Posted on 06/06/2019 6:10:44 AM PDT by McQ444
Parks are New Yorkers’ oasis. They’re where we escape the crowds, the din of traffic, and our often tiny apartments; where we play with our children, walk our pets, and relax in the sun. Parks should be a place where New Yorkers can relax and play without being exposed to dangerous chemicals. So why is a herbicide believed to cause cancer being sprayed in our parks? The New York City parks department is a prolific user of Roundup, a popular weedkiller sold by Monsanto. Yet research by the World Health Organization has linked the active chemical in Roundup, glyphosate, to cancer – a finding buttressed by several major civil suits recently brought against Monsanto. You may not hear about the dangers of Roundup from the Trump administration or the various agencies that are supposed to protect the American public from dangerous toxins. Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that there is no risk to public health from glyphosate if it is used in accordance with label instructions. The EPA even went a step further, adding that glyphosate is not a carcinogen.
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Now the lunatic Guardian is worried about Carl Schurz Park. Can’t make this up.
“a finding buttressed by several major civil suits recently brought against Monsanto”
A majority vote from 12 citizens is not scientific proof.
Cousin Jeffrey?
There seems to be real disagreement as to whether or not Glyphosate is a carcinogen.
If that is difficult, then how can something as complex as Climate Change be “settled science”?
“linked to cancer”, “linked”. Aging is strongly linked to cancer. People should worry more about the absorption of solvents through the skin & lungs.
and if it were, few park visitors eat the grass.
Beware the cancer boogeyman ...
And shun the frumious bandersnatch.
No, but a class action lawsuit against Monsanto/Bayer is enough to get companies like Home Depot to stop selling their own HDX version of the same chemical(Glyphosate).
I bought every bottle my local Home Depot store had in stock about a month ago because they dropped the price on the concentrate over 50%.
This product will probably go the way of Diazinon granules. I bought 6 bags of that when I heard they were doing away with it. It was the best insect killer you could buy. Especially for carpenter ants.
The Edible Foliage Tour has come back to haunt NY.
One study in France hints at a ink, but nothing definite. Definitely Fake News.
One study in France hints at a ink, but nothing definite. Definitely Fake News.
I heard the guy who got cancer virtually “bathed” in it.
The Guardian has been hearing the ambulance-chasing tort lawyers I hear at almost every 5th TV commercials.
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