Re: [Biofuel] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
Great... so the same chemicals that are killing the bees and the monarch butterflies (and probably frogs and who knows what else) are also killing us. And someone said that humans are intelligent life On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Darryl McMahon dar...@econogics.com wrote: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation- americas-chemical-brain-drain [image and multiple links in on-line article] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain Thursday, 24 April 2014 09:04 \ By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, in the US, they have risen from 1:10,000 in 1981 to 1:68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit. As flowers burst on the scene, blossoms unfold, and lawns awaken from winter's sleep, nature's spring rituals are joyful to watch. Unfortunately, many home owners, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and state agencies launch an anti-nature spring ritual - mounting an arsenal of poisons to kill insects and weeds. This ritual comes at a tremendous cost. Last month, leading scientists warned of a silent pandemic, citing strong evidence that children worldwide are being exposed to unrecognized toxic chemicals that are silently eroding intelligence, disrupting behaviors, truncating future achievements and damaging societies. These brain toxins - heavy metals, fluoride, chemicals like PCBs, toluene, solvents, flame retardants, BPA, phalates and pesticides - are found in the furniture you sit on, the clothing you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat and soil your kids play in. And this short list of chemicals and compounds is just the tip of a very large toxic iceberg. It's time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California, said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiology professor at University of California, Davis. In 1981, the autism (ASD) rate in the United States was 1:10,000. In 2007, it was 1:150. In 2009, it was 1:100. In 2012, it was 1:88. In 2014, it is 1:68. At this rate of increase, by 2025 it will be 1:2, or 50 percent. For those of you tempted to think this is just greater awareness and expansion of the criteria for diagnosis, the CDC says that since the 2012 estimate of 1 in 88 children identified with ASD, the criteria used to diagnose, treat, and provide services have not changed, but the rate has increased another 30 percent. Meanwhile, autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade. Recent estimates in European countries range from 1 in 5,000 in Germany to 1 in 700 in Portugal. So what are Americans doing to harm themselves and their children's brains that Europeans aren't, besides watching Fox News? No one knows for sure, but one thing to consider is the massive increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the concomitant upsurge in pesticide and herbicide use. David Vogel, professor at the Haas School of Business and in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. Vogel's book, The Politics of Precaution, explains that since around 1990, global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. With many types of environmental risks, extreme conservative ideologues in the US have brought regulatory protection of public health to a screeching halt. America's failure to deal with the climate crisis is probably the most conspicuous casualty. But what is happening to the brains of our children may be just as important. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the US, federal agencies have approved the GMO/pesticide industrial agriculture system based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. The best-selling herbicide in the world is glyphosate, originally patented and sold by Monsanto as Roundup. Glyphosate is a potent endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the body's natural hormones, which are the most potent biologic substances known to science. Fetuses and infants are particularly at risk, as any disruption of endocrine systems can affect brain development. Last week a study was done that proved yet again Monsanto has been lying to the public. Monsanto has defiantly proclaimed all along that Roundup breaks down quickly and doesn't accumulate in the human body. Not so. Moms Across Americas examined the breast milk of ten American women
Re: [Biofuel] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
Hi Zeke Great... so the same chemicals that are killing the bees and the monarch butterflies (and probably frogs and who knows what else) are also killing us. And someone said that humans are intelligent life You think Monsanto is a human? Bests Keith On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Darryl McMahon dar...