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Stop Monsanto & Dow's Plot to Sell Even More Toxic GMOs and Pesticides
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    1. Administrator Cindy Smith (+ 3 others)
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      • Administrator Cindy Smith
      • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
      • Secretary Tom Vilsack
      • Secretary of Agriculture (Tom Vilsack)
  2. Created By
    Caleb Laieski
    Phoenix, AZ
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Tell key officials to Reject New 2,4-D-Resistant GMO Crops.

 

Photo Credit: This Present Crisis

Action Credit: Organic Consumers Association

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Don't Deregulate Dow's 2,4-D Tolerant Corn and Soy

To Whom It May Concern

I am writing to urge you not to deregulate a new generation of super-toxic GM crops designed to survive repeated sprayings of the herbicide 2,4-D (a component of the notorious poison Agent Orange).

Monsanto and Dow are promoting these toxic varieties after their first generation of herbicide-resistance Frankencrops generated a growing army of superweeds.

For farmers who were told RoundUp Ready crops would make weed control easier, the super-weeds have been an absolute nightmare. Nearly half of farmers have a problem with these weeds, forcing them to spend more money and time to come back and spray crops with ever more deadly pesticide combinations.

But for Monsanto, Dow and other chemical companies, it's just an opportunity to sell more pesticides. 2,4-D, one of the pesticides Monsanto supplied to the military during the Vietnam War for use in Agent Orange, is linked with cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive problems, neurotoxicity, kidney and liver damage, and birth and developmental defects.

Deregulation of 2,4-D tolerant crops would only increase the use of this dangerous pesticide.


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