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Murashige, Laura
From: April Lee <April@kre2.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:06 PM 7015 Jill. 31 All
To: Council Testimony; Kanuha, Dru; Wille, Margaret; Eoff, karen, David, Maile; Ilagan,
Greggor; Poindexter, Valerie; Chung, Aaron; Paleka, Daniel; Onishi, Dennis
Subject: WE SUPPORT Bill 71; Ho'olu Stop spraying herbicides on County property.
Aloha Honorable County of Hawaii Leaders; Members of Our County Council,
Our ohana includes an infant, and we want The County of Hawaii to cease the
funding of, and stop The County's use of glyphosate & neonicotinoids (RoundUpT"',
etc.), immediately and permanently. They are killing us slowly along with our bees.
vital to our food supply. Despite what the manufacturers say, there is ample
evidence to show that glyphosate, the active ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup,
Syngenta's Touchdown, Dow's Durango and many other herbicides, is highly toxic
and a serious hazard to human and animal health. There is documentation of
miscarriages, birth defects, carcinogenesis, endocrine disruption, DNA damage,
neurotoxicity, and toxicity to liver and kidney at levels well below recommended
agricultural use. Or read other recent reports from The Institute of Science in Society
here
http:://www.i-sis.org.uk/index.php
Perhaps most disturbing of all, the researchers claim that cell damage and even cell
death can occur at the residual levels found on Roundup -treated crops, as well as
lawns and gardens where Roundup is applied for weed control. They also suspect
that:
"Roundup aright cause pregnancy problems by interfering with hormone
production, possibly leading to abnormal fetal development, low birth weights or
miscarriages."
Birth Malformation Skyrocketing in Agricultural Centers of Argentina
Indeed, miscarriages, fertility problems and abnormal fetal development are all problems
that are skyrocketing in Argentina, where many are exposed to massive spraying of
herbicides. More than 18 million hectares in Argentina are covered by genetically
engineered soy, on which more than 300 million liters of pesticides are sprayed. In the
village of Malvinas Argentinas, which is surrounded by soy plantations, the rate of
miscarriage is 100 times the national average, courtesy of glyphosate.
According to Dr. Medardo Vasquez, a neonatal specialist at the Children's Hospital in
Cordoba, featured in the documentary film People and Power — Argentina: The Bad
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"I see new-born infants, many of whom are malformed. I have to tell parents that
their children are dying because of these agricultural methods. In some areas in
Argentina the primary cause of death for children less than one year old is
malformations."
But even if you don't live in an agricultural area where you might be exposed to Roundup
directly, you're still getting it through your diet if you're eating non-organic foods. A
report given to MomsAcrossAmerica13 by an employee of De Dell Seed Company
(Canada's only non -GM corn seed company) shows that GM corn contains as much as 13
ppm of glyphosate, compared to zero in non -GM corn.
The EPA standard for glyphosate in American water supplies is 0.7 ppm. In Europe, the
maximum allowable level in water is 0.2 ppm. Organ damage in animals has occurred at
levels as low as 0.1 ppm, and in the study on cell lines discussed above, liver, embryonic
and placental cell lines were adversely affected at doses as low as 1 ppm. The fact that
genetically modified corn can contain as much as 13 ppm of glyphosate has staggering
implications for Americans who eat an average of 193 pounds of genetically engineered
foods each year!
Ample evidence of glyphosate toxicity already exists; Report 10/12/2014. The steep rise in
incidence of 22 chronic diseases in the US correlates strongly with the increase in GM
crops and the application of glyphosate -based herbicides Prof Peter Saunders
Condition
Glyphosate use
%GM
Hypertension
0.923
0,961
Stroke
0.925
0.983
Diabetes prevalence
0.971
0.988
Diabetes incidence
0.935
0.955
Obesity
0.962
0.962
Lipoprotein metabolism disorder
0.973
0.955
Alzheimer's
0.917
0.937
Senile dementia
0.994
0.918
Parkinson's
0.875
0.952
Multiple sclerosis
0.828
0.876
Autism
0.989
0.933
Inflammatory bowel disease
0.938
0.812
Intestinal infections
0.974
0.901
End stage renal disease
0.975
0.958
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"The problem is that Big 6 pesticide companies like Monsanto — supported by USDA and
backed by an export -driven trade agenda — have built up an agricultural system that puts
corporate profits above people's well-being, and locks farmers into unsustainable practices."
means exposure to glyphosate is now virtually unavoidable; scientists have found it in our
air, rain, streams, surface water and food. Put simply, these GE/pesticide technologies are
profit -engines for Monsanto and the rest of the Big 6, while farmers, farmworkers, rural
communities and consumers pay the price. global health experts announced that
glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, is a probable human carcinogen.
Haven't we developed further than using the chemicals that were on the' earth in the
prehistoric times. Two of the main components in the herbicides used are ammonia
salts. Take a whiff of ammonia today and tell me that this is the environment that
we want our children to live in (maybe if you were a baby dinosaur). BUT even they
are extinct!
let's Xeep Hawaii HeavenCy,
Apr6V &Jeff-rey Lem
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