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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roundup</span></a> </p><p>The corporation behind Roundup <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.</p><p>by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025</p><p>"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Insecticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insecticide</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rodenticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rodenticide</span></a>, and Fungicide Act, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FIFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIFRA</span></a>. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicides</span></a> with warnings about cancer, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirthDefects</span></a>, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment.</p><p>"The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug.</p><p>"In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalIndustry</span></a> as it was in his first. </p><p>"'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/03/21/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/VsfWE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/VsfWE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Link for public comment:<br><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-</span><span class="invisible">OPP-2024-0562</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlyphosateKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlyphosateKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonsantoKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonsantoKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RunOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoundupReady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoundupReady</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microbiota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeKilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeKilling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayerKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BayerKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterForBiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterForBiologicalDiversity</span></a></p>
Canadian Association For Food Studies<p>Titans of Industrial Agriculture: How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It Matters</p><p>Featured in 2025 CAFS Social, Book Launch and Awards Ceremony </p><p>Details and Tickets: <a href="https://foodstudies.info/news-conferences/upcoming-conference/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foodstudies.info/news-conferen</span><span class="invisible">ces/upcoming-conference/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CongreSSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CongreSSH</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FoodStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodStudies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TorontoFoodie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorontoFoodie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FoodWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWays</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FoodPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FoodArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodArt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CAFS2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAFS2025</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ACEA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACEA2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BooksAboutFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksAboutFood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FreeBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IndustrialAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialAg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fertilizer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Agribusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agribusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IndustrialFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialFarming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SocialCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCosts</span></a></p>
Church of Jeff<p><a href="https://youtu.be/Pj1rxI-d5wg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Pj1rxI-d5wg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Family Farms and Small Businesses are the "E" In DEI</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FamilyFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyFarms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FarmBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmBill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RuleByCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuleByCorporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biofilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biofilms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unwashed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unwashed</span></a> hands: FDA found violations at McDonald’s ex-onion supplier</p><p>The outbreak sickened at least 104 across 14 states, killing one and hospitalizing 34.</p><p>Beth Mole – Jan 13, 2025</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/01/fda-noted-unsanitary-conditions-unwashed-hands-at-mcdonalds-ex-onion-supplier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/01</span><span class="invisible">/fda-noted-unsanitary-conditions-unwashed-hands-at-mcdonalds-ex-onion-supplier/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gross</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/McDonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDonalds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FactoryFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactoryFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashYourHands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashYourHands</span></a>!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2014: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Din%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diné</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> : A Report on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoNation</span></a> Food System and the Case to Rebuild <br>a Self Sufficient Food System for the Diné People</p><p>by the Diné Policy Institute, April 2014</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE</span></a> on the Navajo Nation</p><p>"GMO/GE seeds are currently being used on the Navajo Nation by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoAgricultureProductsIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoAgricultureProductsIndustry</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAPI</span></a>), located near the chapters of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hogback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hogback</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UpperFruitland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UpperFruitland</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shiprock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shiprock</span></a> including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMOCorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMOCorn</span></a> purchased from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a>. As the region remains a major agricultural hub for many Diné farmers, the risk of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMOContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMOContamination</span></a> of Diné crops, particularly corn, is high. Furthermore, NAPI’s production of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/alfalfa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alfalfa</span></a> also utilizes GMO seed, which many Diné livestock owners purchase under the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoPride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoPride</span></a>' brand, so GMO/GE feed is entering the Navajo Nation food system through NAPI products.