tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005348987698132339.post5810363603855326692..comments2024-03-25T22:50:38.203-07:00Comments on Allen L Roland's Weblog: NUMBING OUT OF AMERICA / PUBLIC APATHY EXPLAINEDAllen L Roland, Ph.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116023708290815779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005348987698132339.post-37111792765440426592012-02-01T12:50:39.466-08:002012-02-01T12:50:39.466-08:00MORE FUEL FOR THE FIRE
The industry-controlled EP...MORE FUEL FOR THE FIRE<br /><br />The industry-controlled EPA promised to release its dioxin hazard reassessment report, but blew its own deadline – again. Amazingly, the original dioxin toxicity report was due out in 1985. <br /><br />Dioxin is extremely toxic and can cause cancer, birth defects, liver damage and many other harmful effects.<br /><br />Monsanto and Dow Chemical were the top 2 dioxin producers, a byproduct of the herbicide 2,4,5-T; 300 million pounds of their dioxin-laden herbicide pollutes 400 million acres across the United States. Herbicide 2,4,5-T is half the recipe for Agent Orange; the poison was phased out by the late 1970s.<br /><br />Dioxin released in the air increased 10% from 2009-2010. Of course Dow Chemical is currently the #2 producer of dioxin in the US.<br /><br />Dow Chemical has spent $12 million lobbying the EPA since the EPA announced its intent to reassess dioxin. On the flip side, American taxpayers bankrolled the EPA for over $10 billion in 2010 alone.<br /><br />http://www.activistpost.com/2012/02/epa-delays-dioxin-hazard-report-once.htmlAllen L Roland, Ph.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116023708290815779noreply@blogger.com