Roundup toxic to soil fungus at doses well below agricultural dilution

[Warren DeMontague]

9. I don't know if it is baseless fear mongering, or not.

Seems to me there is a range from baseless fear mongering to legitimate concerns about environmental effects of certain things like pesticides or herbicides. A pesticide or a herbicide is, by definition, a substance designed to kill some living things; it's not hugely a stretch to imagine that it might also kill other living things, not to my mind.

As for "baseless"--It's one study, probably worth additional studies, but I don't know enough about the credentials of either the organization or the scientists involved to either take it as gospel truth OR dismiss it out of hand.

Personally, on the topic of GMOs, my position is that it is a powerful technology with incredible promise, and one which it is ludicrous to categorize as inherently "evil" or "bad" or "unnatural" (a meaningless word if there ever was one) --- but at the same time I question whether selling more roundup, specifically, is really the best use of this powerful, promising technology.