California places popular N.B. herbicide on list of cancer-causing chemicals
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David Peters
Doesn't NB have very high cancer rates?
William Roberts
@David Peters You bet it does
and it is all for the profits of a select few. The minuscule fines
issued for repeatedly violating the clean air act have been a joke and
merely the cost of doing business as with water and soil contamination
violations. Irving does as Irving wants!!
David Raymond Amos
@David Peters All of this has
been well known for years. Nothing is gonna change unless we who don't
usually vote do bother to vote and vote out the liberals and the
conservatives. Then if perchance that di happen folks must pay attention
and hold whomever replaces the old political party professionals
accountable to ordinary folks and not the corporate or union/NDP or
Green Party interests.
Fess Allaire
I'll bet there won't be any mention of this in New Brunswick newspapers!
David Raymond Amos
@Fess Allaire I won't bet against you
Kim Colpitts
As long as the Irvings want to use glyphosate it won't be banned.
David Raymond Amos
@Kim Colpitts True
Joe Allaire
The Empire, like the monarchy, aka malarkey before, does not care how many peasants die; they are expendable.
William Roberts
@Joe Allaire Population
control and saves the government a ton in pension funds while feeding
the Pharma industry. You have to see the bigger picture.
David Raymond Amos
@William Roberts Sad but true
Tony Petrocelli
Manslaughter charges might be in order here if this stufff kills people.
Clive Gibbons
@Tony Petrocelli
Like cigarettes?
Like cigarettes?
Tony Petrocelli
@Clive Gibbons, like
cigarettes! This is why so many governments have sued cigarette
companies over healthcare. Maybe a class action against these polluters
is long overdue.
David Raymond Amos
@Tony Petrocelli A class action against Monsanto? My wouldn't that be rich? For lawyers that is.
Stephen Wood
Why do you think the former
Chief Medical Officer of health in New Brunswick was let go by the
Government? She was investigating this very product that Irving was
spraying all over New Brunswick with total disregard to humans and
wildlife. Irving swings a big hammer and the Liberals and Conservatives
bow to them regardless of Right or Wrong. Political and Corporate
Corruption abounds in New Brunswick. Remember this in the up coming 2018
election and get rid of the Old Mindless Corrupt Red and Blue, time for
new government Peoples Alliance of NB.
William Roberts
@Stephen Wood There is
absolutely no doubt in my mind as to why DR. Cleary was fired and then
muzzled. A clear message to all who rock the boat. You don't Pi$$ in the
wind and you don't mess with Jim.
Democracy is nothing more then a false promise. Vote for who you want. The results will always be the same. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!!!
Democracy is nothing more then a false promise. Vote for who you want. The results will always be the same. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!!!
David Raymond Amos
@William Roberts Ask yourself why Cleary shut up after she no longer worked for us with a fancy high paying job?
If she were sincere why quit exposing the truth about the stuff merely because her big pay cheque stopped?.
If she were sincere why quit exposing the truth about the stuff merely because her big pay cheque stopped?.
Tom Mosher
Let's get things straight
here, first of all there is no need to kill the foliage in the forest in
order to plant trees. There is no need to plant trees in the first
place. By saving a little two to six inch chest height measured tree
you can re-harvest in 25 years. That's right 25 years! I will prove it
any day of the week.
Why do they plant trees? It is nothing more than a method to pacify the public. The planted trees will not make good lumber. The trees grow up a cabbage type with lots of knots, the long and the short of it is that it is no good for lumber, ask a sawyer.
Just look at the forest replanting project out side of Moncton, NB The documentation is there and for the whole world to see the proof of when they were planted and the proof of the development.
So why would a company go through all this? It is basically profits, no different than a pig in a grain bin, clear cuts must be outlawed.
We are destined for the same development as the destruction of the cod fisheries.
Why do they plant trees? It is nothing more than a method to pacify the public. The planted trees will not make good lumber. The trees grow up a cabbage type with lots of knots, the long and the short of it is that it is no good for lumber, ask a sawyer.
Just look at the forest replanting project out side of Moncton, NB The documentation is there and for the whole world to see the proof of when they were planted and the proof of the development.
So why would a company go through all this? It is basically profits, no different than a pig in a grain bin, clear cuts must be outlawed.
We are destined for the same development as the destruction of the cod fisheries.
David Raymond Amos
@Tom Mosher I believe you have a very valid point sir
Douglas James
Spruce budworm spray doesn't
cause Reyes Syndrome...it's just the flu. Oops. Agent orange doesn't
cause cancer. Oops. Glyphosate doesn't cause cancer. Premier Gallant
prefers to wait and see whileNew Brunswickers die. Oops.
William Roberts
@Douglas James $20K? What is a
life worth? They also had a very narrow qualification on who received
it. There were far more elements that would disqualify you then get you
on that list. A slap in the face all round. Spraying these toxins will
have no better out come. Let the little people die!!
David Raymond Amos
@William Roberts Not just
people die because of this needles spraying. Just ask what is left of
the other animals that must share this wonderful old world with greedy
people.
Douglas James
Just like the politicians in
England who turned a blind eye to the likelihood of apnartment tower
fires...Those in New Brunswick simply shrug and say they'll wait for an
update from Health Canada....presumably on how many of us have to die
before they have to tell the Irvings they need to change their
practices.
David Raymond Amos
@Douglas James On the bright
side the countryside will be pretty because no doubt the daisies will
flourish with all whom folks nobody cared about pushing them up.
