tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post4621275322486432738..comments2023-10-11T00:14:56.087-10:00Comments on Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment: Fact Check: Agricultural pesticide use peaked 30 years agoJan Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11097508601802284702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-23731882647939745072016-04-04T12:18:52.842-10:002016-04-04T12:18:52.842-10:00The main reason why there has been improvement on ...The main reason why there has been improvement on this front is the fight against environmentally destructive farming, and industrial practices. These groups have consisted of normal mostly unpaid citizens, over qualified/underpaid non profit lawyers, and volunteers who have fought to clean up their groundwater, air, soil and children's future. Lets not act like the big boys are complicit in trying to clean up their act, we have had to fight them any way possible and against staggering odds, lopsided gov. representation, lobby firms, hired big shot legal firms, they went kicking and screaming (still are) etc.... Its a slow fight to keep the future from inheriting our toxic legacy, ground water has already been poisoned from the pineapple, water or pineapple for some rich people... hmmmm. tough questions, but I respect all people on both sides, but not the companies... Their history is clear to anyone that can read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-46466327301170815652015-06-06T23:49:00.335-10:002015-06-06T23:49:00.335-10:00I know there has to be some lag between data and a...I know there has to be some lag between data and analysis, but six years?Dave Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-54234124238905613592015-06-02T13:19:24.877-10:002015-06-02T13:19:24.877-10:00This is a well written story that needs to be wide...This is a well written story that needs to be widely disseminated here in Hawaii to the general public and to policy makers.<br /><br />This USDA report is a relatively unknown gem that has the data showing how much safer and better for the environment pesticides have become over the past 40 years. <br /><br />The box figure 4.1 on page 28 of the report shows the decline in toxicity, application rate and persistence of pesticides over 4 decades, and they note the contribution of glyphosate and GM crops in achieving this - a great graph for those who prefer a quick visual summary. <br /><br />For some, the universe would have to invert itself before acknowledging evidence that increased use of glyphosate and GM crops is linked with overall safer and less persistent pesticides, but here it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813783847008163047noreply@blogger.com