pesticides

Global agricultural model in bitter balance

July 29, 2014 By Licia Meysenq

"It may cost Governments slightly more to source from a range of smaller-scale, sustainable operators than from major suppliers, but the investment is worth it."

10 favorite food websites in 2012

December 27, 2012 By Barbara Russum

All things relating to the food we eat: where is comes from, who does the work, what are the issues and what we can do to be informed and take action.

EPA considers banning frog-poisoning herbicide

June 8, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Atrazine has been banned in the European Union since 2004, but in the U.S., approximately 80 million pounds of it are used during a year.

Is the sting of Bayer pesticides responsible for bee decline?

April 11, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Bayer pesticides, are responsible for the deaths of bees worldwide; despite this fact, the company is refusing to cease its marketing of these hazardous agrochemicals.

There’s blood on those Valentine’s Day roses

February 11, 2011 By John Wojcik

It's not what you think about when you buy flowers, but your Valentine could end up with a bouquet picked by sexually harassed women or child laborers and then sprayed, rinsed and dipped in lethal chemicals.