</p><p>"In terms of Diné cultural perspectives, Diné knowledge holders, elders, and farmers have criticized the practice of GMO/GE by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biotech</span></a> industries throughout Diné Policy Institute’s research and Food Sovereignty Initiative, stating that these practices are in direct violation of our teachings; of the Diné Fundamental Laws and our relationship and duty with plants and animals, particularly with our relationship with corn, our most sacred plant, and have stated that GMO/GE threatens the Diné way of life. As GMOs/GE pose such a large threat to Diné famers, Diné seeds, and Diné lifeways, and go against our most basic teachings, it is vital that the Navajo Nation and Diné people address both the presence of GMO/GE food and seeds on the Navajo Nation as well the potential future risks of GMO/GE to Diné Agriculture.</p><p>Ban on GMO/GE Seeds and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> on the Navajo Nation</p><p>The technologies and legalities of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneticModification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticModification</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneticEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticEngineering</span></a> are in direct contradiction to Diné Food Sovereignty. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> ownership and control of seeds threaten the future of Diné agriculture; Diné people must control their seeds and agricultural practices in order to rebuild a self-sufficient food system that provides healthy foods for Diné people and also ensures the continuation of Diné agriculture and lifeways. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that Diné people, Farm Boards and Committees, Chapters, and the Navajo Nation move to ban GMO/GE seeds on the Navajo Nation. As GMO/GE seeds are already being used on the Navajo Nation by the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI), this will require NAPI to change agricultural practices and policies, and end the purchase and production of GMO/GE crops. Recent State legislations have outlawed the banning of GMO/GE seeds in many counties; counties and states in the United States where people have the authority to ban GMO/GE seeds are becoming increasing rare. Therefore, the Navajo Nation and the Diné people have a unique opportunity to enact what many cannot through an assertion of Diné Sovereignty.</p><p>Native Seed Protections</p><p>"In addition to banning GMO/GE seeds, the Navajo Nation and Diné people should also consider enacting legal protections for our Diné seeds, to hold biotech corporations accountable for contamination of Diné seeds if this does occur. This is particularly urgent as legislation and court decisions at the state and federal level are making it increasingly difficult to hold biotech companies responsible for the contamination of heritage, heirloom, and non-GMO/GE seeds. One example of this is the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonsantoProtectionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonsantoProtectionAct</span></a>,' a piece of federal legislation.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedBanks</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibraries</span></a></p><p>"Diné people can begin to protect Diné seeds and provide access to heritage, non GMO/GE seeds through the creation of community Seed Banks and Seed Libraries. Seed banks store seeds, while seed libraries allow people to take seeds to grow, provided that they give some seeds back from what they grow after harvest. Diné seed banks and libraries would also provide access to seeds for growers, addressing a concern of famers in the Community Food Assessment – that they didn’t have access to Native seeds. Seed Banks can include state of the art technology, such as that used by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeSeedSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeSeedSearch</span></a> in Tucson, AZ. However, this is not necessary; Diné and other Native people historically stored seeds in clay jars, recent excavations of such seed preservation methods in the Midwest have produced seeds that were able to grow after 800 years. The seed bank in Tesuque Pueblo in New Mexico stores seeds in jars in a dark and cool in-ground cellar.</p><p>Education</p><p>"GMO/GE ingredients are in the majority of foods that Diné people are eating and GMO/GE seeds are on the Navajo Nation, however, most Diné people are unaware of the existence of these practices. Therefore public education and outreach on genetic modification and genetic engineering for both Diné people and Navajo Nation leadership is needed."</p><p>pages 78-79</p><p><a href="https://www.dinecollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dpi-food-sovereignty-report.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dinecollege.edu/wp-content/upl</span><span class="invisible">oads/2018/04/dpi-food-sovereignty-report.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMOs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2010: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Navajo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navajo</span></a> Commercial Farm Using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneticallyModified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticallyModified</span></a> Seeds, Despite Global Protests</p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, June 16, 2010</p><p>"While <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> protest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a>’s genetically modified seeds around the world, the Navajo Nation’s commercial farm, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoAgriculturalProductsIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoAgriculturalProductsIndustries</span></a>, continues to use these seeds for commercial crops. </p><p>"Haitian farmers are now burning donated Monsanto seeds. In India, thousands of farmers committed suicide after switching from traditional seeds to genetically modified seeds. In Chiapas, Mayan farmers have refused to use the seeds which damaged heritage seed stock. Cross pollination from genetically modified seeds can endanger crops from ancient seed stock in the region.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Navajos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navajos</span></a> have long planted century-old corn using traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DryFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DryFarming</span></a>. Navajos relied on the stars to know when to plant and sometimes planted in spirals, according to Navajo elders in Rock Point, Arizona.