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pesticide drift. credit: G. Amos and D. Zamora.

Pesticide Drift Takes Its Toll

Lindsey Blomberg agricultural, agriculture, air, airborne, bee, bees, Beyond Pesticides, drift, farm, field, National Pesticide Information Center, pesticide, Pesticide Action Network, population, quality, spray, spraying, toxic, wildlife 0 Comments

Pesticide drift is taking an increasing toll on populations of bees and other wildlife — as well as humans.

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Conventional Agriculture: Far From A Green Revolution

Georgina Guiney agriculture, EPA, farm, farming, fields, glysophate, Green Revolution, health, herbicides, Local Harvest, organic, pesticides, Roundup, spraying, standards, WholeFoods, workers 0 Comments

You call this a revolution? Spraying fields with synthetic chemicals to keep pests down is no way to take care of the planet and its inhabitants’ health.