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Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

97% of Endangered Species Threatened by 3 Common Pesticides

Author:     Lorraine Chow
Source:     Nation of Change
Publication Date:     April 11, 2016
 Link: 97% of Endangered Species Threatened by 3 Common Pesticides
Stephan:   It is my belief that the function of the state is to enhance wellness from the individual to the planetary. It is the job of the private sector to develop businesses that do this, and they are free to make whatever profit they can. Elon Musk is an example of what I mean. This is the only viable future that I can see. All others lead to dystopia. From that wellness perspective the response to the data contained in this report would be to immediately outlaw the sale or use of these toxins. Control them just as DDT was controlled. I went to Costco today and walking down an aisle experienced an odd sickly smell. I looked over  to my left and saw I was walking past shelves of Roundup. In the United States the function of the state at this moment is to enhance profit wellness is not really a significant consideration; this being the core of the Great Schism Trend.
he Center for Biological Diversity, as well as a number of farmworkers, child-safety and environmental advocacy groups, sent a letter to the EPA last month urging it to ban several organophosphate pesticides that are currently under review.

The Center for Biological Diversity, as well as a number of farmworkers, child-safety and environmental advocacy groups, sent a letter to the EPA last month urging it to ban several organophosphate pesticides that are currently under review.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its first-ever analysis on the effects of three common pesticides—chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion—on endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat nationwide. The resounding conclusion? Pesticides are terrible for them.

 

According to the report, malathion and chlorpyrifos harms an astounding 97 percent of the 1,782 animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act. Diazinon harms 79 percent. (emphasis added)

Malathion is often used on fruit, vegetables and plants for pests, as well tick removal on pets. Chlorpyrifos is used to exterminate termites, mosquitoes and roundworms. Diazinon is used against cockroaches and ants.

The three chemicals species are “likely to […]

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