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"However today the Navajo commercial farm boasts on its website that it plants genetic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridCorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridCorn</span></a> seed purchased from '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PioneerSeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PioneerSeed</span></a> Company, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syngenta</span></a> Inc., and Monsanto companies." The commercial farm, NAPI, is located on the Navajo Nation near Farmington, N.M., and grows commercial food crops, including corn for potato chips, along with potatoes, wheat and other crops.</p><p>"Around the world, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a> and genetically modified seeds have meant death for Indigenous Peoples and their crops."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The area of northwest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> has been known as a 'US Sacrifice Area,' since the 1970s. It is the Navajo people who<br>have been sacrificed, by way of the US government working in collusion with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> and the elected Navajo Nation government.<br> <br>"While <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAPI</span></a> continues to use genetically modified seeds on its commercial farm, NAPI also has a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RaytheonMissile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaytheonMissile</span></a> manufacturing plant located on the commercial farm where the crops are grown, a fact many would like kept secret. The fact that the Raytheon Missile factory is located on the Navajo farm was censored by Indian Country Today in 2006. At that time, Cuba was expressing interest in purchasing food products from NAPI and Indian Country Today editors demanded<br>that no research be done on Raytheon's missile plant at the farm or any possible pollutants discharged from Raytheon."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/06/navajo-commercial-farm-using.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/06</span><span class="invisible">/navajo-commercial-farm-using.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMOs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Chapter 14 of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KleeBenally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KleeBenally</span></a>'s book, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoSpiritualSurrender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoSpiritualSurrender</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndgenousAnarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndgenousAnarchy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InDefenseOfTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InDefenseOfTheSacred</span></a>:</p><p>"Although the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoTribalCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoTribalCouncil</span></a> established a mass scale farming initiative called '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoAgriculturalProductsIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoAgriculturalProductsIndustry</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAPI</span></a>),' the farm has stated on its website that it plants genetic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridCorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridCorn</span></a> seed purchased from '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PioneerSeedCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PioneerSeedCompany</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syngenta</span></a> Inc., and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a> companies.' In 2014, in an attempt to 'curb' the diabetes epidemic, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoNationCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavajoNationCouncil</span></a> created a law that raised the sales tax for cheap junk foods sold on Navajo Nation and another removing sales tax from fresh fruits and vegetables. Economic pressure on those already struggling while not addressing the root causes and environmental degradation is par for the course for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> government and Navajo politicians.</p><p>"Instead of directly feeding ourselves and communities, we have become dependent on businesses and corporations that are more concerned with profits than our health and well-being. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BoardingSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardingSchools</span></a> were replete with capitalist indoctrination to forcibly assimilate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Din%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diné</span></a> children into colonial society. The curriculum was designed with a clear lesson: To feed our families we needed jobs. To have jobs we needed to be trained. To be trained we needed to obey. To not have a job means you’re poor. To employ other workers is to build wealth. To build wealth means success."</p><p>Page 302, KleeBenally, NoSpiritualSurrender.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GMOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMOs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismMustDie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismMustDie</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a></p>
dustinthewind.dude<p>¡Sin maíz, no hay país!</p><p>rooting for MX to thumb it to the northern govt's! MX grows our food. what can US do, invade? lol</p><p>> With Help From NAFTA 2.0, US Strikes Brutal Blow Against Mexican Food Sovereignty, Health and Global Biodiversity | naked capitalism</p><p><a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/12/with-help-of-usmca-biden-administration-strikes-decisive-blow-against-mexican-food-sovereignty-health-and-global-biodiversity.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nakedcapitalism.com/2024/12/wi</span><span class="invisible">th-help-of-usmca-biden-administration-strikes-decisive-blow-against-mexican-food-sovereignty-health-and-global-biodiversity.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/NAFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAFTA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glyphosate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/GMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GMO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/FuckNAFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckNAFTA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Monoculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monoculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Bayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bayer</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over ‘excessive’ groundwater pumping, saying it’s a public nuisance</p><p> By GABRIEL SANDOVAL and ANITA SNOW<br>Updated 8:07 PM EST, December 11, 2024</p><p>PHOENIX (AP) — "Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the public health, safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county.