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Raking in Notes From All OverHorsing Around With Glyphosate
Glyphosate is considered the "world’s greatest herbicide" by Dr. Stephen Powles. However, Powles, a Glyphosate expert, also says it is being overused to the point of creating resistance in many types of weeds. The latest Glyphosate-resistant weed is horseweed (marestail), which is present on 2.5 million acres in the United States, and, according to recent research, can withstand four times the labeled application rate of Glyphosate. Studies also show that Palmer pigweed has a "probable" resistance to Glyphosate, as does common ragweed. The Leaf-let has cautioned its readers about the effects of Glyphosate (http://www.ssseeds.com/leaf-let/roundup-resistantbentgrass.htm) and will continue its coverage.Free Lawyers No Oxymoron
In White Plains, New York, second- and third-year Pace University Law School students have the opportunity of working under "student practice rules," which allow them to assist in environmental law cases. While approximately 85 percent of law schools have similar "clinics" providing students with on-the-job training, Pace is one of the few that offers free legal resources to environmental groups.New Rules are Lactose Intolerant
Maine’s U.S. District Court issued a ruling in August requiring dairy farmers to give their cows 100 percent organic feed in order to label their products "organic." According to one farmer, conventional feed costs less than $2 a bushel and organic feed ranges from $5 to $6. Farmers fear that consumers, who purchase organic milk mainly to avoid pesticides and antibiotics, will not want to pay more for the product. Environmentalists believe that consumers will be pleased with the changes in standards and more than willing to foot the bill, and that farmers will benefit in the long run.Cancer Fish on the Menu
The government of Hong Kong hasn’t suspended its export of eel meat after the chemical malachite green was discovered in contaminated eels and eel products from mainland China. They have, however, destroyed contaminated fish and issued warnings about the chemical, which has been found to be carcinogenic in rats. It is primarily used to kill parasites in fish, but is banned in many countries, including China.Who Says Turtles Aren’t Sexy?
In Mexico, the protected sea turtle is often poached for its eggs, which are sold as aphrodisiacs. In order to counter the problem, Mexican environmentalists issued posters of scantily clad women with the caption, "My man doesn’t need turtle eggs because he knows they don’t make him more potent." The National Women’s Institute believes these advertisements are degrading to women, so a representative for the environmental groups responsible for the posters said that they may change them next time by putting more clothes on the models.
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