I think 2,4D has been banned IIRC my thoughts was many years ago !
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I, also, seem to remember something in recent years of one of the weed control products being banned. Maybe it was the 2,4-D. This may be one of those herbicides that was banned by some states for consumer use but not banned for agricultural or industrial use?
Based on the USGS data, it appear to be increasing in use.
In fact, I may have some 2,4-D + Dicamba somewhere around here.
Despite concerns about potential health risks, in 2014 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the combined use of 2,4-D and the popular weed killer Roundup (also known as glyphosate, a whole otherâand in many ways more worryingâstory when it comes to health and the environment). Enlist Duo, as the combo is called, was already legal in several states. It is used mainly on big farms, where it is sprayed on genetically modified crops called Enlist soy and Enlist corn that have been engineered to be resistant to the poisons.
In other words, farmers can now douse their fields with high concentrations of the weed killer without worrying that it will also destroy their crops. Originally, plants genetically engineered to resist Roundup were sprayed with that herbicide alone. But when the weeds it was intended to kill also developed resistance, 2,4-D was added to make the mix more effective. As Pullen puts it, âThese chemicals by themselves can be problematic, but when we start combining them with other toxic chemicals, weâre just creating a new problem in order to solve another problem.â
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that by 2020, the use of 2,4-D on Americaâs farms could rise between 100 percent and 600 percent now that it has been approved as part of Enlist Duo. According to Pullen, âWhen you combine increased use with the potential for increased developmental, cancer, and other health impacts, you could create a perfect storm of hazard and exposure coming together.â
Then,
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âŚgot my Clover seed(deer plot forage) in the mail. looked at the planting instructions (for propriety & shit)⌠i see âspray glyphosate, add 15-15-15, then sow seedâ 
so predictableâŚ
'sgot 'lectralites⌠âIdiocracy
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No story, no issue, no fact approaches significance greater than this one: The basic stability of our planet has been upended in our lifetimes. Unless we act quickly, the changes weâve seen so far will be mild by comparison with what comes next. Science, as I point out in the just-published sequel to that original book, makes clear that without an emergency transition away from coal and gas and oil, we can expect such rapid shifts that our ability to maintain civilizations will be in doubt.
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Saw this video yesterday.
Interesting, but decidedly creepy.
I have to admit, I found it to be a bit unsettling.
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https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article229060274.html
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alligators? werenât any politicians available for the experiment? 
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âNazi-americaâ⌠terrible bait⌠nice try with the divide thoâŚ
Hail Victory Badfish! Hail Victory!
If you didnt see this comingâŚ
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Try harder kiddoâŚ
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Former Police Chief Says Conviction Requirement For Forfeitures Makes It Too Hard To Take Cash From People
One of the worst defenses of civil asset forfeiture has been penned by retired police chief Robert Stevenson for the Michigan news site, the Bridge. Itâs written in response to two things: pending forfeiture reform bills in the state legislature and the Supreme Courtâs Timbs decision, which indicated forfeiture may fall on the wrong side of the 8th and 14th Amendments.
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https://thefreethoughtproject.com/mentally-challenged-woman-repeatedly-police-officer/
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/louisiana-cop-charges-abuse-dogs/
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Probably kills more than weeds Iâm guessing!
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The A.I. companies have taken money from major investors. Fidelity International and Qualcomm Ventures were a part of a consortium that invested $620 million in SenseTime. Sequoia invested in Yitu. Megvii is backed by Sinovation Ventures, the fund of the well-known Chinese tech investor Kai-Fu Lee.
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