PesticideFreeLiving @PesticideFree_
Pesticide can hurt the environment, organisms, companies, and you! Follow to learn more on how pesticides are harmful and how to live pesticide free. Joined September 2020-
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Did you know in India, in 1958. 100 people died of poisoning in wheat cause by pesticide?
Native Tribes Are Being Poisoned By #pesticides Made By U.S. Companies: bit.ly/313Ir8t @ByondPesticides @NoPesticides
Environmental Factors - including #pesticide exposure - to Blame for Increase in Childhood Cancers - New Coalition Report: bit.ly/2IgOT5w @SustainablePuls @AmericanCancer
"Did Trump just cut guest #farmworkers wages by as much as 50 percent?": tinyurl.com/y587uzx4 @MotherJonesFood @fend4farmworkrs @FarmwrkrJustice
What are your thoughts on pesticides? Pesticides can hurt the environmental like this beautiful scenery. Plz express your concerns!!
Many studies find a high positive correlation between pesticide exposure & various #respiratory pathologies (#asthma, #COPD, #LungCancer) & manifestations (coughing, allergic rhinitis, laryngeal irritation, wheezing, dyspnea[hyperventilating]). #pesticides beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/…
Everything looks better on the big screen. The next-generation #2021Escalade
Some good news! This week, the government of Switzerland announced that it will no longer allow exports of five pesticides that have long been banned in their own country due to known health and environmental harms. More from @KristinAtPAN here: bit.ly/3427qej
#EPA dismisses disproportionate harm to farmworker children from neurotoxic #insecticide Chlorpyrifos, leaves in food supply, rejects #ScientificMethod #pesticidefree beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/…
Today! Don't wait! Time to #RegisterToVote!
Today! Don't wait! Time to #RegisterToVote!
"Treat Farmworkers as Essential, not Sacrificial": on.nrdc.org/3i0NTyU @NRDCFood @fend4farmworkrs @FarmwrkrJustice
In a damaging move for our kids, EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage in children thehill.com/policy/energy-…
Tell #Congress Trump Admin & #EPA must listen to science on plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) which incorporate pesticidal ingredients into crops resulting in residues that can't be washed off & crop-eating insects resistant to incorporated #pesticides secure.everyaction.com/J1aNEh3aJEOtfm…
Here are five tips & tricks from @MOMsOrganicMrkt for shopping with clean water in mind: tinyurl.com/y4o33nhu @PotomacRiver @cleanh2oaction
Farmworkers are left out of social safety nets like sick leave & minimum wage. What do you know of the impact of COVID on vulnerable workers? Join us 7pm on 10/8 to hear from a panel of experts discuss the impact of COVID-19 on farmworkers & meatpackers. bit.ly/mffwp-toll
For years, pesticide industry giants have peddled GE technology kits — & those on the frontlines have born the brunt of the dangers. Join PAN & @HawaiiAction for the 11/17 launch of "Seed Keepers and Truth Tellers: From the Frontlines of GM Agriculture." bit.ly/3d0bONT
Pesticide industry lobbyist emails employees at the Department of Agriculture, demands changes to health guidelines. nytimes.com/2020/09/24/hea…
For European chemical giants, Brazil is an open market for toxic #pesticides banned in their home countries: tinyurl.com/yy5vxjlr. @NoPesticides
90% of #water samples from U.S. #rivers & streams contain 5 or more #pesticides. USGS concludes, “Identification of primary contributors to toxicity could aid efforts to improve the quality of rivers & streams to support aquatic life.” #organicfarming beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/…