What's For Dinner?

Tonight's Guest: Linda Wells The US EPA is accepting comments through June 30th on Dow Agroscience's application for approval of soy and corn seeds containing glyphosate and 2, 4-D. Linda Wells, Associate Director of Organizing at Pesticide Action Network North America, assesses the implications. Utilization of Round-up Ready and 2,4-D-ready GM seeds involves use of a massive amount of pesticides on a regular basis - and 2,4-D has more serious health effects and is both more susceptible to drift and more harmful to non-target species. She also notes that USDA and EPA are interpreting their mandate to protect very narrowly, giving inadequate consideration to exposures of rural people, both farm families and farm workers. Linda often writes for the PANNA blog, Ground Truth.