[…] A new joint report from the two NGOs has found that 37 active substances currently approved for use in pesticides are PFAS. That equates to 12 per cent of all approved synthetic substances. […]
[…] A new joint report from the two NGOs has found that 37 active substances currently approved for use in pesticides are PFAS. That equates to 12 per cent of all approved synthetic substances. […]
GMO could be used for better purposes. The issue is that the companies that currently control this market are the same-old agrochemicals companies that also sell pesticides and otherwise stand to profit off unsustainable practices too. If it were nonprofits developing GMOs, with goals that include ecosystem vitality, GMOs might be one part of addressing issues like droughts.
This. GMO is a fantastic technology which would get abused by the most evil of companies. That’s why it’s better to not use it at all because it would mean it’d only get used by them for evil purposes.