On this edition Your Call’s One Planet Series, journalist Carey Gillam joins us to discuss her new book Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science.
She says health experts around the world recognize that pesticides like Monsanto’s Roundup are a major contributor to a range of health problems, but by concealing the truth and manipulating public opinion, they have successfully put even more pesticides on the market. What are the consequences of putting corporate interests and profits ahead of public health and the environment?
Guest:
Carey Gillam, veteran journalist, research director for US Right to Know, and author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science
Web Resources:
Huffington Post: Internal EPA Documents Show Scramble For Data On Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide
Sacramento Bee: Don’t let EPA and Monsanto hide the truth on Roundup
Reuters: Arkansas Restricts Controversial Monsanto, BASF Farm Chemical