</p><p>"The complaint filed in Maricopa County Superior Court alleges that the pumping at a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FondomonteArizonaLLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FondomonteArizonaLLC</span></a> alfalfa farm has had widespread effects in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RanegrasPlainBasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RanegrasPlainBasin</span></a> of La Paz County, harming everyone who depends on basin water by drawing down supplies, drying up wells and causing the ground to crack and sink in some areas.</p><p>"The lawsuit is the latest action by Arizona against foreign companies that use huge amounts of groundwater to grow thirsty forage crops for export because of climate challenges in other countries. Rural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> is especially attractive to international businesses because it has no groundwater pumping regulations.</p><p>"The lawsuit alleges that since 2014, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fondomonte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fondomonte</span></a> has extracted huge amounts of water that accelerated depletion of the basin’s aquifer. The company is a subsidiary of Saudi dairy giant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Almarai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Almarai</span></a> Co."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/arizona-groundwater-pumping-fondomonte-b586786d9e403f50d6725891e74f69ec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/arizona-gro</span><span class="invisible">undwater-pumping-fondomonte-b586786d9e403f50d6725891e74f69ec</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterExtraction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAgribusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAgribusiness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArizonaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArizonaWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibraries</span></a> Are Sprouting Up Around the Pine Tree State</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> libraries have added seed “borrowing” to their growing list of resources.</p><p>By Nora Saks, Downeast Magazine, April 2024</p><p>"Among the study tables and the stacks of books and the periodical reading rooms, at public libraries from North Berwick to Milbridge to Bangor, seeds have suddenly taken root in the catalog — often quite literally, with the drawers of stately old card catalogs now used for little packets of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Whether green-thumbed or plain old green, anyone can drop by for some free garden fodder, which is usually donated by community members, Maine seed companies (like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Johnnys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnnys</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fedco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedco</span></a>), and garden centers.</p><p>"Seed libraries took off early in the pandemic, as many people turned their attention to tending their homes and gardens. Now, libraries tend to pair seed lending with how-to programming, often in partnership with local garden clubs. Some libraries also encourage 'borrowers' to save seeds from their crop and then drop them off at the end of the growing season, but that’s not a requirement (and there are no late fees).</p><p>"Lisa Ladd, director of Bucksport’s Buck Memorial Library, sees seeds fitting nicely into libraries’ broader mission to make knowledge and resources accessible to the public. 'As libraries continue to evolve, we’re always looking for ways to meet the community outside of our walls and offer programs that touch different ages and all walks of life...'"</p><p>More information (including a list of seed libraries):<br><a href="https://downeast.com/home-and-garden/maine-seed-libraries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downeast.com/home-and-garden/m</span><span class="invisible">aine-seed-libraries/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedBanks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSharing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HierloomSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HierloomSeeds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineLibraries</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>10 incredible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UrbanFoodForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanFoodForests</span></a> from around the world</p><p>"If we take a moment to observe nature we realize that a woodland doesn’t require artificial interventions to remain flourishing." – Picasso Food Forest</p><p>Climate Society <br>14th June 2022</p><p>"Everywhere around the world cities are facing the challenge of providing their growing population with fresh, local food. Instead of buying food cultivated in monocultures hundreds of miles away from home, both farmers as well as engaged citizens are turning to a radically different approach. They are transforming school yards, parking lots and even boats into edible food forests.</p><p>"Food forests are the complete opposite of our industrial agricultural model. Instead of large-scale monocrops covered in harmful pesticides, food forests are diverse ecosystems, mimicking natural forests. The different layers of a food forest, ranging from tall fruit and nut trees to fruit bearing shrubs and bushes, vines, roots and other ground-hugging plants, offer a variety of fresh, local, organic produce.</p><p>"Especially for city dwellers, these urban food forests provide a huge opportunity. Rather than depending on the heavily industrialized food system, it enables people in cities to gain access to healthy and sustainable nutrition. In addition, by actively participating in taking care of a food forest, the connection to both nature and community gets an instant boost.</p><p>"These ten inspiring examples of food forests prove that it is possible to provide inhabitants of urban areas with food that is good for both people and planet."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://sustainableurbandelta.com/urban-food-forests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sustainableurbandelta.com/urba</span><span class="invisible">n-food-forests/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrganicGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningWithoutPesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardeningWithoutPesticides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monoculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monoculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polyculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polyculture</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Community <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedBanks</span></a> revive diversity in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>’s Kolli Hills </p><p>By Tamilarasi Krishnan on 24 September 2024</p><p>"Many farmers are now struggling with the high costs of seeds, as the traditional practice of saving a portion of the harvest specifically for seed has largely vanished with the growth of open seed markets. Here, commercially produced varieties offer huge yields but high licensing restrictions, meaning that farmers often cannot save seed as they might have done in the past, because they do not own it.