Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread SurpriseShan2
Keith My understanding was that the 'poistive' attributes of GM crops/foods were supposed to be that they got a higher yield, for insects didn't take as much, plus it was less expensive to grow them for there was no need for pesticides, etc. It seems that even those traits are not

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Shan Keith My understanding was that the 'poistive' attributes of GM crops/foods were supposed to be that they got a higher yield, for insects didn't take as much, plus it was less expensive to grow them for there was no need for pesticides, etc. It seems that even those traits are

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Guag Meister
Hi All ; One of the genetic modifications made on crop plants is to make them roundup ready. Such plants are resistant to the herbicide so it can then be sprayed on them multiple times throughout the growing season .. double and triple dosing all those living in the vicinity

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread SurpriseShan2
Thanks Keith. best wishes Shan In a message dated 26/08/2008 3:39:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Shan Keith My understanding was that the 'poistive' attributes of GM crops/foods were supposed to be that they got

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg44739.html [Biofuel] Glyphosate Toxic Roundup Worse http://www.mail-archive.com/sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg53067.html [Biofuel] Fwd: PANUPS: Rethinking Roundup

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-26 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/USDAgifttoMonsanto.php ISIS Press Release 26/08/08 USDA Gift to Monsanto The US Department of Agriculture's give-away insurance rates for GM crops risk bankrupting the public coffers. Prof. Joe Cummins The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is part of the Risk

[Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008

2008-08-25 Thread doug swanson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKCqmuu5sag ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the

[Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008

2008-08-25 Thread doug swanson
Scores of Paraguayan say that they are being driven from their communities by pesticides, but the government denies the claims. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from San Pedro del Norte, Paraguay where locals are complaining that mass spraying of toxic chemicals on genetically modified crops

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-25 Thread yankeetrader
Subject: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKCqmuu5sag ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-25 Thread doug swanson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Doug, I see you bought into Al Jazeera's headline. What is the Connection between the crop being GM and the harm caused by the pesticide? Regards, Wendell Nope, I've not bought into anything, merely copy and pasted the title into the email.

Re: [Biofuel] Paraguayans 'ill through GM crop pesticide' - 24 Aug 2008 *#

2008-08-25 Thread Keith Addison
Most studies have found that use of pesticides with GM crops goes up, not down as promised by Monsanto et al. Best Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Doug, I see you bought into Al Jazeera's headline. What is the Connection between the crop being GM and the harm caused by