Nicely put. I need to read the decisions, rather than the news about them.
For the record, I have zero faith in any government agency. It's all been bought and paid for.I'm at that advanced "cynical" age too.
Organophosphates in general aren't safe, I recognize that. I've worked with them and other hazmat, including heavy metals, asbestos, and high-level carcinogens. For any of them, what level is "safe"? In some, the answer is zero. Is this pesticide in that category? I don't know, but there are apparently at least some questions about the methodology of the study in question to throw at least some doubt. Or excuse for doubt.
You say Trump's EPA had good reasons to ignore science, to defy a court order, and to make sure that the most common pesticide used today remained this particular toxic Dow Chemical product. Tell you what: I can't think of any reasons those may be that aren't better reasons why they should have banned that shit. Can you?
At least a couple of reasons, one being the previously stated. The other: What are the follow on consequences of banning this most commonly used pesticide?
Economic costs? Is it going to cost a billion dollars per life saved? Or about $3.50...totally worth it.
How good is the next best pesticide, and what dangers does it pose? It's obviously more expensive, and/or less effective, and/or has its own dangers.
All pesticides are poison, that's how they work. I guess we could have full employment if we quit using them entirely and hired people to just pick the bugs off our tomatoes, but they would be a mite expensive at the store.
Nicely put. I need to read the decisions, rather than the news about them.
For the record, I have zero faith in any government agency. It's all been bought and paid for.I'm at that advanced "cynical" age too.
Organophosphates in general aren't safe, I recognize that. I've worked with them and other hazmat, including heavy metals, asbestos, and high-level carcinogens. For any of them, what level is "safe"? In some, the answer is zero. Is this pesticide in that category? I don't know, but there are apparently at least some questions about the methodology of the study in question to throw at least some doubt. Or excuse for doubt.
At least a couple of reasons, one being the previously stated. The other: What are the follow on consequences of banning this most commonly used pesticide?
Economic costs? Is it going to cost a billion dollars per life saved? Or about $3.50...totally worth it.
How good is the next best pesticide, and what dangers does it pose? It's obviously more expensive, and/or less effective, and/or has its own dangers.
All pesticides are poison, that's how they work. I guess we could have full employment if we quit using them entirely and hired people to just pick the bugs off our tomatoes, but they would be a mite expensive at the store.
'Mite", see what I did there?