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Poison spring
E. G. Vallianatos · 初版 2015 年
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“想象一下，你走进一家餐馆，发现主菜说明里列着有机氯农药或新烟碱类杀虫剂。它们或许没有印在菜单上，却大量存在于你的食物中。这不过是每天被倾倒进环境中的数百万磅合法合成物质中的一小部分，不仅在美国，全世界皆然。它们渗入我们的饮用水源，随风雨从施用地点扩散数千里，在沉积很久之后依然药效不减，并且正如一位科学家所言，构成了‘生物死……”
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…Stiglitz, Joseph (2003) Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World’s Most Prosperous Decade _________ (2010) Freefall: America, Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy Vallianatos, E.G. (2014) Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA Vilar, Pierre (1976) A History of Gold and Money: 1450-1920 Yergin, Daniel (1992) Prize: Epic Quest for Money, Oil and Power Would enjoy email correspondence with…
根据《Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA》这本书的说法，转基因作物研发的主要目的，就是通过基因工程培育出能够耐受化学除草剂和杀虫剂的农作物：“草甘膦是一股强大的推动力……
According to the book "Poison Spring: Secret History of Pollution and EPA," GMOs are primarily developed in order to genetically engineer crops that are able to withstand chemical herbicides and pesticides: "Glyphosate is a powerful driver…
我对 EPA（美国环保署）的说辞有点持怀疑态度，因为已有文献证明它存在监管俘获（regulatory capture）现象。http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Spring-Secret-History-Pollution... 但退一步说，就算 EPA 尽职尽责，起码也得增加更多检查员——目前积压了大量高风险水井根本没有被检查……
I'm a bit skeptical of what the EPA says, because it has been documented to suffer from regulatory capture. http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Spring-Secret-History-Pollution... But lets assume the EPA is doing its job. At minimum, there needs to be more inspectors - currently there is a huge backlog where high-risk wells are not being inspected.…