@econogics.com wrote: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation- americas-chemical-brain-drain [image and multiple links in on-line article] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain Thursday, 24 April 2014 09:04 \ By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, in the US, they have risen from 1:10,000 in 1981 to 1:68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit. As flowers burst on the scene, blossoms unfold, and lawns awaken from winter's sleep, nature's spring rituals are joyful to watch. Unfortunately, many home owners, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and state agencies launch an anti-nature spring ritual - mounting an arsenal of poisons to kill insects and weeds. This ritual comes at a tremendous cost. Last month, leading scientists warned of a silent pandemic, citing strong evidence that children worldwide are being exposed to unrecognized toxic chemicals that are silently eroding intelligence, disrupting behaviors, truncating future achievements and damaging societies. These brain toxins - heavy metals, fluoride, chemicals like PCBs, toluene, solvents, flame retardants, BPA, phalates and pesticides - are found in the furniture you sit on, the clothing you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat and soil your kids play in. And this short list of chemicals and compounds is just the tip of a very large toxic iceberg. It's time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California, said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiology professor at University of California, Davis. In 1981, the autism (ASD) rate in the United States was 1:10,000. In 2007, it was 1:150. In 2009, it was 1:100. In 2012, it was 1:88. In 2014, it is 1:68. At this rate of increase, by 2025 it will be 1:2, or 50 percent. For those of you tempted to think this is just greater awareness and expansion of the criteria for diagnosis, the CDC says that since the 2012 estimate of 1 in 88 children identified with ASD, the criteria used to diagnose, treat, and provide services have not changed, but the rate has increased another 30 percent. Meanwhile, autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade. Recent estimates in European countries range from 1 in 5,000 in Germany to 1 in 700 in Portugal. So what are Americans doing to harm themselves and their children's brains that Europeans aren't, besides watching Fox News? No one knows for sure, but one thing to consider is the massive increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the concomitant upsurge in pesticide and herbicide use. David Vogel, professor at the Haas School of Business and in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. Vogel's book, The Politics of Precaution, explains that since around 1990, global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. With many types of environmental risks, extreme conservative ideologues in the US have brought regulatory protection of public health to a screeching halt. America's failure to deal with the climate crisis is probably the most conspicuous casualty. But what is happening to the brains of our children may be just as important. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the US, federal agencies have approved the GMO/pesticide industrial agriculture system based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. The best-selling herbicide in the world is glyphosate, originally patented and sold by Monsanto as Roundup. Glyphosate is a potent endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the body's natural hormones, which are the most potent biologic substances known to science. Fetuses and infants are particularly at risk, as any disruption of endocrine systems can affect brain development. Last week a study was done that proved yet again Monsanto has been lying to the public. Monsanto has defiantly proclaimed all along that Roundup breaks down quickly and doesn't accumulate in the human body. Not so. Moms
Re: [Biofuel] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
LOL... you have a point there. More like one of those aggressive flesh eating bacteria. On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Keith Addison ke...@journeytoforever.orgwrote: Hi Zeke Great... so the same chemicals that are killing the bees and the monarch butterflies (and probably frogs and who knows what else) are also killing us. And someone said that humans are intelligent life You think Monsanto is a human? Bests Keith On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Darryl McMahon dar...@econogics.com wrote: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation- americas-chemical-brain-drain [image and multiple links in on-line article] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain Thursday, 24 April 2014 09:04 \ By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, in the US, they have risen from 1:10,000 in 1981 to 1:68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit. As flowers burst on the scene, blossoms unfold, and lawns awaken from winter's sleep, nature's spring rituals are joyful to watch. Unfortunately, many home owners, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and state agencies launch an anti-nature spring ritual - mounting an arsenal of poisons to kill insects and weeds. This ritual comes at a tremendous cost. Last month, leading scientists warned of a silent pandemic, citing strong evidence that children worldwide are being exposed to unrecognized toxic chemicals that are silently eroding intelligence, disrupting behaviors, truncating future achievements and damaging societies. These brain toxins - heavy metals, fluoride, chemicals like PCBs, toluene, solvents, flame retardants, BPA, phalates and pesticides - are found in the furniture you sit on, the clothing you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat and soil your kids play in. And this short list of chemicals and compounds is just the tip of a very large toxic iceberg. It's time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California, said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiology professor at University of California, Davis. In 1981, the