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Mar 20, 2009 · DuPont’s Teflon changed our lives, but also polluted our bodies. Today, Teflon-like compounds called PFAS are found in the blood of almost all Americans. These “forever chemicals” pollute water, don’t break down, and remain in the environment and people for decades.
Jun 13, 2012 · Monsanto claims the toxin will break down before the corn makes it to your dinner table, but rats fed the GM corn showed organ failure and the toxin has been detected in the bodies of...
Mar 25, 2016 · Shannon Van Hoesen (EWG) The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week (March 23) it will allow farmers to plant a new strain of genetically modified (GMO) corn created by Monsanto to be tolerant of the week killers dicamba and glufosinate without government oversight, a step likely to expand the use of these chemical herbicides.
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Mar 28, 2016 · Genetically modified corn and soybeans were supposed to reduce chemical use on farms, but instead they’ve done the exact opposite by creating herbicide-resistant "superweeds" and increasing the use of Monsanto’s toxic weed killer Roundup. Now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog wants to know how this chemical war on ...
Nov 4, 2019 · In field tests across corn-growing regions of the United States between 2014 and 2017, they found that the GM hybrids typically yielded 3% to 5% more grain than control plants. Some yielded 8% to 10% more, the team reports this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The benefit held regardless of how good or bad the ...
May 23, 2013 · May 23, 2013. Topic. Climate + Technology. Share/Republish. Shutterstock. Monsanto’s Bt corn was supposed to reduce pesticide use. The Environmental Protection Agency said as much when the...
Aug 25, 2012 · Primarily, “drought tolerance” does not mean that these plants can be grown with little to no water. A typical maize crop burns through over half a million gallons of water on the way to harvest – and the physics of turning sunshine, minerals and water into over a hundred bushels per acre of grain doesn’t leave much room for improvement.
