Ban Monsanto's new super poison
To Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas State Legislators, and all agencies and regulators responsible for Agriculture, Health and Environmental Policy:
We urge you to back a permanent ban on Dicamba and to put in place relevant measures to protect farmers, crops, and the public. We call on you to advance policies and practices that support safe and healthy agricultural systems and food production.
Thank you very much for joining this crucial battle against Monsanto.
In this struggle of David against Goliath, we need hundreds of thousands of people respond to our call! We have a few days to support Arkansas: helps spread the word by forwarding the e-mail below to all your contacts, and share the link on your social networks:
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/monsanto_dicamba_loc/?tNQkkhb&v=500354765&cl=13285531241&_checksum=32e00b64844c4c55625db046b43d0a49894d64227514f4c15b3592b965157317
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Dear friends:
Monsanto counters with a lethal poison that kills all plants found his way - except Monsanto GM. You can even travel through the air and reach the neighboring lands!
But we can stop it in days.
After 1 000 farmers affected undertake a massive protest, a key US state could ban this poison and set a precedent that would influence laws around the globe.
Monsanto has orchestrated a powerful lobbying campaign, a ruse to limit the struggle locally. But if a million of us now signed this petition, we will send the official process-and prove to the world that we want this toxic product out of our fields of our dishes! Suma Your name:
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/monsanto_dicamba_loc/?tNQkkhb&v=500354765&cl=13285531241&_checksum=32e00b64844c4c55625db046b43d0a49894d64227514f4c15b3592b965157317
Not surprisingly, farmers have transgressed: Dicamba death spread with the wind, drag it to crops, trees, land and water. Farmers are among the sword and the wall - or Monsanto transgenic seeds are changed or see their crops die.
It is an ambitious and dangerous strategy, with which Monsanto will earn thousands of millions and end up with our food system.
But we can stop it. 17 US states They have opened investigations to Dicamba and several key Arkansas authorities have recommended a ban - we just need to vote. Lawmakers in the European Union and Latin America follow the case closely. If a million of us are faced with Monsanto in Arkansas and we ban, we could stop this deadly poison.
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/monsanto_dicamba_loc/?tNQkkhb&v=500354765&cl=13285531241&_checksum=32e00b64844c4c55625db046b43d0a49894d64227514f4c15b3592b965157317
Avaaz community has spent years fighting in this battle of David against Goliath, to prevent these dangerous corrupt take over our food system. And we're winning. Last year, we helped prevent Monsanto GM opened a factory in Argentina, and got the European Union refused to grant a new license to the pesticide glyphosate. We can now help in Arkansas, where a new fight begins.
With hope and determination,
Dahlia, Nick, Danny, Allison, Diego, Camille and the rest of the Avaaz team
More information:
Arkansas challenges Monsanto promotes pesticide prohición (NPR - English only)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/22/552803465/arkansas-defies-monsanto-moves-to-ban-rogue-weedkiller
This pesticide was supposed to save the peasantry. But it is killing. (Washington Post - English only)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-miracle-weed-killer-was-supposed-to-save-farms-instead-its-devastating-them/2017/08/29/33a21a56-88e3-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html
Arkansas a step of banning dicamba (AgriNews - English only)
http://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/arkansas-one-step-from-dicamba-ban/article_9a258824-25d7-5e73-a623-9831fb993ecf.html
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