autism (ASD) rate in the United States was 1:10,000. In 2007, it was 1:150. In 2009, it was 1:100. In 2012, it was 1:88. In 2014, it is 1:68. At this rate of increase, by 2025 it will be 1:2, or 50 percent. For those of you tempted to think this is just greater awareness and expansion of the criteria for diagnosis, the CDC says that since the 2012 estimate of 1 in 88 children identified with ASD, the criteria used to diagnose, treat, and provide services have not changed, but the rate has increased another 30 percent. Meanwhile, autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade. Recent estimates in European countries range from 1 in 5,000 in Germany to 1 in 700 in Portugal. So what are Americans doing to harm themselves and their children's brains that Europeans aren't, besides watching Fox News? No one knows for sure, but one thing to consider is the massive increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the concomitant upsurge in pesticide and herbicide use. David Vogel, professor at the Haas School of Business and in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. Vogel's book, The Politics of Precaution, explains that since around 1990, global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. With many types of environmental risks, extreme conservative ideologues in the US have brought regulatory protection of public health to a screeching halt. America's failure to deal with the climate crisis is probably the most conspicuous casualty. But what is happening to the brains of our children may be just as important. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the US, federal agencies have approved the GMO/pesticide industrial agriculture system based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. The best-selling herbicide in the world is glyphosate, originally patented and sold by Monsanto as Roundup. Glyphosate is a potent endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the body's natural hormones, which are the most potent biologic substances known to science. Fetuses and infants are particularly at risk, as any disruption
Re: [Biofuel] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
LOL... you have a point there. More like one of those aggressive flesh eating bacteria. Yes - probably special GMO'd aggressive flesh eating bacteria. :-) On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Keith Addison ke...@journeytoforever.orgwrote: Hi Zeke Great... so the same chemicals that are killing the bees and the monarch butterflies (and probably frogs and who knows what else) are also killing us. And someone said that humans are intelligent life You think Monsanto is a human? Bests Keith On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Darryl McMahon dar...@econogics.com wrote: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation- americas-chemical-brain-drain [image and multiple links in on-line article] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain Thursday, 24 April 2014 09:04 \ By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, in the US, they have risen from 1:10,000 in 1981 to 1:68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit. As flowers burst on the scene, blossoms unfold, and lawns awaken from winter's sleep, nature's spring rituals are joyful to watch. Unfortunately, many home owners, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and state agencies launch an anti-nature spring ritual - mounting an arsenal of poisons to kill insects and weeds. This ritual comes at a tremendous cost. Last month, leading scientists warned of a silent pandemic, citing strong evidence that children worldwide are being exposed to unrecognized toxic chemicals that are silently eroding intelligence, disrupting behaviors, truncating future achievements and damaging societies. These brain toxins - heavy metals, fluoride, chemicals like PCBs, toluene, solvents, flame retardants, BPA, phalates and pesticides - are found in the furniture you sit on, the clothing you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat and soil your kids play in. And this short list of chemicals and compounds is just the tip of a very large toxic iceberg. It's time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California, said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiology professor at University of California, Davis. In 1981, the autism (ASD) rate in the United States was 1:10,000. In 2007, it was 1:150. In 2009, it was 1:100. In 2012, it was 1:88. In 2014, it is 1:68. At this rate of increase, by 2025 it will be 1:2, or 50 percent. For those of you tempted to think this is just greater awareness and expansion of the criteria for diagnosis, the CDC says that since the 2012 estimate of 1 in 88 children identified with ASD, the criteria used to diagnose, treat, and provide services have not changed, but the rate has increased another 30 percent. Meanwhile, autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade. Recent estimates in European countries range from 1 in 5,000 in Germany to 1 in 700 in Portugal. So what are Americans doing to harm themselves and their children's brains that Europeans aren't, besides watching Fox News? No one knows for sure, but one thing to consider is the massive increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the concomitant upsurge in pesticide and herbicide use. David Vogel, professor at the Haas School of Business and in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. Vogel's book, The Politics of Precaution, explains that since around 1990, global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. With many types of environmental risks, extreme conservative ideologues in the US have brought regulatory protection of public health to a screeching halt. America's failure to deal with the climate crisis is probably the most conspicuous casualty. But what is happening to the brains of our children may be just as important. