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Agent Orange

What Every Parent Should Know About Monsanto

Toni Nagy | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Toni Nagy

Last time I checked, Earth is the only place we have to live, and what kind of future am I providing for my daughter if I am not cognizant of how my life, and the decisions of my government, effect our environment?

Vietnam in the Aftermath of a Chemical Holocaust

Evaggelos Vallianatos | Posted 04.03.2013 | World
Evaggelos Vallianatos

Fred A. Wilcox's Scorched Earth completes the story of why, in fact, the spraying of the Agent Orange was pernicious, especially to Vietnam and its people.

Trashed Examines Global Waste

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.28.2013 | Entertainment
Marcia G. Yerman

Candida Brady, director of Trashed made the film because waste "is a huge universal problem, affecting us all and needing all of our attention -- now."

Gert Town Overlooked As New Orleans Redevelops

Susan Buchanan | Posted 12.17.2012 | Green
Susan Buchanan

Residents of Gert Town in the Sixteenth Ward of New Orleans say they see economic development on the outskirts of, but not inside, their community.

Agent Orange Victims Get Scientology 'Detox'

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 11.06.2012 | World

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese with ailments linked to Agent Orange are undergoing a "detoxification" treatment involving saunas and vitamins that ...

U.S. Finally Begins Agent Orange Cleanup

AP | MIKE IVES | Posted 08.09.2012 | World

DANANG, Vietnam -- The United States began a landmark project Thursday to clean up a dangerous chemical left from the defoliant Agent Orange – 5...

51 Years After U.S. Began Chemical War on Vietnam, Be Silent, Then Take Action

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 10.08.2012 | World
Marjorie Cohn

For the past 51 years, the Vietnamese people have been attempting to address this legacy of war by trying to get the United States and the chemical companies to accept responsibility for this ongoing nightmare.

U.S. Starts Vietnam Agent Orange Cleanup

AP | MIKE IVES | Posted 10.08.2012 | World

DANANG, Vietnam — Vo Duoc fights back tears while sharing the news that broke his heart: A few days ago he received test results confirming he a...

Growing Evidence of Agent Orange in Japan

Amy Chavez | Posted 08.27.2012 | World
Amy Chavez

Growing evidence indicates that during the U.S. occupation of Okinawa from 1945 to 1972, the U.S. violated a treaty to not store herbicides within Japan's political boundaries.

Media Ignores UN Report As It Pertains to Abuse of Children Attributable to the U.S. and Its Allies

Dan Kovalik | Posted 08.14.2012 | World
Dan Kovalik

While the U.S. and the corporate media contemplate yet another intervention in Syria and/or Iran in the name of the "responsibility to protect" civilians, one should contemplate the reality of such interventions on those civilians we claim to protect.

'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.26.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Just a fl...

"Agent Orange" Corn: Biotech Only Winner in Chemical Arms Race as Herbicide Resistant Crops Fail

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 04.23.2012 | Home
Andrew Kimbrell

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently deciding whether or not to approve an application by Dow Chemical for its controversial genetically engineered (GE) corn variety that is resistant to the highly toxic herbicide 2,4-D, one of the main ingredients in Agent Orange.

Dow and Monsanto's Plan to Increase the Toxic Pesticides Sprayed in America's Heartland

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.18.2012 | Green
Richard Schiffman

These two biotech giants have developed a weed management program that, if successful, would go a long way toward a predicted doubling of harmful herbicide use in America's corn belt during the next decade.

Devastating Report Exposes Unequal Treatment of BP Illness Claims

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 09.28.2011 | Politics
Jordan Flaherty

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has broken with his own past practices, as well as the evidence compiled by scientists and the experience of Gulf Coast residents, and refused to pay health claims filed by Gulf Coast residents.

Vietnam Starts Joint Agent Orange Cleanup With U.S.

AP | Posted 08.17.2011 | Green

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage ...

Not Monsanto's Fault! Ever.

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Eric Holt Gimenez

Monsanto has an interesting clause in its seed contract. The Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement has a waiver that shifts all liability from any...

Astoria Characters: The Ageless Storyteller

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Betty Deudon was only a schoolgirl standing by Long Island City High with a classmate when the handsome French sailors strode by. "Let's pick them up," Betty told her girlfriend.

Mikulski Slams EPA on Dispersants: "Gave Me Heartburn"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Georgianne Nienaber

Jackson looked worse than an oiled pelican in Barataria Bay as she tried to extricate herself from Mikulski's sticky questions. The Senator from Maryland demanded to know why Jackson did not know the extent of her authority as head of the EPA.

Revenge of the Weeds

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert Koehler

Today's big news stories -- the wars, the eco-disasters -- all seem to have the same gaping hole in them. This hole is lack of awareness, and its thru...

The Last Ghost of War

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Azadeh Shahshahani

By Azadeh Shahshahani and John Zientowski Today marks the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. For millions of Vietnamese and hundreds of...

The New Agent Orange? Scientists Sound Alarm on Toxic Sand in Afghanistan

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Art Levine

Politics Daily reported Friday that scientists have found signs of another potential threat to our soldiers in Afghanistan: high levels of environmental toxins that can cause brain damage.

Farmers May Return To Harsh Herbicides, Chemicals To Battle Roundup Resistant Weeds

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer tha...

Remembrance of Things Past: The Original Downtown Los Angeles Arts District and the Yellow Trees

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Lisa Adams

Every Spring I enjoy the yellow trees that bloom in the Arts District. They're the only ones in downtown Los Angeles that I have been able to find. They make me really happy.

Vietnam: The Troops Go Home but the War Does Not End

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Rabbi Steve Gutow

Thirty-five years later, seeing the horrors of Agent Orange I know that this war is not yet over. Being there taught me one more time -- political perceptions are to be challenged, not trusted.

The Effects of Agent Orange: An Interreligious Investigation in Vietnam

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Rabbi Steve Gutow

Wandering through youth centers for disabled kids in Saigon and Da Nang has left me shocked and hopeful.