the Monsanto riders, they “would require – not just allow, but require – the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a temporary permit for the planting or cultivation of a genetically engineered crop, even if a federal court… Read more »

Fighting Fire with Facts: Union of Concerned Scientists vs. Monsanto

July 28, 2012 by Union.of.Concerned.Scientists

The courageous Union of Concerned Scientists has launched an ad campaign to counter claims made in Monsanto’s glossy PR campaigns. UCS has run their ads this month on buses and transit stations in Washington D.C., targeting areas near USDA headquarters, the EPA offices, and Capitol Hill. Their hope is that Washington leaders, disproportionately influenced by… Read more »