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Published: 4/9/2019At the bottoms of this page is a google drive folder with links to pdfs of all documents and websites references in this publishing...
A few weeks ago, two attractive 20 or 30 something year old women walked up our driveway midday. They handed me a flyer indicating they worked for a non-profit that wanted to do nitrate water testing on the well water on the property where we live. They indicated if it was high, there was a program available to deliver free drinking water to the home.
I asked them who was funding this program. They intimated there was a lawsuit related to the farmers and/or Big Ag for water pollution and this program was in response to that lawsuit. That's what I recall anyway...
My landlord scheduled for testing and they came out and tested the water. It was high based on standards set by the EPA.
The EPA has not done a great job protecting us from things like glyphosate and a mountain of other issues, so my trust in them is very low.
My first thought was, "Are nitrates really a problem, and if so to who and why"
My second thought was "Are the EPA standards appropriate standards for the matters or are they arbitrarily low or arbitrarily high for some type of commercial benefit to someone?" -- a thought most don't think about fast enough in the age of Capitalism and Federal Agencies fully infiltrated by corporate interests...
I've done my own preliminary research.
It took me about 30 to 45 minutes over 2 days and what I found makes me feel very uncomfortable about the legitimacy of any of this at face value.
This local water testing issue is not transparent. The website talks about grants -- from other agencies -- but when I dug, they were in fact related to some type of forced remediation.
However, an even bigger issue concerns me. The entire "nitrates as a problem" appears to me to potentially be a "Problem / Reaction / Solution " play that may have been in the works for years or decades.
Here are the first handful of documents I reviewed and the thoughts I had...
Website Home Page and About Page reveal Bayer, Syngenta and Dow are involved...
Website Home Page and About Page reveal Bayer, Syngenta and Dow are involved...
Cures Website
Cures Website
I started with the website of the company that distributed the flyers. The organization doing the testing is Cures.
Their website can be found at:
NEVER LET inspirational photos get in the way of reading. NEVER let catchy, feel good acronyms get in they way either. Both can be created in a matter of minutes or hours by someone good with that type of thing....
STEP 1 -- Go to the About or Contact page and try to find out who funds or supports a website AND look for employee lists...
The About page was startling!?!?.
The About page was startling!?!?.
https://www.curesworks.org/about/
For those not aware, Bayer, Syngenta and Dow are the largest chemical producers on the plant.
Bayer just bought Monsanto in a massive buyout of a company that has over 12,000 lawsuits pending for a single product, Round Up. Round up contains glyphosate. Glyphosate was first patented as an anti-biotic. Anti-biotics are designed to manage problematic bacteria in the body but they always kill off more than just their target. No one ever suggests going on and staying on anti-biotics, yet if they are in the food and water, that is what happens.
Who buys a company with 12,000 pending legal cases? How much profit must there be in Monsanto products to buy a company like that and take on uknown risk OR is the profit for Bayer elsewhere as long as Monsanto is kept afloat?
For what it's worth, now is the time to also note the two ALMOND GROWERS on this list too.
Hypothesis -- If Monsnato's Round up and all other glyphosate products cause disease, and you, as a chemical processing company also are in the business of processing chemicals for the pharmaceutical industry that get prescribed for people with disease, does keeping a company who's products produce disease in business so you can make money on prescriptions on those with disease make good commercial sense?
Does this sound like a "Problem / Reaction / Solution" business model that is self perpetuating for profits? (YES, it does).
If you want unbridled capitalism, this is what it looks like from the tippy top of the pyramid.
A friend on facebook commented the other day on a post I made about the Bayer buyout of Monsanto -- "That's death buying the deadly" -- This friend has an MBA and works in financial portfolio management. This is how financial people describe companies in single words.
A friend on facebook commented the other day on a post I made about the Bayer buyout of Monsanto -- "That's death buying the deadly" -- This friend has an MBA and works in financial portfolio management. This is how financial people describe companies in single words.
Further down the page is the Management Team. I found the Executive Directors use of a plain old "gmail address" to be odd, especially given the others have curesworks.org addresses. I use linkedin to look up people in business. I'd encourage you to start there with these people. Look at their backgrounds. Look at their work experience. See what you see. I saw interesting things.
Website "Drinking Water" page is "off"?
Website "Drinking Water" page is "off"?
