have you heard of this chemical dihydrogen monoxide? this stuff is in everything. it's terrible. it's not only linked with people who get cancer, but in cancer. it's in our milk, juice, ice cream...
the US government pumped gallons of pure DHMO into Iraq. that's just sick!
"Further, Waltz says, DHMO is used without an approved new animal drug application in treatments to disinfect cow udders and teats, to cure hoof problems, to alleviate the impact of bovine diarrhea, and both internally and topically to treat heat stress."
the good news is that many stores carry goods that are DHMO free, according to the DHMO web site.
just look at this list:
- DHMO contributes to global warming and the "Greenhouse Effect", and is one of the so-called "greenhouse gasses."
- DHMO is an "enabling component" of acid rain -- in the absence of sufficient quantities of DHMO, acid rain is not a problem.
- DHMO is a causative agent in most instances of soil erosion -- sufficiently high levels of DHMO exacerbate the negative effects of soil erosion.
- DHMO is present in nearly every creek, stream, pond, river, lake and reservoir in the U.S. and around the world.
- Measurable levels of DHMO have been verified in ice samples taken from both the Arctic and Antarctic ice caps.
- Recent massive DHMO exposures have lead to the loss of life and destruction of property in California, the Mid-West, the Philippines, and a number of islands in the Caribbean, to name just a few.
why has the government kept quiet about this?
please, if you care about the environment or health concerns and you'd like to sign a petition against DHMO, sign up in the comments on this posting, and we'll get one going.
disclaimer: i take no responsibility at all for anyone who signs up
1. 'A visitor' posted on the Fri 20 Feb 2004, 11:21 am
ReplyDeletehit me up for a petition im on board
ari
2. 'A visitor' posted on the Fri 20 Feb 2004, 11:28 am
ReplyDeleteYa if this stuff is 1/2 as bad as it sounds something needs to be done as a memeber of the media and the Science community I pledge to get to the bottem of this
Daniel Peike
3. 'A visitor' posted on the Fri 20 Feb 2004, 11:32 am
ReplyDeletedhmo is in mountain dew????? how am I gonna survive?!?!?!?
ro
4. 'A visitor' posted on the Fri 20 Feb 2004, 4:56 pm
ReplyDeleteThough your conclusions are correct, like most environmental activists you fail to consider the positive benefits of DHMO! In fact, according to the Red Cross DHMO is the most pressing need in less developed countries! The key is getting SAFE DHMO. While there are scores of DHMO borne diseases, the proper precautions can prevent negative fallout. International relief organizations like the Red Cross, distribute potable DHMO immediately following a disaster and conduct campaigns to promote sound hygiene practices.
Following a 1995 war in Azerbaijan, the Red Cross designed DHMO treatment facilities that are still used by thousands of families today. After a 1998 tsunami devastated coastal communities in Papua New Guinea, the Red Cross provided financial assistance for a DHMO engineer to bring safe DHMO to villages being built out of harm's way.
Between 1999 and 2000, the American Red Cross spent more than $16.2 million on DHMO and sanitation programs for more than 375,000 people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Kenya and Mozambique.
Despite efforts by the American Red Cross and other organizations, the worldwide health crisis caused by unsafe DHMO continues to proliferate. Population growth and the failure of communities to upkeep systems donated by outsiders are viewed as contributing to this failure.
One critical factor in ensuring the success of a DHMO sanitation project is to build a system that can be maintained, said Francois de la Roche, manager of the Americas region for the American Red Cross. Community members must be able to maintain it with available equipment and purchase spare parts locally, he said. In Kenya's Keiro Valley, the American Red Cross has provided "gravity fed DHMO systems" because reliable power is unavailable.
In short, this potent chemical may potentially have many benefits. The question is how many must die on America’s road to progress? If we examine this issue closely we can see that it is yet another example of President Bush’s destructive foreign policy. Under the Bush administration, hundreds of organizations like the Red Cross have exploited less fortunate countries in order to make ours safer. How many must die? As Bush continues to spend millions to afflict other nations under the guise of humanitarian aid, our nations real needs go unanswered. How many must die? We must cut our losses and realize that we are living in a time in which the road to safe DHMO comes at too great a cost. Perhaps some day we will be ready for it, but for now we must stop using DHMO. As you go to the polls this November, remember that a vote for Bush is a vote for continued oppression of foreign countries. As you go to the polls this November, ask yourself, “How many must die?”
(The proceeding statement contains excerpts from the American Red Cross website.)
D.A.
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ReplyDelete6. 'A visitor' posted on the Fri 20 Feb 2004, 5:45 pm
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous post. We all hear things from people that we trust, and if it's bad, we get enraged and have to do something about it. The internet has truly perpetrated many of these things. (check out www.snopes.com and see how many of these things you have been sent). You are a smart girl Dani, before posting anything, check out the truth of it or it will come back and bite you in the butt. Just ask others bloggers.
Lola
7. 'A visitor' posted on the Sat 21 Feb 2004, 10:31 pm
ReplyDeletelola - would you have gotten the joke if i'd written H2O instead?
dani
8. 'A visitor' posted on the Sun 22 Feb 2004, 12:26 am
ReplyDeletethis is absolutely hysterical
friend
9. 'A visitor' posted on the Sun 22 Feb 2004, 9:48 am
ReplyDeleteDani dear, you're right, I didn't get the joke. Now I'm puzzled, with your recent engagement, vorts and traveling up the wazoo and your normal life, where are you getting all the extra time to devote to putting something like this onyour blog? Where does Avraham fit in?
Lola
10. 'A visitor' posted on the Sun 22 Feb 2004, 1:07 pm
ReplyDeleteum. do i know you?
dani
11. 'A visitor' posted on the Sun 21 Mar 2004, 1:41 pm
ReplyDeletewhen i was taking AP chem in HS we pulled this on the freshmen with the intent to raise a lot of money for "research." unfortunately we didn't do a good job of keeping straight faces.
tali