To: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
Mayor Mike Bloomberg: Stop dousing NYC's public spaces with Roundup and other pesticides!
According to the Department of Health's report on city pesticide use in 2011, Roundup, the weed-killing key to Monsanto's agribusiness empire, is the city's most heavily used liquid herbicide. Roundup is Monsanto's signature blend of glyphosate—a compound that works by disrupting an enzyme key to plant growth—and other ingredients to destroy weeds.
Let's switch to non-toxic solutions including vinegar and alcohol to kill weeds.
Please stop spraying Roundup and other toxic pesticides in our public spaces. It is poisoning our children and pets and polluting our environment. Other cities, including Chicago and Boulder have stopped spraying these toxins. Please stop dousing NYC with chemicals!
Let's switch to non-toxic solutions including vinegar and alcohol to kill weeds.
Please stop spraying Roundup and other toxic pesticides in our public spaces. It is poisoning our children and pets and polluting our environment. Other cities, including Chicago and Boulder have stopped spraying these toxins. Please stop dousing NYC with chemicals!
Why is this important?
Despite piles of research suggesting that Monsanto's Roundup is dangerous, the Big Apple continues to douse its parks with the stuff—potentially exposing millions of New Yorkers to toxic effects.