BAN CARCINOGENIC PESTICIDES
Deadliest Early-Onset Cancer Caused By Herbicides?
Colorectal cancer kills more adults under 50 years old than any other cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
One cause may be the pesticide picloram.
When scientists compared the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer to pesticide use by county, the strongest link was to picloram. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto (now Bayer)’s Roundup herbicide, was a close second.
Scientists also used epigenetic fingerprints to pinpoint exposure risks, again finding that
early-onset colorectal cancer is consistently associated with picloram.
The correlation between cancer and counties where picloram is sprayed suggests that exposure is environmental. The data the scientists used to determine pesticide use by county came from the
National Water-Quality Assessment, which measures pesticides pollution of surface waters. Picloram is found in
drinking water in many parts of the country, so it’s likely that’s how people are being exposed, but the scientists noted that “dietary exposure to residues of picloram is plausible as it has been found in grain and meat byproducts, and the effects of long-term use on human health have not been described so far.”
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CORPORATE POWER
Big Tech’s Digital Trade Agenda Is a Danger to Farmers and Food Systems
by GRAIN:
“It is not easy to evade the power and influence of Big Tech companies in everyday life, even for those living in rural communities in the global South where internet access is often limited.
Anyone searching for information on the internet, whether in Brazil, India or Kenya, will most likely use Google’s search engine. If they are in China, they will probably use Baidu’s. If they need to connect with their family or friends, they will probably use one of Meta’s social media or messaging platforms, like Facebook, which controls 75% of the global social media market, and 83% in Africa. When ordering food delivery in Brazil, they will most likely turn to the iFood platform (which holds 80% of the market), and if in Southeast Asia, they will almost certainly use Grab.
Such digital monopolies enable tech companies to gather huge amounts of data from billions of people. This power is in turn being used to expand their control over developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Today, eight of the ten largest corporations in the world are tech companies. Each of them has a market value greater than the GDP of 93% of all countries.”
Read how people around the world are waking up to the dangers of this corporate power.