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BLOG POST OF THE WEEKPUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1

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“I'd say Roundup is our public enemy number one probably, but that's one of 260
chemicals that are now prevalent in our food system. So, we have completely
chemicalized the human experience and the planet itself, and so the level of
toxicity has superseded the planet's capacity for life.” - Dr. Zach Bush,
October 14, 2019, interview
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Two important articles about pesticides, food and health were published this
week.

One highlights the insanity of allowing the unleashing of billions of pounds
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The other raises this question: Who’s the real Public Enemy No. 1?

Is it Monsanto
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Or is it the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) which defends the use of Roundup weedkiller
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Read 'Pesticides on Our Food: Will the Real Public Enemy No. 1 Please Stand Up?'
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SIGN THE PETITION: Tell Congress to ban glyphosate!
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ACTION ALERTOH, THE HYPOCRISY

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Photo: Julie David
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It’s been more than a year since we sued
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sourced” and “environmentally responsible.”



The lawsuit
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of glyphosate
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What’s happened since? Through our attorneys, we’ve continued to push for Ben &
Jerry’s to stop misleading consumers.

So far, Unilever hasn’t budged.

This week, things got a little more interesting: A consumer in Vermont just
filed a similar lawsuit
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There’s also this new bit of information: It seems that in addition to having a
pesticide problem, Ben & Jerry’s also has a drug problem.

How so? According to this report
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farm dairies in Vermont that supply Ben & Jerry’s sold antibiotic-contaminated
milk.

Yet despite the glyphosate in its ice cream, despite supporting dairies fueled
by pesticide-drenched GMO grains, despite contributing to the global antibiotic
resistance crisis
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We can’t think of any company that comes close to doing a better job than
Unilever at duping consumers into thinking the Ben & Jerry's brand is “socially
responsible.”

One of the latest examples of Unilever’s corporate hypocrisy? Ben & Jerry’s
joined other companies in signing a petition
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glyphosate as a dessicant (drying agent) on oats.

Seriously? From a company that supports the growing of more than 90,000 acres of
GMO corn in Vermont—much of it treated
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It’s time to ramp up the pressure on Unilever. It’s time for Ben & Jerry’s to
stop supporting the industrial "dirty dairy" system.

It's time for Ben & Jerry's to go organic.

Read ‘Ben & Jerry’s Drug Problem’
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Post on Ben & Jerry’s Facebook page
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Call Ben & Jerry’s: (802) 846-1500

Use this customer complaint form
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SIGN THE PETITION: Tell Ben & Jerry’s: Roundup Ready Ice Cream Isn’t Socially
Responsible. Go Organic!
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SAVE ORGANIC STANDARDS'DAZZLE AND DISTRACT'

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While defenders of organic have been (rightfully so) pushing back against GMO
crops and the pesticides used to grow them, another, more sinister form of
genetic engineering has been stealthily entering the food system.

The organic community is about to face a “buffet of temptations” from synthetic biology
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Lewis said this about synbio’s “reductionist solutions:”

“[They] have the power to dazzle and distract organic producers from their
original principles and goals: nurture the existing natural system as a whole to
grow nutritious food in ways that can continue forever.”

Lewis warns that the new synbio paradigm is “stealthy, massively complex,
constantly innovating and wrapped in a global coordinated propaganda campaign to
normalize it.”

Read ‘Wake-Up Call for Organic Advocates: Syn Bio Poses Greater Threat than
Old-School GMOs’
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ACTION ALERTTOO UNCOOL FOR SCHOOL

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Can we get Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller off university campuses?



These two women [[link removed]] think so—if enough college students on campuses across the U.S. get involved.

In May, thanks to the inspiring work
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Gustafson—UC President Janet Napolitano declared a moratorium on the use of
Monsanto-Bayer’s glyphosate
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Napolitano also set up an Herbicide Task Force to consider the possibility of
phasing out these toxins altogether.

In November, the Herbicide Task Force is expected to make its recommendations to
President Napolitano who will then have to decide whether to leave her
glyphosate ban in place when she retires from her post next year.

It’s time for us all to speak up in favor of kicking Monsanto-Bayer
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campuses across the nation.

TAKE ACTON: Join the campaign for glyphosate-free and organic campuses
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SUPPORT OCA & CRL'BROKEN-RECORD SYNDROME'
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As we wrote
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including this one: Floods, droughts and extreme temperatures will ultimately
lead to a food crisis.

Nobody knows this better than farmers.

And farmers are already struggling with the impact of climate change.

In a recent interview
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Farm in Buckeystown, Md., put it this way:

“It used to be farmers would get together and talk about having a good year. Now
we're getting together and hoping for a normal year, and we haven't had one in a
long time. We're getting what I call the broken record syndrome. Every few years
we break another record . . . We go from the driest year on record to the
wettest year on record back to back. We go from the coldest spring to the
warmest spring back to back. We have these stretches of erratic from a farmer's
perspective unusual long hot spell, long cold spell. That never used to happen
to us. I've been doing this 40 years and believe me, the climate has changed."

If there’s anything that every human being in the world has in common it’s this:
We all need food to survive.

If we do nothing to avert an irreversible climate crisis, if we do nothing to
support farmers—especially those farmers committed to producing healthy food
while also increasing the soil’s potential to store excess carbon—we’re pretty
much doomed.

Even the makers of the worst possible, highly processed junk food will run out
of options in the face of a total climate-driven ecosystem collapse.

So, to those of you who are already on board with our collaboration around the
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers for a Green New Deal project, thank you!

Not familiar and/or not sure? Please check it out
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And please support this important work.

Make a tax-deductible donation to the national coalition of U.S. Farmers and
Ranchers for a Green New Deal!
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Make a tax-deductible donation to Organic Consumers Association, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit
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Support Citizens Regeneration Lobby, OCA’s 501(c)(4) lobbying arm (not
tax-deductible)
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Click here for more ways to support our work
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VIDEO OF THE WEEKLIVING DOWNWIND

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As an infant and child, Dana Fulton endured four major surgeries and hundreds of
procedures. Today she’s 28 years old. And she can’t breathe without a
tracheostomy tube.

Max Coleman was born with hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidneys). He also has
severe asthma and ADHD, according to his mother, Lory Marques.

Fulton and Coleman were both born to mothers who lived in a residential area in
Maui that was downwind from a Monsanto
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normal fields.

Fulton and Coleman’s mother are suing Monsanto, now owned by Bayer.

Bayer’s “ official statement
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the health claims described in the lawsuit.”

Right.

Watch ‘Maui Mother Sues Monsanto’
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LITTLE BYTESESSENTIAL READING

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As Roundup Lawsuits Surge, Monsanto Fights to Keep PR Work Secret
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Why $4.99 Costco Chicken Is a Massive Problem
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Leave the Leaves on the Ground: Nature Conservancy Says to Stop Raking Your Lawn
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Top U.S. Toxicologist Was Barred From Saying PFAS Cause Disease in Humans. She's
Saying It Now.
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Timberland Announces Partnership to Build Leather Supply Chain From Regenerative
Ranches
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Nature’s Solution to Climate Change
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Fluoridated Water May Soon Be Outlawed
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