Glyphosate
Monsanto asks judge to throw out $289M award in cancer suit
Agribusiness company Monsanto has asked a San Francisco judge to throw out a jury's $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said the …
San FranciscoBayer's Monsanto faces broad U.S. glyphosate litigation
Bayer AG's Monsanto unit has urged a California judge to toss the $289-million verdict a jury awarded to a man who said the company's …
HerbicidesFurther setback to banning glyphosate in France
French MPs have once again refused to enter the banning of glyphosate into legislation. EURACTIV France reports.<p>The promise to phase out glyphosate …
HerbicidesI Want To Eat Organic But Can't Afford It
<b>Some people say they can’t afford to eat organic food</b>. But look at it another way. Perhaps they can’t afford not to.<p><b>Organic food is grown without</b> …
Processed FoodQuestions posed over Wrexham dog's mystery death
QUESTIONS have been raised over whether a council’s use of weedkiller led to the death of a family dog.<p>Rebecca Thomas-Leesmith has highlighted the …
News (Wales)Colombia cocaine production acreage at 'record level'
<b>Colombian cocaine production hit record levels in 2017, according to newly released UN statistics.</b><p>The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the acreage under coca cultivation rose to 171,000 hectares in 2017, a 17% increase from 2016.<p>The agency warned production could harm recent peace-building …
World NewsBayer steps up legal fight over weedkiller, asks court to toss $289M jury award
Bayer (OTCPK:BAYRY) is asking a California judge to overturn last month's $289M jury verdict awarded to a man who claimed the company’s …
BusinessBayer Steps Up Legal Fight Over Weed Killer Blamed for Cancer
German company wants California judge to overturn jury verdict and $289 million damage award<p>Bayer AG is stepping up the legal defense of its flagship weedkiller, after a recent verdict in a case alleging the chemical causes cancer sent shares down sharply and raised the prospect of costly plaintiff …
MonsantoIs It OK To Eat Cheerios Again?
An expert explains after the news that the cereal contained a harmful pesticide.<p>A little more than a month ago, the Environmental Working Group broke …
HerbicidesUN: Colombia coca production surges to record high
A new United Nations report finds that cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine has reached an all-time high in Colombia.<p>Annual data released …
News (U.S.)Glyphosate resistance in junglerice confirmed
There has been a lot of publicity in recent years about growers battling glyphosate-resistant pigweed in soybean and cotton crops. But pigweed isn't …
Cambridge UniversityHow to Kill a Liquid Amber Tree
Some trees such as liquid amber resprout from roots left in the ground.<p>Step 1<p>Call a tree service. Removing a tree that is up to 100 feet tall is a …
HerbicidesGlyphosate Industry Fails to Stop US Funding for Global Cancer Agency
In a massive victory for independent science, it was announced Sunday that the U.S. Senate and Congress appropriations committees have deleted text …
HerbicidesCzech Republic to restrict use of glyphosate weedkiller
The Czech Republic will limit the use of substances containing the controversial glyphosate weedkiller as of next year, the agriculture ministry said …
HerbicidesA difficult balance: Science, politics and policy-making on food
The discussion about food policies in Europe is often heated up and quite frequently politicised.<p>The right balance between science, politics and …
Public AdministrationDave Murphy: Will Monsanto's Loss Result In Less Poison In Our Food?
<i>Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com,</i>In November 2016, a very concerning report -- Glyphosate: Unsafe On Any Plate -- was released by The …
HerbicidesRoundup in Your Breakfast? Be Skeptical.
(via KNOW IDEAS Media) Recently, The Environmental Working Group released a report that concluded there are unsafe levels of the herbicide Glyphosate …
HerbicidesBayer: Buy When Blood Is On The Street
On August 16, 2018, Bayer Group completed its acquisition of Monsanto – an expertise in modern agriculture. This acquisition gives rise to a global …
BusinessBayer May Face Next Roundup Cancer Trial Sooner Than Planned
Bayer AG isn’t counting on another trial over its Roundup herbicide until February, but an elderly couple who say exposure to the weed killer gave …
San FranciscoMonsanto sued by Chris Roberts, Jefferson Parish official who cites Roundup for his cancer | NOLA.com
Monsanto Co. was sued Friday (Sept. 14) by Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts, who seeks to blame his cancer on 26 years of exposure to the …
MonsantoMerseyside council using weed killer with confirmed links to CANCER
A Merseyside council is using a weed killer with confirmed links to CANCER, even after a huge US firm was made to pay £220m in compensation to a man …
HerbicidesMonsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer
For three years Dewayne “Lee” Johnson began his workday at 5 am, spraying herbicides on the edges of school parking lots and sports fields in advance …
MonsantoBob’s Red Mill Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Glyphosate Weedkiller Contamination
<b>(NaturalBlaze)</b> Citing a recent report by the Environmental Working Group finding traces of the ‘known carcinogen’ glyphosate in Cheerios, Quaker Oats …
HerbicidesHuge Win! Avaaz Beats Monsanto in Court After Judge Blocks Subpoena to Collect Activists' Personal Information
Monsanto can’t catch a break, not that it deserves one. The $50-billion mega-corporation, now owned by Bayer, has taken a beating this year, both in …
MonsantoYou Have the Right to the Truth
Every day, for eight weeks, I sat in a San Francisco courtroom.<p>I listened as Dewayne “Lee” Johnson described, in excruciating detail, how non-Hodgkin …
MonsantoWith oatmeal growing in popularity, Quaker pitches to health-conscious consumers
Quaker Oats had an “aha moment” about a year ago, said Robbert Rietbroek, senior vice president and general manager for Quaker Oats North America.<p>The brand, which traces its history back to 1877, was largely being marketed to consumers with a focus on emotion and nostalgia — not health.<p>“What’s …
BusinessPeanut Allergy Rise Worries Environmentalists
<b>Dear EarthTalk: Do scientists think there is a big environmental component to the huge rise in peanut allergy cases in recent years?</b><p><i>—Jay Williams,</i> …
EnvironmentalismWeed Killers With Suspected Link To Cancer Banned In Miami Beach
Miami Beach banned weed killers containing glyphosate on all city-owned property, including public parks.<p>MIAMI BEACH, FL — Fearing for the safety of …
Miami BeachOz Roizen: Glyphosate in the food chain, carbs in your diet
I read that the weed killer glyphosate — the one found responsible for causing cancer in that groundskeeper in California — is showing up in …
Athens, GAAmid job-loss rumours over paraquat ban, minister says PM still backs him
DEPUTY AGRICULTURE Minister Wiwat Salyakamthorn has shrugged off rumours about his possible loss of a Cabinet portfolio over his fight against …
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