</p><p>"Numerous activists, such as the renowned Vandana Shiva, have voiced concerns over the proliferation of private seed banks in India. Shiva argues that seed monopolies could lead to a loss of diversity, increased seed costs, and a rise in chemical use in seed production. Her advocacy emphasizes the importance of community seed banks in preserving agricultural diversity and supporting local farmers.</p><p>"Despite the dominance of private seed companies, numerous community-based seed banks are now thriving across India, helping farmers to get access to lost varieties without paying high charges. One notable example is the seed bank initiative in Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, which demonstrates the potential of local solutions using native seeds to prevent private firms from dominating the local market.</p><p>"The Kolli Hills region is home to the Mayalali tribes, who have been cultivating traditional millet varieties with the support of community seed banks. The initiative began in 2009 with the establishment of a single seed bank. Today, there are seven such banks operating across the region. These seed banks have successfully conserved over 20 varieties of millet that had not been previously cultivated for nearly a decade."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://rapidtransition.org/commentaries/community-seed-banks-revive-diversity-in-indias-kolli-hills/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rapidtransition.org/commentari</span><span class="invisible">es/community-seed-banks-revive-diversity-in-indias-kolli-hills/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedBanks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSaving</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlantDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalPlantVarieties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalPlantVarieties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonGMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonGMO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HierloomPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HierloomPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HierloomSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HierloomSeeds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityAgriculture</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'Reckless Conduct' of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> Caused <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneMilton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneMilton</span></a>—And Now They Should Pay</p><p>"The failure by our political class to deal with this completely solvable issue is staggering and shameful," wrote one journalist.</p><p>Julia Conley<br>Oct 09, 2024</p><p>[...] "As Nathan J. Robinson wrote in Current Affairs, climate scientists and meteorologists have unequivocally told oil companies and policymakers that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> extraction is causing planetary heating, which has led to higher temperatures in oceans and bodies of water including the Gulf of Mexico, where the rapidly strengthening hurricane formed.</p><p>"But despite the knowledge that fossil fuel giants like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a> had decades ago that drilling for oil and gas would cause '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViolentWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViolentWeather</span></a>' and 'potentially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/catastrophic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catastrophic</span></a> events,' the industry's profits have only grown as the U.S. has continued to subsidize their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>-causing activities.</p><p>"'The failure by our political class to deal with this completely solvable issue is staggering and shameful,' wrote Robinson. 'Many of them have children and grandchildren. Presumably they would like their descendants to inherit a world worth living in. And they could make that happen. Unfortunately, it would require challenging the power and profits of some of America's most influential corporations.'</p><p>"In the Substack newsletter Heated, Arielle Samuelson explained on Wednesday how fossil fuel extraction and planetary heating 'mutated' Hurricane Milton, which stunned weather experts this week as its wind speeds grew at a record-breaking pace, from 60 miles per hour to 180 miles per hour in just 36 hours.</p><p>"It was the second time in recent weeks that a hurricane in the region has intensified quickly; areas that are expected to take a direct hit from Milton are still overwhelmed by the destruction left by Hurricane Helene.</p><p>"Hot temperatures in the planets' oceans and gulfs fuels hurricanes, and as Samuelson noted, scientists say the 'extremely hot' Gulf of Mexico 'was made far more likely by heat-trapping pollutants from the fossil fuel, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cement</span></a> industries.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-hurricanes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/climate-</span><span class="invisible">change-hurricanes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CementIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CementIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigChem</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Egg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egg</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recall</span></a> </p><p>Govt Warns Over 5.4 Million Eggs Sent To Market May "Cause Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death” </p><p>States most affected are <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/FactoryFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactoryFarms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BigAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAG</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Poultry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poultry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FoodBorneIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBorneIllness</span></a> <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/fda-says-over-5-4-224633737.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/fda-says-over-5</span><span class="invisible">-4-224633737.html</span></a></p>
