Bayer’s Monsanto was ordered to pay more than $1.5 billion Friday over claims its patented weed-killer, Roundup, was linked to users’ cancer, Bloomberg reported.
James Draeger, Valerie Gunther and Dan Anderson were each awarded a total of $61.1 million in actual damages and $500 million each in punitive damages by jurors in state court in Jefferson City, Missouri.
The three people alleged that their non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas — a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, part of the body’s immune system — were caused by years of using Roundup while gardening.
Well hey, fair enough! For fun, can I challenge you on that notion? Screenshot of diploma w/ username? 😁
I’m at work - I actually do have a photo of the certificate on my phone but as you point out, that could be anybody’s. I know it must seem incredibly convenient, particularly considering the added relevance of my first degree. But I wouldn’t have bothered weighing in otherwise, so there’s a huge selection bias at play. I also managed an organic vegetable farm for three years, which I can’t prove either.
Well if you feel comfortable and get around to it, that would boost some ethos. On the other hand I understand that may not be the most comfortable thing to do on the internet as I’m not sure I would share my engineering degree either.
I’m not keen on identifying the university. But I may share the academic transcript later, with redacted whatever.
On the topic of organic farming, what’s your opinion on herbicide free permaculture gardening? In a small scale distributed model I don’t see why glycolphosphate would be needed if weeds are just part of the landscape.