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jvanirl.bsky.social
@jvanirl.bsky.social
A believer in sustainability, environment, democracy and bad luck to fascists and klepto-fascist rapists.
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Last year, 8,489 tonnes of chemicals banned on British farms due to health and environmental concerns were sent abroad

Including a lot of diquat, replacement for paraquat, with bad health impacts

It hammers the land to produce commodity crops for export

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK
Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:36 AM
One of the questions Sinn Féin needs to answer before this General Election. Will they distance themselves from Putin and his aggression re Ukraine and his navy threat to undersea data/gas infrastructure in Ireland's waters?
November 19, 2024 at 7:45 PM