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The Modified Arctic Apple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It
Mother Earth News
According to the Pesticide Action Network's analysis of the most recent USDA data, apples tested positive for 42 pesticides, including organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides. Both are endocrine disruptors, both have suspected neurological effects ...

pesticideaction: MT: @TrueFoodNow Great write up on the #farmbill from @tlaskawy - he explains why we still need it. http://t.co/GnATBONicn

pesticideaction: RT @LarissWalker: #Pesticides are a prime suspect w/ Indiana #bee kills: "The buzz about bees is anything but sweet:" http://t.co/jS603dnhT…

California Regulators Propose Restrictions of Soil Fumigant
eNews Park Forest
Additional evidence from a 2010 report released by the Pesticide Action Network of North American and local community members of Sisquoc, California, reveals that chloropicrin contaminated half of the 57 air samples collected, with average levels of ...

pesticideaction: RT @sustainableag: The #house #ag #farmbill passed last night: a few bright spots and some MAJOR setbacks. Our take - http://t.co/KK72c65fb…

pesticideaction: RT @PAN_UK: Martinez school district to explore ways to reduce pesticide use - San Jose Mercury News http://t.co/ZTuuXRXJ7B

pesticideaction: Did you know that the #farmbill can affect everything from #bees to #kidshealth? Learn more from Dr.@MargaretatPAN http://t.co/wu2LO4zFZj

pesticideaction: RT @KristinAtPAN: Great case for having our say RT@foodfirstorg: Farm Bill Fiasco--What Now? http://t.co/bHkRLz2nNJ via @HuffPostGreen

pesticideaction: RT @MargaretatPAN: MT ‏@sustainableag #sustainableag's priority amendments @ today's #farmbill markup: http://t.co/SFxFEn5nqj #fairfarmbil…

pesticideaction: RT @grist: This app helps you avoid supporting Monsanto and other terrible companies http://t.co/wRtStbzEXo

pesticideaction: RT @BetteMidler: read last paragraph. Deadly. Supreme Court rules for Monsanto in Indiana farmer's GM seeds case http://t.co/HTkKM97Ftd vi…

pesticideaction: RT @FarmBillPrimer: Two charts for tracking today's House Ag Committee #FarmBill markup! http://t.co/FCmWXN8Suc and http://t.co/o21QiGyP7D

pesticideaction: MT @sustainableag: Follow key #sustainableag #farmbill amendments here http://t.co/Brk2VgCoK3 & a full list here http://t.co/2yNqlqIP79

pesticideaction: RT @foe_us: Bayer’s pesticides killing birds and #bees: Tell Home Depot, Lowe’s to stop selling them. Click to act: http://t.co/1oZjVuNI9d

pesticideaction: RT @PAN_UK: South Asia rethinks #pesticides use on farms amid concerns http://t.co/3Rt0IteQzU via @dw_english

pesticideaction: RT @sustainableag: Follow #sustainableag's top priority amendments during today's #farmbill markup: http://t.co/Di55aJz6Hb #fairfarmbill th…

pesticideaction: RT @liverealninja: The quick & dirty on today's #FarmBill amendments, in one lovely chart: http://t.co/lfR9dLF45u from @FarmBillPrimer #Fai…

pesticideaction: RT @sustainableag: Here we go - @HouseAgNews #farmbill markup is about to start. Got your trusty C-SPAN live feed fired up yet? http://t.co…

pesticideaction: RT @MargaretatPAN: MT ‏@sustainableag NSAC is tracking key amendments in the Senate Ag Comm #farmbill today - follow along here: http://t.c…

pesticideaction: RT @sustainableag: We're tracking a series of key amendments in the Senate Ag Comm #farmbill markup today - follow along here: http://t.co/…