AGENT ORANGE ALERT - TAKE ACTION:
Please watch this 5 minute video with the daughter of a Vietnam Vet to learn about the generational diseases she lives with - attributable to her father's exposure to Agent Orange, an herbicide manufactured by Dow and Monsanto.
They claim that Agent Orange is safe.
Kelly and the hundreds of thousands of Vets and their children know better. And yet, the USDA is poised to approve Dow's 2,4-D GMO crops. 2,4-D is one of two herbicides that make up Agent Orange and was recently banned in Australia.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH 2,4-D HERBICIDE AND DOW'S 2,4-D GMO CROPS?
One word: Everything.
Beyond threats to clean water and health, 2,4-D has a notorious history of drift, killing most plant life that it touches and putting non-GMO and organic crops at risk. And when damages occur, as usual, the agrichemical/biotech companies get off Scott-free. Rather than forcing organic gardeners and farmers to defend themselves against 2,4-D drift, the USDA needs to change its priorities, get out of bed with Big Ag, and start working to protect our environment and help farmers farm without poisons.
We need your voice. The USDA's public comment period original deadline was Feb. 24 but is extended through March 11th. Tell the USDA to reject Dow's 2,4-D GMO crops.
READ MORE:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/24d-herbicide-zb0z1402zsto.aspx
COMMENT DIRECTLY to the USDA:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2013-0042-0050
And sign Center for Food Safety's petition:
http://dow-watch.org/
Comment time is over. We will see where this goes. SCARY stuff.
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