EXCERPT: Pesticide manufacturers conducting field tests on Kaua’i, increasing pesticide use Four transnational agribusinesses are indeed ravaging the land as they experiment with their genetically altered crops and mass application of pesticides. Syngenta, BASF Plant Science, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSciences have transformed part of the island into a synthetic wasteland, a toxic chemical environment. With pesticides salivating from their greedy fangs, these vampire chemical companies are sucking the life blood right out of the beautiful soil and landscape of Kaua’i. In fact, their usage of “restricted use pesticides” in Kaua’i tops the nation, unleashing alachlor, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, metolachlor, permethrin and paraquat onto the land. After comparing 2009 pesticide usage data from a US Geological Survey database with amounts registered with the Hawai’i Department of Agriculture, it was found out that Kaua’i was being inundated with higher concentrations of pesticides than any other region in the US. In fact, the amount of pesticides being blasted on the island is greater than amounts used in California and over 10 times greater than the national average! The nerve of these pesticide manufacturers is downright chilling. To conduct such heinous environmental experiments on such a tranquil island without batting an eye is downright appalling and void of soul. Strangely, the increased pesticide usage has the EPA’s stamp of approval and is supervised by the USDA. The government branches are not providing accountability but are instead enabling environmental experiments, turning a blind eye to consequences of the pesticide applications.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:32:19 +0000
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