On the main menu I went to Pages>Drinking Water....
https://www.curesworks.org/drinking-water/
" A new grant program is available to residences in the Salinas Valley Ground Water Basin who's well exceeds the State Standard for nitrates".
"Grant Program" -- That does not match my understanding of a lawsuit payout.
If this a "grant program", I'm concerned given Bayer, Syngenta and Dow are involved, and my financial buddy sums Bayer up as "Death".
If this is "forced payout due to a lawsuit", I'm concerned by a lack of transparency...
BUT LOOK! There's a link for "health effects" .. I was wondering about those....
Website "Health Effects" document is "fishy"?
Website "Health Effects" document is "fishy"?
A pdf is presented with NO HEADER but "authoritative" information.
Who's the authority writing this? Dunno. It says this was "adapted from the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board" something or other from October 2013... But wait -- it says "Resources for Growers" -- is this about human health or not?
From the document...
Hum. The weird part is that the other sources I'm reading blame fertilizers and live stock waste, but they do NOT mention septic systems?
Exactly how much do each of these three sources contribute? My guess is fertilizer is going to be HUGE compared to the others but what do I know... . (hummm and we are on a site sponsored by Bayer, Syngenta, and DOW....
From the document...
WHAT THE F--K IS THAT? IT'S 2019. WE HAVE TESTS FOR EVERYTHING.... According to this, we are to believe there is no way to properly measure or assess nitrate issues, and we are supposed to "presume based on symptoms" that someone has nitrate issues, as if we could parse those out from all other toxic loads we are being bombarded with, when in fact we still don't supposedly know the cause of cancer? This is looking like propaganda, but let's keep going...
From the document...
As soon as someone starts telling you "no safety factors are incorporated into a standard" -- you need to start thinking about what you'd do if you want to create a ghost of an enemy. The "war on terror" is impossible to get ones head around and easy to perpetuate because no one can get their head around it.
From the document
The use of infants and nursing mothers pulls massive emotions. For all I know, this may also be an issue for them HOWEVER, it may also only be a mechanism to pull you into your emotions for mental programming ( because that is how mental programming works...).
Hey -- wait just a damn minute!?!?! At the top of the page they said setting an MCL is impossible... yet now they are saying "infants below the age of six months" (tugging on heart strings) "who drink water containing ntirates in excess of the MCL may quickly become seriously ill, and if untreated, may die because high nitrate levels can interfere with the capacity of the infant's blookd to carry oxygen, causing condition called Methemoglobnemia"
YIKES. We don't want infants dying. BUT WAIT JUST A MINUTE HERE....they said there was no MCL and it was based on observations? I've never heard of any 'emia' disease or issue that only has a single cause.
- I wonder what else causes this "Methemoglobnemia"?
WHAT A GREAT QUESTION TO ASK!! AND WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE ANSWER....
I googled "Methemoglobnemia" and I picked something that looked medical like (but should verify...)
From: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000562.htm about "Methemoglobnemia" -- this thingy that is supposedly caused by nitrates in water...
Why doesn't this mention "drinking water" or "fertilizer run off"? It does mention food, which has a crap ton of chemicals in it. It also mentions medicines, which have a crap ton of chemicals, and it mentions Chemicals themselves.
Hum. And we came to ask this question and look this up based on material from a website about water issues that is sponsored by Bayer, Syngenta and Dow. I don't yet know the motives behind Bayer, Syngenta and Dow for being involved in this but I do know my financial friend's metaphor for "Bayer" is "Death".
So, Anesthetics (pharmaceuticals) cause this. Antiboitics cause this. Cured food may cause this? And then there is Nitrobenzene.
Why aren't NITRATES from ground water in this list?
And what the heck is Nitrobenzene?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrobenzene
How bad is this stuff?
- " Nitrobenzene is highly toxic (Threshold Limit Value 5 mg/m3) and readily absorbed through the skin. "
- Nitrobenzene is considered a likely human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency,[12] and is classified by the IARC as a Group 2B carcinogenwhich is "possibly carcinogenic to humans".[13] It has been shown to cause liver, kidney, and thyroid adenomas and carcinomas in rats
- It is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act(42 U.S.C. 11002), and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities which produce, store, or use it in significant quantities
- Prolonged exposure may cause serious damage to the central nervous system, impair vision, cause liver or kidney damage, anemia and lung irritation. Inhalation of vapors may induce headache, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, cyanosis, weakness in the arms and legs, and in rare cases may be fatal.
