quarta-feira, 4 de maio de 2011

Pesticidas: uma agenda adiada, denuncia o Ecologist


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NEWS ANALYSIS
The film that stood up to banana giant Dole over pesticide poisoning (and won)
The documentary Bananas! highlighted plight of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who brought a legal case in the US against the use of a banned pesticide DBCP by the Dole Food Company. Tom Levitt reports
COMMENT
The pesticides scandal: Government inaction is destroying lives
The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
NEWS
Independent testing of pesticides in food in doubt after quango cull
Campaigners fear 'backward' step in pesticide regulation in UK after testing body scrapped as Government also confirms major budget cuts to Natural England and the Environment Agency
NEWS
Pesticide residue exposure linked to ADHD in children
Parents urged to wash fruits and vegetables before eating after study finds commonly used pesticides may contribute to ADHD in children
SPECIAL CONTENT
The Ecologist February 1971: The Pesticide Fallacy
Forty years ago this February Roy Bridger wrote The Pesticide Fallacy - outlining early concerns over certain pest control methods. But have things improved?


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