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•84 papers in total

•At least 84% of papers show a POSITIVE association between pesticide exposure and various cancers

•Only 8.3% are negative

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The The regulators regulators are infected are infected with some with some sort of sort of virus….virus….

The The regulators regulators are infected are infected with some with some sort of sort of virus….virus….

Global climate change

Eat locally

Food Miles

Least GHG-generating ways to ship food

• 1. On foot, or by bicycle

• 2. Ship

• 3. Train

• 4. Truck

• 5. Airplane

• 6. Private motorized vehicle

And who are the two biggest disease agents (…er, sellers) of

bottled water?

Coca-Cola and Pepsi

And who are the two biggest disease agents (…er, sellers) of

bottled water?

Coca-Cola and Pepsi

PlantBottle – 30% of the plastic from a plant source

Take home messages…

Take home messages…

• Eat organic

• Eat from the bottom of the food chain

• Eat local

• Don’t eat too much

• Avoid unnecessary packaging

• Support those who do likewise

CAPECanadian Association of

Physicians for the Environment