| Monsanto is pushing a super poison that flies through the air killing all plants in its path except Monsanto GMOs. But we can get it banned! |
Monsanto is pushing a super poison that flies through the air killing almost all plants in its path … except Monsanto GMOs. Now, 1,000 farmers are fighting back and a key state is about to vote on a ban. Join now and when we get to 1 million, we'll submit our voices into the official record to get this dangerous pesticide out of our fields and off our food.
| Dear friends, Monsanto's spent a billion bucks pushing a super poison that kills almost every plant in its path -- except Monsanto GMOs. It even flies through the air onto neighbouring land! But in days we can shut it down. After a massive outcry from 1,000 farmers, a key US state is now deciding whether to ban this poison. This will set a precedent to influence regulation around the world. The state legislature is holding a meeting before the vote and Monsanto will be there launching massive pressure -- but so will we! When 1 million of us join, we'll submit our campaign into the official process and flood the meeting with our demand to get this billion dollar poison out of our fields and off our food! Add your name: Stand up to Monsanto It's no surprise farmers are up in arms. As resistance to its pesticides increases, Monsanto's been pushing an even more toxic poison: Dicamba. This chemical spreads death with the wind, drifting onto neighbouring crops, trees, soil, and water -- and killing practically everything. That's left farmers with a terrible choice -- switch to Monsanto GMO seeds, or watch their crops die. It's a greedy scheme that will make Monsanto billions and destroy our food system. But we can stop this. 17 US states opened Dicamba investigations and two Arkansas committees and the plant board just recommended a ban. Now regulators from the EU to Latin America are watching carefully. A win here will help the fight across the world. Join now and when we get to 1 million, we'll support farmers to travel to Arkansas to tell legislators that Dicamba must be banned now! Stand up to Monsanto For years, the Avaaz community has taken on the David vs Goliath fight to stop the corrupt takeover of our food system. And we are winning. Last year, we helped stop Monsanto from opening a flagship GM factory in Argentina, we stopped the EU from giving a new license to glyphosate, and now, we can help win in Arkansas where the next fight begins.
With hope and determination,
Dalia, Nick, Danny, Allison, Diego, Camille and the rest of the Avaaz team
Sources:
Arkansas one step from ban on controversial herbicide next summer (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pesticides-arkansas/arkansas-one-step-from-ban-on-controversial-herbicide-next-summer-idUSKCN1BW33A
Scant Oversight, Corporate Secrecy Preceded US Weed Killer Crisis (Huffington Post)
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_598b6e7ae4b0d793738c62bd/amp
Two states ban dicamba weed killer after drift complaints (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-arkansas-dicamba-idUSKBN19S2UE
Tests show dicamba's volatility (Arkansas Online)
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/12/tests-show-dicamba-s-volatility-2017081/?f=businessArkansas Task Force aims for long-term recommendations on use of Dicamba (Agriculture.com) http://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/arkansas-task-force-aims-for-long-term-recommendations-on-use-of-cicamba
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