Ground War

Share your battle stories in the global fight to reduce the use of pesticides. We would love to screen in your community. Be in touch! #GroundWarDoc #PlayClean

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Host a screening of GROUND WAR today!
A filmmaker's investigation into his father's death takes him into the world of golf, chemical lobbying, & activism. What chance do we have at creating a safer world for ourselves & children?

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[carey gillam ✍️ 📓 @careygillam]

Dying man asks California Supreme Court to restore jury award in Monsanto Roundup case via @USRightToKnow https://t.co/AfKf4eKcZg

[Non Toxic Communities @nontoxcom]

Landmark case! “Today is a win for the Walsh family and a win for any plaintiff in the commonwealth that is sick, suffering from any kind of cancer, from toxic exposure. It’s the Supreme Court saying ‘you will have a voice.’” https://t.co/XtfG9TnxIa @GroundWarDoc

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Appeals court upholds groundskeeper’s #Roundup cancer trial win over Monsanto via @USRightToKnow #GroundWarDoc #pesticides #bayer https://t.co/OW1pkcwrDn

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Bayer backs away from plan to contain future Roundup cancer claims via @USRightToKnow https://t.co/u6IacTQkut

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Cities give green light for pesticide-free parks https://t.co/VJxnPtBFu6 #GroundWarDoc @bpncamp

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

A federal judge had harsh words for Bayer AG’s plan to delay potential future #Roundup cancer lawsuits & block jury trials, criticizing it as potentially unconstitutional.

@USRightToKnow https://t.co/to0GunlCUi #pesticides

[carey gillam ✍️ 📓 @careygillam]

Move by @Bayer comes after judge makes it clear he will not approve the scheme to delay trials and replace juries with a "science panel" for future Roundup cancer claims via @USRightToKnow https://t.co/Hs73uuKTas

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

New French study finds 32 toxic #pesticides in the air - https://t.co/l8QNZ9KclF #glyphosate #roundup #neonics

[Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network @pesticideaction]

In Europe, the shift in public opinion about glyphosate was illustrated by a 2016 poll in the five largest EU countries showing some 66% percent of respondents favoring a glyphosate ban. https://t.co/hFFa8UMrNP)

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

A journalist and urban farmer sees the explosive growth in backyard food production as one of the pandemic's unexpected harvests. https://t.co/WqT58GGu36

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

While pristine lawns are possible, reconsidering aesthetics is another option. “We could let native plants grow and embrace plant diversity as fundamental to #ecosystem resilience,” says Mackenzie Feldman. @mackenziekfeld @NaturalAwakeMag

#pesticides

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[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Bayer settles lawsuits from cancer patients over Roundup weed killer in $10 billion agreement. #Roundup will remain on the market.

#pesticides #cancer #landscaping #littleleague #sports #playclean https://t.co/twanlBV1dM

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Another reason to dig up invasive barberry plants...

[Non Toxic Communities @nontoxcom]

”When we measure the presence of ticks carrying the Lyme spirochete we find 120 infected ticks where Barberry is not contained, 40 ticks per acre where Barberry is contained, and only 10 infected ticks where there is no Barberry.” https://t.co/ZGYrvTOq1Q

[Beyond Pesticides @ByondPesticides]

Humans & dogs are often exposed to the same chemical contaminants, like #pesticides. @NCState & @DukeU researchers report dogs can be an indicator species for environmental contaminate exposure in humans w/ silicone wristbands, collars, etc. https://t.co/dx852gYR8V

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

EPA thumbs nose at court order, says farmers can still use illegal dicamba herbicides via @USRightToKnow https://t.co/SGouVpRtqD #pesticides #farming #dicamba #epa

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Pesticide giant gets £1billion bailout despite mammoth dividend plan https://t.co/R4bhJiN1L9 via @UE #bayer #monsanto #covid #taxpayer #pesticides

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U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer weed killer via @Reuters

#GroundWarDoc #dicamba #herbicides #pesticides https://t.co/w8gIPvtxAM

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Court orders EPA approval of Bayer dicamba herbicide vacated; says regulator “understated the risks”. The ruling effectively makes it illegal for farmers to continue to use the product.
@USRightToKnow https://t.co/5VfJoQVnu6
#GroundWarDoc #pesticides #farming

[Ground War @GroundWarDoc]

Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements to resolve a substantial portion of an estimated 125,000 U.S. cancer lawsuits over use of its #Roundup weedkiller...

https://t.co/61ga5ylMF9 via @business #GroundWarDoc #pesticides #pesticide #glyphosate #bayer #monsanto #health

[Little Things Matter @littlethingsmtr]

ISCHE celebrates the pioneering work of marine biologist Rachel Carson, born today in 1907. Carson's book, @SilentSpringIns, exposed harms of #pesticides & inspired a grassroots movement that led to the US @EPA.

Learn more about Carson's life @NRDC: https://t.co/BWKy0hIM72