California places popular N.B. herbicide on list of cancer-causing chemicals
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is used to kill hardwood growth in forests
By Shane Fowler, CBC News
Posted: Jun 29, 2017 7:30 AM AT
California has put glyphosate, a herbicide sprayed
throughout New Brunswick's forests to kill hardwood growth, on a list of
chemicals known to cause cancer. (CBC)
Widely used in New Brunswick forests, the herbicide glyphosate has been classified as a cancer-causing chemical in California.
On July 7, glyphosate will be placed on the California state government's list of carcinogenic chemicals.
This follows a decision by courts in the state to deny an appeal of the glyphosate classification by the company Monsanto, which produces several products that include the chemical, including the popular weed killer Roundup.
All products containing glyphosate must now be sold with warning labels that identify ingredients that are potentially cancer-causing. Companies selling those products will have one year from July 7, 2017, to add those labels to their products.
Glyphosate is commonly found in household garden herbicides, but is also widely used to control weeds on farmers' fields and to kill undergrowth on tree plantations.
Earlier this year, Health Canada announced the potential risks to human health and the environment from pesticides containing glyphosate are acceptable, if used as directed in updated labels.
California joins several other jurisdictions, including the Netherlands and several South American Countries, that have classified glyphosate as a carcinogen.
The decision was welcomed by New Brunswick groups who want the material banned in the province.
"Hopefully it puts more pressure on provincial and municipal governments to look at pesticides and to consider warning labels," said Tracy Glynn, forestry director with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. "And then phase it out completely."
While California's decision does not affect the use of the chemical
compound in this province, the New Brunswick Department of Health is
aware of the recent classification.
For now, glyphosate continues to be approved for use en mass for a variety of projects, including NB Power's use of the material on its power transmission lines, and J.D. Irving's use of glyphosate to control forest growth.
New Brunswick's acting chief medical officer of health said the
province will continue to monitor for any decisions on the product made
by Health Canada.
"In New Brunswick, it is approved for use," said Dr. Jennifer Russell. "We're just monitoring that situation and we keep abreast of whatever the new information is that is coming out."
Glyphosate was first listed as "probably carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a branch of the World Health Organization, in 2015.
Health Canada is now undergoing a re-evaluation of the use of glyphosate in Canada, but it's not yet known when those results will be published.
That's not enough for Glynn, who said the province has the power to make its own call on the use of the herbicide.
"We know that a Supreme Court decision affirmed … that municipalities and provincial governments can limit and ban pesticides," she said, adding that other provinces, such as Quebec, banned the use of glyphosate in forestry "in light of public health concerns."
"And now we're spraying a record amount, the most of any province, at a time when New Brunswickers have never been more opposed to it," said Glynn.
"So we think it's time and New Brunswick needs to enter the 21st century in terms of forestry practices."
On July 7, glyphosate will be placed on the California state government's list of carcinogenic chemicals.
This follows a decision by courts in the state to deny an appeal of the glyphosate classification by the company Monsanto, which produces several products that include the chemical, including the popular weed killer Roundup.
All products containing glyphosate must now be sold with warning labels that identify ingredients that are potentially cancer-causing. Companies selling those products will have one year from July 7, 2017, to add those labels to their products.
Welcome decision
Glyphosate is commonly found in household garden herbicides, but is also widely used to control weeds on farmers' fields and to kill undergrowth on tree plantations.
Earlier this year, Health Canada announced the potential risks to human health and the environment from pesticides containing glyphosate are acceptable, if used as directed in updated labels.
California joins several other jurisdictions, including the Netherlands and several South American Countries, that have classified glyphosate as a carcinogen.
The decision was welcomed by New Brunswick groups who want the material banned in the province.
"Hopefully it puts more pressure on provincial and municipal governments to look at pesticides and to consider warning labels," said Tracy Glynn, forestry director with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. "And then phase it out completely."
Tracy Glynn, forestry director for the
Conservation Council of New Brunswick, says the province needs to follow
the lead of other jurisdictions and start phasing out the use of
glyphosate. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
For now, glyphosate continues to be approved for use en mass for a variety of projects, including NB Power's use of the material on its power transmission lines, and J.D. Irving's use of glyphosate to control forest growth.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief acting medical
officer of health in New Brunswick, says glyphosate remains approved for
use but the province will watch for any decisions on the product made
by Health Canada. (Pat Richard/CBC)
"In New Brunswick, it is approved for use," said Dr. Jennifer Russell. "We're just monitoring that situation and we keep abreast of whatever the new information is that is coming out."
Health Canada re-evaluation
Glyphosate was first listed as "probably carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a branch of the World Health Organization, in 2015.
- Herbicide chemical glyphosate 'probably carcinogenic,' WHO agency finds
- NB Power apologizes over handling of herbicide spraying
Health Canada is now undergoing a re-evaluation of the use of glyphosate in Canada, but it's not yet known when those results will be published.
That's not enough for Glynn, who said the province has the power to make its own call on the use of the herbicide.
"We know that a Supreme Court decision affirmed … that municipalities and provincial governments can limit and ban pesticides," she said, adding that other provinces, such as Quebec, banned the use of glyphosate in forestry "in light of public health concerns."
"And now we're spraying a record amount, the most of any province, at a time when New Brunswickers have never been more opposed to it," said Glynn.
"So we think it's time and New Brunswick needs to enter the 21st century in terms of forestry practices."