But where would we find this toxic stuff?? WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS...
- Redistilled, as oil of mirbane, nitrobenzene had been used as an inexpensive perfume for soaps "
- In the laboratory, it is occasionally used as a solvent, especially for electrophilicreagents.
- "A significant merchant market for nitrobenzene is its use in the production of the analgesic paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) (Mannsville 1991) "
- "Nitrobenzene is also used to mask unpleasant odors in shoe and floor polishes, leather dressings, paint solvents, and other materials.
- "Evidence suggests its use in agriculture as a plant growth/flowering stimulant. "
How might we identify it?
- "It is a water-insoluble pale yellow oil with an almond-like odor. "
Funny coincidence!?!?! --
- it is Almond farmers on the about page with the chemical folks.
Wow. I can see why NIotrobenzene, a product with multiple consumer uses, might cause a problem like -- Methemoglobnemia -- but why are nitrates being blamed for this?
Let's get back to that document now, shall we?
From the document again...
There's that reference to a Minimum Containment Level again. One that the document started out by saying doesn't exist... And in general, the document is riddled with all of this type of totally non-scientific blabber.
From the document
A skim of this bottom section would make you think the Monterrey County Environmental Health and/or the CA Department of Public Healthy may have been involved in the construction of this documen but I don't think they were. . Let's read the fine print....
- "This publication was developed with funding from a grant provided by the Salinas Basin Agricultural Stewardship Group to the Coalition for Urban Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES) under it's Safe Drinking Water Program. Visit CURES website at: www.curesworks.org)
GHEEEZ. Who the heck is the "Salinas Basing Ag Stewardship"? Where is their grant money coming from? And why are they then giving their funding to another group to write this paper?!? So I googled "Salinas Basin Agricultural Stewardship"
Hummm... now we're circling back to the lawsuit thingy we started with in paragraph 1 or 2 !?
https://www.acwa.com/news/coalition-tackles-drinking-water-problems-in-salinas-valley/
Why isn't this information about a "settlement agreement" on the Curesworks website?
Why isn't this information about a "settlement agreement" on the Curesworks website?
Why is the term GRANT being tossed around as a substitute for "forced behavior"?
Why is the term GRANT being tossed around as a substitute for "forced behavior"?
Dunno. But I really don't like the fact they are confusing the word "grant" with the idea of a "settlement agreement" that is temporary....
And personally I think we are all missing something....
back to my search : Salinas Basin Agriculture Stewardship Group and look what I found!!
https://www.jrgattorneys.com/blog/2017/october/timeframe-to-join-sbasg-and-receive-a-reprieve-f/ - -- basically, this outlines a cartel formation in plain view. First, they talk about nitrogen problems that have been building over 100 years with no citations. Then they point to "septic systems" first and then to "traditional and organic farming". Seems regulators (may have) found contamination violations with big ag . Magically, instead of pushing remediation on the inividual violators, they allowed the violators to form a group with other violators to share costs of a temporary solution they proposed while THEY came up with a long term plan. And it seems that plan has become legislation on homeowners. How convenient...
Check out the PDF -- Is this a joke? they only need to provide water for 560 individuals a year?
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/rwqcb3/board_info/agendas/2017/july/item12/item12_pres.pdf
Taxation via non government agencies for $2Billion in revs to be managed by the state water board....(and doled out for construction...)
What do we know so far?
What do we know so far?
The "Curesworks.org" website and documentation is NOT resulting from a "grant" in the true sense of the word. This website and organization is being funded by a Salinas Basin Ag Stewardship Group, and they have been forced to address contamination issues related to ground water chemicals of some sort , but there's something off about this...
We are being told nitrates cause a problem -- Methemoglobnemia -- but that problem doesn't quote nitrates from water as being relevant? However, it does point to a crap load of chemicals used in a lot of consumer products. I wonder if the chemical companies slipped some waste materials into their fertilzers, and it's in fact those waster materials that are causing issues, but they've decided to try to pin it on nitrates. That sounds like a reasonable scam to try to roll out. It'd be better than getting busted for things like the glyphosate mess.
The Almond connection is curious. Nitrobenzene sounds like it is a product created with Almonds (the smell gives it away). The only way I can imagine they get in trouble is if 1) They knew what they were selling was creating these issues or 2) maybe they were using a product to fertilize their trees that had the issues and their product happens to be usedin the production too? That part is very confusing...
