The Effects of Pesticides on the Environment

This is a News Broadcast/Documentary made by students at High Tech High school. It is based on the following prompt.
What are the effects of Natural and Synthetic Pesticides on the Environment in Baja California?
Created, Thought of, Designed, Produced, Directed, and Edited by: RJ Sheperd, Wiliam Valdivia, Andrew Daugherty

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News & Politics

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• Pesticides

[a1mint]

Just making sure what you mean. You're saying that pesticides can not harm us? Well, that'd be like saying that jumping off a giant cliff will leave you completely unharmed. It is a known fact that dogs on average are twice as likely to get lymphoma cancer that live in homes where the owners spray the yard against weeds. It's not just glysophate that is in these products. Roundup contains other chemicals as well.

[parthulk]

fyi: I did a study re: termites. Vinegar eliminates them. Cheaper. Safer. MUCH more effective. Please share the knowledge.

[scarlettsmommy01]

All natural is better in a mattress, bedding, furniture, flooring, clothing, food etc... I define organic as better quality, last longer, better for you and the environment.  You can make a choice where you buy, will it be organic or synthetic?

[donze52]

For many years I have grown wild gourds.

the leaf makes a nice sun tea spayed on the plants for you see nothing in the bug world eats wild gourd leaves so the bug think your plants are wild gourds and go untouched without pesticides killing bugs.

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[hillbillysynopsis]

Good Video!

Watch "From Silent Spring to Silent Night" by Dr Tyrone Hayes here on youTube

Google the name "Melyce Connolly" and read her story

read the book "A Bitter Fog" Herbicides and Human Rights by Carol Van Strum

[Reaganwannabe]

-part 2-

why doesn't it cause cancer? because it's parathion ethyl and will disrupt your central nervous system long before you need to worry about cancer. limiting DDT use to 3 and half gallons an acre would eliminate the effects of it on eggshells and would keep crops safe and destroy skeeter populations that carry malaria

[Reaganwannabe]

no, DDT hasn't been positively linked to cancer. insect related-diseases and food shortages from loss of crops to insects are a bigger worry then then a slightly higher risk of cancer, in addition diseases spread by insects definitely kill, considering over 50 million deaths from malaria in africa each year, i'd rather take my chances with the DDT, and for that matter as i said before DDT is an Organchloride-based substace, versus the new pesticide which doesn't supposedly doesn't cause cancer

[askAlanNow]

So Regan. Your saying basicly spraying cancer is ok for humans?

[donze52]

In south west NE, I local wild gourd leaves to make a gourd sun tea to be sprayed on my garden.

nothing eats wild gourd leaves. a sort of bug repellent for your plants if you will.

works for many years,

wish the world would look at this free way to stop all bug damages without pesticide.

donze52

for more in on this free tool of GOD

[Runningbareco]

Wow... Reaganwannabe sounds like the idiot in my neighborhood. Frightening! Great video!

[terrifikday]

This guy is clueless and is spewing inaccurate data and information. Hope he got an F.

[parthulk]

I just have to say I'd give you a freakin' hug if I was standing beside you!

Just an FYI for readers:

Re: Being specific. The vinegar I used was white, distilled vinegar (5% acidity).