My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to… — George Deukmejian Copy Share Image
Pesticides came about after the first world war. Some brainy petrochemical money maker said, 'Hey, that mustard gas worked great on people,… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
When the planes still swoop down and aerial spray a field in order to kill a predator insect with pesticides, we are… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
I don't prefer to fill my body with antibiotics, pesticides, steroids, and growth hormones - my body is my temple, and I… — Suzanne Whang Copy Share Image
Our actions today will protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to pesticides commonly used on foods. The agency also is… — Carol Browner Copy Share Image
I'm thinking waiters and waitresses are going to be bracing for more customers coming in going, not just kind of where is… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
Harmful bacteria, viruses, calcium-forming micro-organisms, and candida are part of our world. Unfortunately, so are toxic chemicals, including everything from pesticides to… — David Wolfe Copy Share Image
In general, I try to eat food without added hormones and pesticides, but I'm not so strict that I won't have a… — Missy Peregrym Copy Share Image
It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys. We can turn the most luxuriant forests… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
“She recalled him as a forceful and witty speaker with a ready repartee and a penetrating voice. He had once, for example,… — John Brunner Copy Share Image
The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more expensive, decrease… — Bruce Ames Copy Share Image
And of course the Green Party wants to remove carcinogens from our food, our cosmetics, our backyard pesticides. — Elizabeth May Copy Share Image
Most of the plants grown to be fed to farm animals are heavily saturated with pesticides and herbicides and have been genetically… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When people say they prefer organic food, what they often seem to mean is they don't want their food tainted with pesticides… — Michael Specter Copy Share Image
Almost all the world is natural chemicals, so it really makes you re-think everything. A cup of coffee is filled with chemicals.… — Bruce Ames Copy Share Image
Insect resistance to a pesticide was first reported in 1947 for the Housefly (Musca domestica) with respect to DDT. Since then resistance… — Francisco J. Ayala Copy Share Image
Those externalized costs have always included labor. It is only the decline over time of the minimum wage in real dollars that's… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“Pesticides poison the main brain happy hormone or neurotransmitter, acetyl choline.” — Sherry Rogers M.D Copy Share Image
I always knew pesticides affected farmworkers. That's why I always tell people, "eat organic." Not just because it's better for you but… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
There have been various pesticides that have been properly tested, that have been registered and then have been used and later on… — George Deukmejian Copy Share Image
A Who's Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live so intimately with these… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
Our generation has taken to the cosmetic use of pesticides and I think, perhaps unwittingly, not fully understanding the dangers it represents… — Dalton McGuinty Copy Share Image
Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share Image