Ben Maas<p>The framing of this U of MN Extension article...</p><p>The focus should be on using less nitrogen fertilizer. Not timing of irrigation & continuation of the over application of fertilizer.</p><p>Aquifers are already stressed. Don't need widespread irrigation</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groundwater</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/10/could-adding-irrigation-to-minnesota.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog-crop-news.extension.umn.e</span><span class="invisible">du/2024/10/could-adding-irrigation-to-minnesota.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Matt Cameron<p>Today I heard the term bigSocial for the first time - I guess it is another one to add to the long list of bigPharma, bigSugar bigTech, bigOil, bigTobacco, bigAg, bigFood, bigBanks and bigData - each representing powerful industries that shape global markets and policies.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigSocial</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigPharma</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigSugar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigSugar</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigTech</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigOil</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigTobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigTobacco</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigAg</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigFood</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigBanks</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigData</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>Brazil launches ‘war’ on widespread fire outbreaks & criminal arsonists</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/brazil-launches-war-on-widespread-fire-outbreaks-criminal-arsonists/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/08/braz</span><span class="invisible">il-launches-war-on-widespread-fire-outbreaks-criminal-arsonists/</span></a></p><p>Fire outbreaks are setting records all over Brazil, with flames burning the Amazon, the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the São Paulo state.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/SlashAndBurn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlashAndBurn</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Cattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cattle</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CorporateDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Arson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arson</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Tinderbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tinderbox</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What the heck is “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CornSweat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CornSweat</span></a>” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous?</p><p>It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.</p><p>"In one 2020 study, researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics analyzed a past summer heat wave in the Midwest and found that cropland — most of which comprised corn in this part of the country — can increase moisture in the air above it by up to 40 percent."</p><p>by Benji Jones<br>Aug 29, 2024</p><p>"Ah, yes, late August in the Midwest: a time for popsicles by the lake, a trip to the county fair, and, of course, extreme humidity made more miserable by … corn sweat.</p><p>"Corn sweat. It’s a thing! And people are talking about it.</p><p>The term refers to the moisture released by fields of corn during hot and sunny weather. Like all other plants, corn transpires — meaning, it sucks up water from the ground and expels it into the air as a way to stay cool and distribute nutrients. Moisture also enters the air when water in the soil evaporates. Together with transpiration, this process is called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/evapotranspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evapotranspiration</span></a>.</p><p>"So, where you find loads of plants packed tightly into one place, whether the Amazon rainforest or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, humidity can skyrocket during hot and especially sunny periods, making the air feel oppressive.</p><p>"That’s what happened this week: A late-summer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> brought record and near-record temperatures to parts of the Midwest where there also happen to be vast fields of corn. With plenty of sunlight and temperatures in the high 90s, it was enough to make corn sweat, producing extremely uncomfortable weather.</p><p>"It’s not that corn sweats more than other plants — an acre releases less moisture on average than, say, a large oak tree — but the Midwest has a lot of corn in late August. In Iowa, for example, more than two-thirds of the area is farmland, and corn is the top crop (followed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soybeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soybeans</span></a>, which, by the way, also sweat)."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Again, it’s not just crops across the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midwest</span></a> that release moisture, increase humidity, and make summers feel disgusting (I know firsthand; I grew up in Iowa). The millions of acres of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prairie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prairie</span></a> that industrial farmland replaced — mostly to feed livestock and make ethanol — would have also produced loads of moisture, Basso said.</p><p>"But there are some key differences between native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialFarmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialFarmland</span></a>, he added. '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePrairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePrairies</span></a> are diverse ecosystems with a variety of plant species, each with different root depths and water needs, helping to create a balanced moisture cycle,' he told me. 'In contrast, corn and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/monocultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monocultures</span></a> are uniform and can draw water from the soil more quickly.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/369117/corn-sweat-explained-heat-wave-midwest?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/down-to-earth/369117/c</span><span class="invisible">orn-sweat-explained-heat-wave-midwest?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndustrialAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetbulb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wetbulb</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fieldworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fieldworkers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeatWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatWaves</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries</p><p>"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countries</span></a></p><p>The dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia<br>List of toxins>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animals</span></a></p><p>Paraquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers<br>"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/par</span><span class="invisible">kinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Paraquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paraquat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/agrochemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agrochemicals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Syngenta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syngenta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>litigation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/neurotoxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxicity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Parkinsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinsons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/APVMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APVMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/lagging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lagging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
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