See also: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg67463.html [Biofuel] Paraquat and palm oil
-------- http://www.panna.org/ Wed, 27 Dec 2006 PAN ALERT: Yes on corporate accountability, No on paraquat! <http://www.panna.org/resources/resources.html> Resource Library <http://www.panna.org/campaigns/campaigns.html> Campaigns and Projects If you already voted to convict Syngenta, thank you! If you haven't, please join the more than 25,000 people who voted to hold the Swiss chemical giant accountable for paraquat poisonings around the world. One of the most toxic herbicides in the world, paraquat is a major product of multinational Syngenta, the world's largest pesticide producer. Forbidden for use in Switzerland since 1990, paraquat is widely used in countries of Southern Hemisphere by plantation workers and peasant farmers to kill weeds. <http://action.panna.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=2252&t=actionTemplate .dwt>Take Action Now! Demand that Syngenta stop producing paraquat now. PAN groups and many others are collaborating with Swiss NGO Berne Declaration's "People's Vote" - a broad campaign to bring public attention to Syngenta's inhuman business practices that value corporate profit above human life. A spoonful of concentrated paraquat can kill an adult. Many thousands of people are poisoned every year because they lack protective equipment or do not know how to avoid paraquat dangers. Thousands more die a painful death using this deadly but easily available poison as a suicide agent-most victims are just crying out for attention, but paraquat proves fatal. We ask you to join us in demanding that Syngenta stop producing this deadly poison. Help the Berne Declaration send 50,000 messages by the end of the year. <http://www.stop-paraquat.net/>Click here to vote for a verdict on Syngenta. Thank you! Resources <http://www.panna.org/resources/documents/sygentaBackgrounder.dv.html> Paraquat - A Dangerous Poison <http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/actives/paraquat.htm> Paraquat Fact Sheet - PAN UK <http://www.stop-paraquat.net/> The Berne Declaration _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
