Poison spring
by E. G. Vallianatos · first published 2015
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"Imagine walking into a restaurant and finding chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, or neonicotinoid insecticides listed in the description of your entree. They may not be printed in the menu, but many are in your food. These are a few of the literally millions of pounds of approved synthetic substances dumped into the environment every day, not just in the US but around the world. They seep into our water supply, are carried thousands of miles by wind and rain from the site of application, remain potent long after they are deposited, and constitute, in the words of one scientist, "biologic dea
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…Stiglitz, Joseph (2003) Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World’s Most Prosperous Decade _________ (2010) Freefall: America, Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy Vallianatos, E.G. (2014) Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA Vilar, Pierre (1976) A History of Gold and Money: 1450-1920 Yergin, Daniel (1992) Prize: Epic Quest for Money, Oil and Power Would enjoy email correspondence with…
on “Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?” ↗According to the book "Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA," GMOs are primarily developed in order to genetically engineer crops that are able to withstand chemical herbicides and pesticides: "Glyphosate is a powerful driver…
on “The World in 2036: Nassim Taleb looks at what will break, and what won't (2010)” ↗I'm a bit skeptical of what the EPA says, because it has been documented to suffer from regulatory capture. http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Spring-Secret-History-Pollution... But lets assume the EPA is doing its job. At minimum, there needs to be more inspectors - currently there is a huge backlog where high-risk wells are not being inspected.…
on “Fracking Has Not Had Big Effect on Water Supply, E.P.A. Says While Noting Risks” ↗