Atrazine - Let's Get It Banned!

Please sign the petition below to get the harmful pesticide Atrazine banned!

Atrazine is one of the world's most common pesticides: over 80 million pounds of it were used on American crops last year, and it has been in use for 50 years. This harmful pesticide turns male frogs into females at concentrations as low as 2.5 parts per billion. Atrazine causes cancer in laboratory mammals and developmental problems in fish. Atrazine is the most commonly detected pesticide in rainwater, groundwater and tapwater in the USA.

Frogs and humans share half our DNA, so Atrazine can't be good for humans either. That's likely why the European Union banned the harmful pesticide in 2004. But the company that produces it, Syngenta (based in Switzerland!) has $11 billion in revenues, and has a huge lobby to keep Atrazine on the market in the USA.

Frogs have been disappearing worldwide in recent years. SAVE THE FROGS! needs your help to ensure Atrazine gets banned by the 3rd Annual Save The Frogs Day (April 29th, 2011)! We'll deliver this petition to the USEPA once we get 100,000 signatures.

Atrazine is the 21st century's DDT: let's get it banned!

Dear Administrator Jackson,
Amphibian populations worldwide are rapidly disappearing, and pesticides are a primary contributing factor, as they inevitably end up in the water bodies where amphibians live and breed. I am writing to urge you to federally ban the sale and use of Atrazine in the United States. Abundant scientific evidence shows that this harmful herbicide can wreak havoc on a variety of wildlife species, at concentrations as low as 2.5 parts per billion. It is unfathomable to allow the use of a chemical that can so easily turn male frogs into females, as has been shown to be the case with Atrazine.

Humans and frogs share half our DNA. For the sake of the world's remaining frog populations, and for the health of ourselves and our children, I urge the United States Environmental Protection Agency to place a federal ban on the sale and use of Atrazine.

Thank you for your consideration.
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This petition has a goal of 100000 signatures
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10331 Fri Feb 03 16:59:23 EST 2012 Jake Morrisseau MB , CA
10330 Fri Feb 03 15:29:43 EST 2012 Nancy Abou-Chahine ON , CA The world doesn't belong to humans alone; we're only a part of the interconnected ecosystems that make up life on Earth. I'm signing this petition as an environmental science student who wants to make More....
10329 Thu Feb 02 11:53:19 EST 2012 Swan Childress CA , US
10328 Thu Feb 02 10:03:25 EST 2012 Marvin McCoy WA , US
10327 Thu Feb 02 04:14:12 EST 2012 Ann Moran CA , US it blows my mind how easily innocent creatures are killed with no thought. I am urging the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency to put a federal ban on the sale and use of Atrazine. These little creatures should More....
10326 Thu Feb 02 01:54:20 EST 2012 Sonja Elwood AU
10325 Thu Feb 02 00:17:57 EST 2012 Julie Tan CA , US
10324 Wed Feb 01 22:22:49 EST 2012 michael orear TX , US :( save the.frogs.bro
10323 Wed Feb 01 21:50:40 EST 2012 Charyl Curry Gargel FL , US We can make a difference and thanks to Dr. for starting this wonderful cause.
10322 Wed Feb 01 20:53:48 EST 2012 Megan Hoffman US
10321 Wed Feb 01 20:53:39 EST 2012 Carol Craig GA , US Let's get rid of atrazine now! The planet and all living things will be better off without it!
10320 Wed Feb 01 20:36:03 EST 2012 Anna Barrett SC , US We need to save them!
10319 Wed Feb 01 20:35:38 EST 2012 James Sturges SC , US There really are better pesticides out there. Come on guys, spend a few extra bucks and save the frogs.
10318 Wed Feb 01 20:20:35 EST 2012 renee dunn ot , AU
10317 Wed Feb 01 20:19:12 EST 2012 Jennifer Tan CA , US
10316 Sun Jan 29 15:31:53 EST 2012 scott williamson ON , CA
10315 Sun Jan 29 11:44:48 EST 2012 Carlton Glover TX , US
10314 Sun Jan 29 10:52:43 EST 2012 simona cannone ot , IT
10313 Fri Jan 27 16:05:07 EST 2012 Katherine Head MD , US
10312 Fri Jan 27 12:19:27 EST 2012 Maria Cisneros CA , US We need to ban Atrazine and all other devasting herbicides that cause health dangers to humans as well as other life forms that share our lovely planet
10311 Fri Jan 27 02:56:26 EST 2012 dale riehart US
10310 Thu Jan 26 20:30:30 EST 2012 Madison Harman NC , US
10309 Thu Jan 26 16:59:01 EST 2012 Cheryl Yancey CA , US
10308 Thu Jan 26 12:34:49 EST 2012 Angela Oakes NY , US We need to rethink many things, for a greener planet, otherwise we will ruin it forever! This is a good start!
10307 Thu Jan 26 01:57:00 EST 2012 Debra Mahony CT , USA
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