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the US, federal agencies have approved the GMO/pesticide industrial agriculture system based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. The best-selling herbicide in the world is glyphosate, originally patented and sold by Monsanto as Roundup. Glyphosate is a potent endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the body's natural hormones, which are the most potent biologic
[Biofuel] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23267-autism-nation-americas-chemical-brain-drain [image and multiple links in on-line article] Autism Nation: America's Chemical Brain Drain Thursday, 24 April 2014 09:04 \ By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis While autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade, in the US, they have risen from 1:10,000 in 1981 to 1:68 in 2014. Many studies point to the prevalence of toxins in our environment as the culprit. As flowers burst on the scene, blossoms unfold, and lawns awaken from winter's sleep, nature's spring rituals are joyful to watch. Unfortunately, many home owners, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and state agencies launch an anti-nature spring ritual - mounting an arsenal of poisons to kill insects and weeds. This ritual comes at a tremendous cost. Last month, leading scientists warned of a silent pandemic, citing strong evidence that children worldwide are being exposed to unrecognized toxic chemicals that are silently eroding intelligence, disrupting behaviors, truncating future achievements and damaging societies. These brain toxins - heavy metals, fluoride, chemicals like PCBs, toluene, solvents, flame retardants, BPA, phalates and pesticides - are found in the furniture you sit on, the clothing you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat and soil your kids play in. And this short list of chemicals and compounds is just the tip of a very large toxic iceberg. It's time to start looking for the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in the rate of autism in California, said Irva Hertz-Picciotto, an epidemiology professor at University of California, Davis. In 1981, the autism (ASD) rate in the United States was 1:10,000. In 2007, it was 1:150. In 2009, it was 1:100. In 2012, it was 1:88. In 2014, it is 1:68. At this rate of increase, by 2025 it will be 1:2, or 50 percent. For those of you tempted to think this is just greater awareness and expansion of the criteria for diagnosis, the CDC says that since the 2012 estimate of 1 in 88 children identified with ASD, the criteria used to diagnose, treat, and provide services have not changed, but the rate has increased another 30 percent. Meanwhile, autism rates in Europe have remained virtually flat for the last decade. Recent estimates in European countries range from 1 in 5,000 in Germany to 1 in 700 in Portugal. So what are Americans doing to harm themselves and their children's brains that Europeans aren't, besides watching Fox News? No one knows for sure, but one thing to consider is the massive increase in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and the concomitant upsurge in pesticide and herbicide use. David Vogel, professor at the Haas School of Business and in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and innovative than those adopted in Europe. Vogel's book, The Politics of Precaution, explains that since around 1990, global regulatory leadership has shifted to Europe. With many types of environmental risks, extreme conservative ideologues in the US have brought regulatory protection of public health to a screeching halt. America's failure to deal with the climate crisis is probably the most conspicuous casualty. But what is happening to the brains of our children may be just as important. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the US, federal agencies have approved the GMO/pesticide industrial agriculture system based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. The best-selling herbicide in the world is glyphosate, originally patented and sold by Monsanto as Roundup. Glyphosate is a potent endocrine disruptor, meaning it can interfere with the production, release, transport, metabolism, or elimination of the body's natural hormones, which are the most potent biologic substances known to science. Fetuses and infants are particularly at risk, as any disruption of endocrine systems can affect brain development. Last week a study was done that proved yet again Monsanto has been lying to the public. Monsanto has defiantly proclaimed all along that Roundup breaks down quickly and doesn't accumulate in the human body. Not so. Moms Across Americas examined the breast milk of ten American women and found alarmingly high levels of the primary active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, in three of the ten women. The study also examined urine from 35 people across the country and found glyphosate at levels ten times higher than a similar survey done in a European population.