A cartel of environmental violators has been planning for two years on how to clean up the water basin. The result is draconian legislation against property owners, who consume 6% of water and contribute drops of pollution compared to big ag.
With that as a starting point, where is the bottom?
Water Filter Sales?
Water Filter Sales?
I tried to go look up nitrates and water filtration -
https://www.uswatersystems.com/water-problems/nitrate-nitrite
I was scared by the first paragraph and then presented with $400 to 2000 filtration solutions.
The weird part is they keep saying it's really only seemingly an issue for children under 6 months. This also says it's an issue for those with enzyme deficincies, which is later clarified as week stomach acid.
People with week stomach acid are going to have all kinds of digestive problems and it's easy to fix.
Not sure why someone would by a water filter because they have week stomach acid.
I wonder if the chemical companies like Bayer, Syngenta and DOW make much money on water filtration systems?
This page makes me think I could die if I don't take precautions. Maybe they are being truthful. That said, they are the one's selling products. so let's try to get something that might be a little less biased.
What does public research say?
What does public research say?
I'm not 1) sensing any significant findings nor 2) sensing any urgency in this. Do you?
I'm not 1) sensing any significant findings nor 2) sensing any urgency in this. Do you?
Basically, they are saying it needs to be studied more. Of course, they referenced the problem with Methemoglobnemia, BUT, did we ever figure out if nitrates from fertilizer run off were remotely a cause for that issue? As I recall, the document I read that looked pretty medical oriented didn't mention that at all....
What does someone with 30 years of personal chronic pain who's been forced to research our nutitional world for a long time to cure his own pain have to say?
What does someone with 30 years of personal chronic pain who's been forced to research our nutitional world for a long time to cure his own pain have to say?
Then I typed into google "Nitrate Hoax" or "Nitrate Myth" to see if anyone had decided to categorize this under something like that...
This is the first page I clicked on...
https://chriskresser.com/the-nitrate-and-nitrite-myth-another-reason-not-to-fear-bacon/
As a 19 year vegetarian, you can imagine I wasn't overly excited about reading this, but I did, and I'm glad I did...
The author points out the level to which we have been getting fed this information. I don't watch Stephen Colbert nor much TV , so I didn't get this news...
WOW. Hummm...
This idea of publishing a study, getting it referenced, and then having it discredited is a MAJOR problem with vaccines and roundup. This is a known strategy for manipulation...
Our understanding of cholesterol has also been manipulated into making folks move in the opposite direction they should....
Wow. He references things. I could click down into those to confirm his claims. We didn't see that much in the Curesworks.org info , and what I dug into exposed a lawsuit instead of a grant program. I read this. I didn't click into the links. It resonated with me.
I should click into the reference links -- but before doing that, I wanted to see who the author was...
https://chriskresser.com/about/ (and scroll down the page)
Ah yes. An Acupuncturist. I should have known.
And damn. This guy is invested in wellness and health.
My money for truthfulness is on Chris. Anyone wanna bet $1 on his info vs that sponsored by Bayer, Syngenta and Dow?
If you are getting any type of presssure over water issues related to Nitrates 1) I'd highly suggest you do your research and 2) I'd highly suggest you start asking a lot more questions of those who are trying to regulate water.
If you are getting any type of presssure over water issues related to Nitrates 1) I'd highly suggest you do your research and 2) I'd highly suggest you start asking a lot more questions of those who are trying to regulate water.
Something smells fishy in all of this and it has some massive corporate fingerprints all over it...
Something smells fishy in all of this and it has some massive corporate fingerprints all over it...
First published by Bryan Canary on 4/9/2019 at 1:08pm.
Below are PDF's of all documents and websites referenced in this article for easier viewing and permanent documentation...
More stuff coming?
https://www.jrgattorneys.com/blog/2017/october/timeframe-to-join-sbasg-and-receive-a-reprieve-f/ -- basically, this outlines a cartel formation in plain view. Seems regulators found contamination violations with big ag. Ironically the first thing they list as nitrogen contamination is septic, followed by traditional and organic farming. (wtf). Instead of pushing remediation on the violators, , they allowed the violators to form a group with other violators to share costs of a temporary solution while THEY came up with a long term plan. And it seems that plan has become legislation on homeowners. How convenient...
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