On August 9th 10,000 people took to the streets in Hawaii’s Waikiki district to protest big biochemical companies such as, DOW, BASF, Syngenta and Dupont for their disregard for public safety and what many claim is causing a disturbing increase in birth defects.
Hawaii's Spike In Birth Defects Puts Focus On GMO Crops https://t.co/hoMatDlIm4 via @YouTube
— Jade Langley (@ShatteredKarma) August 24, 2015
United against the poisoning of our people and environment. Nothing will stop us. Even one child, one child… http://t.co/l1JgDmOkzx
— BabesAgainstBiotech (@BabesAgainstGMO) August 23, 2015
They may have a legitimate complaint. In the U.S. mainland GMO crops are sprayed with pesticides and herbicides. However, in Kauai, Hawaii they are being sprayed with 17x more pesticides per acre, which leaves many to wonder if the increase (ten times more than the national average over the last five years) in birth defects is a result of the inundation of chemicals.
in #Kauai, greater (17x) pesticide use on #GMOs has "coincided" w/ more (10x) children born with heart malformations http://t.co/GBz32OoBpi
— Emily Claire Goldman (@mle_goldman) August 24, 2015
Meanwhile Monsanto has been implementing advertising campaigns in schools in order to gain support and change their image, touting rhetoric that the well-being of the community is their number one priority. Many are not sold on these claims and are demanding stronger protection for their children against the agrochemical giants.
Tell Monsanto to stay out of Hawaii's schools http://t.co/mc4Jdm6avj #gmo http://pic.twitter.com/GYcQVEzntM
— GMWatch (@GMWatch) August 23, 2015
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