“It has driven me crazy in the past six years that governments are just oblivious to history. We know that the #tobacco industry lied through their teeth for decades. The lead industry did the same. The asbestos industry did the same. The plastics industry has done the same. The #pesticide industry has done the same.” #climateemergency#healthemergency#lobbys#climatecrisisisahealthcrisis
Agir pour l’Environnement a décidé de saisir en référé le Conseil d’État en vue d’obtenir la suspension de la dérogation autorisant le Movento : un insecticide supposé lutter contre la jaunisse de la betterave. Movento est aussi un néonicotinoïdes, un tueur d'abeilles.
Le glyphosate est l’herbicide le plus utilisé au monde. C’est aussi un mot qui génère d’intenses passions dès qu’il est prononcé. Une étude menée par des scientifiques du Cirad en Martinique montre que l’usage du glyphosate entraine une baisse de la biodiversité dans les champs. Pire, il favorise les espèces exotiques au détriment d’espèces natives, ce qui n’avait jamais été démontré avant chez des animaux.
...Has anyone else noticed there is a global #biodiversity crisis and there are much more pressing issues to worry about than a little less honey? What about the vast cocktail of #chemicalpesticides sprayed over our landscape? The #UKgovernment has just allowed – for the fourth time – the use of a bee-killing #pesticide banned for use in the EU.
The EU’s recent retreat from its ambitious environmental goals may benefit far-right groups, however for the rest of us, it’s a disaster.
Key environmental pledges, such as #pesticide use, green #farming practices, and other environmental reforms, have been abandoned in response to aggressive lobbying and protests by farmers.
"Fipronil and imidacloprid are widely used in flea treatments, which are typically applied to the back of the pet’s neck once a month.These two chemicals are extremely potent neurotoxic insecticides and it is deeply concerning that they are routinely found on the hands of dog owners through ongoing contact with their pet. Pet owners will also be upset to learn that they are accidentally polluting our rivers by using these products.”
"Last spring, #scientists learned of plans to scale back a government database that’s widely used in #pesticide research. Now, following months of advocacy, USGS appears set to restore the beloved public resource, slowing what some experts see as an ongoing erosion of public access to #environmental data."
In celebration of our 35th year defending SF Bay, each month we’re sharing a significant victory that we've won together, highlighting how it’s still making waves today 🌊
La peinture des troncs d' #arbres avec la chaux et de sulfates de cuivre est un processus #agricole important pour atteindre les objectifs suivants :
La couleur citron blanc reflète la lumière du soleil et préserve ainsi l' #humidité et la vitalité des jambes.
Les sulfates de cuivre agissent comme un #pesticide contre les #champignon.
Fermeture des crevasses causées par la culture et l'épandage et ainsi protégeant la jambe des attaques nuisibles. #tunisia#ecologie#nature
British Sugar is the sole buyer and processor of UK-grown sugar, but currently the company provides no way for beet farmers who choose not to use neonics to market their sugar as neonic-free. And as consumers, we have no way of knowing if the sugar we buy is affected.
Sign the petition to tell British Sugar you want them to support farmers who choose not to use neonics.
Les produits à base de S-métolachlore ne pourront plus être vendus dans l'Union européenne après le 23 avril. La date butoir a été avancée de 7 mois, incluant un délai de grâce jusqu'en juillet. 💧
En Bretagne, les métabolites de ce pesticide contaminent la quasi-totalité des cours d'eau testés. 1/
Finished what I hope will be the last #pesticide application in the southern pasture for the rest of the year. I need to do one last pass for hemp dogbane, but I think I got all of the #RussianKnapweed.
The goal here is that it will take the pesticide down into its root system over winter and then we'll have a lot less of it to deal with next year.
Sarrasin bio, quinoa, pommes... Un herbicide méconnu s’infiltre partout
"Un pesticide peu connu contamine les cultures de sarrasin bio : le prosulfocarbe . Dévastateur et « s’incrustant partout », il est pourtant autorisé jusqu’en 2027. Les paysans bio s’en indignent.".
Un #pesticide peu connu contamine les cultures de sarrasin bio : le #prosulfocarbe. Dévastateur et « s’incrustant partout », il est pourtant autorisé jusqu’en 2027. Les paysans bio s’en indignent.
This is sad - this creek is beautiful, has colder water compared to the neighboring creeks, and used to have wild trout. But this is now basically a put and take fishery. Stocked trout may also been exposed to a lot of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers 😞
But I still like fishing and walking along this creek 😊
The U.S. Banned Farmers From Using a Brain-Harming #Pesticide on Food. Why Has It Slowed a Global Ban?
Chlorpyrifos is so harmful that America banned its use on food.
But a top #EPA official made it clear that the U.S. was not ready to support similar protections for the rest of the world under a treaty that restricts #pollutants that travel the globe.