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Agent Orange
Agent Orange: - A toxic herbicide and defoliant used in the Vietnam conflict, containing 2,4,5-trichlorophen-oxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 2-4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with trace amounts of dioxin. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Agent Orange:: |
MyFox Tampa Bay,He was a Vietnam Veteran and suffered the effects of Agent Orange. Craig Fortunato was shocked anyone could kill their own mother. "Yeah, it's unbelievable.
Freshkills Album Out In September - 04 Aug 2008
Plug In music,Freshkills have performed live alongside Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Fiery Furnaces, The Giraffes, Agent Orange, Kid Congo, Foreign Islands,
Bayh and Lugar seek health coverage for children of Agent Orange vets - Jul 31, 2008
Chesterton Tribune,According to a statement released on Tuesday, Agent Orange was a chemical used by the US military to defoliate dense jungles in Vietnam and along the Korean
Agent Orange producers Dow and Monsanto reinvent the hamster wheel - Jul 31, 2008
OpEdNews,...by Kenneth Young Page 1 of 1 page(s) I realize that many companies under license produced Agent Orange, White and the rest of the Rainbow chemicals during
Over VND 1 billion for Agent Orange victims - Jul 31, 2008
Nhan Dan,The Vietnam Agent Orange Victims’ Association (VAVA) has raised almost VND 1 billion nationwide in preparation of the Day for Agent Orange/dioxin Victims
Citizen one - Aug 1, 2008
London Free Press,By FREE PRESS PROFILE: In 2005, Art Connolly was watching a CBC report about the chemical defoliant Agent Orange being tested in Gagetown, NB,
Bill would expand care for Agent Orange victims | KXNet.com North ... - Jul 29, 2008
KXMC,Denny Rehberg is pushing the federal government to expand health care to Vietnam war veterans affected by the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.
Leigslature Continues Work, Including Agent Orange Equity Act - Jul 28, 2008
Pacific News CenterOne asks to expand the Agent Orange Equity Act, introduced by US Congressman Bob Filner to include Guam and veterans who were exposed to the chemical during
Letter: Law needed to clarify Agent Orange response - Jul 27, 2008
Billings Gazette,This legislation will clarify in plain language the intent of Congress in passing the 1991 Agent Orange laws, ensuring that every service member awarded the
The World According to Monsanto - Aug 1, 2008
Toronto Star,Monsanto's list of accomplishments includes production of Agent Orange, PCBs, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone and genetically modified crops such as
The Monsanto monopoly - Aug 1, 2008
Vancouver Sun,...sets forth an argument that the company -- the people who brought us the toxic defoliant Agent Orange, carcinogenic PCBs, bovine growth hormone,
Helped to discover Agent Orange and then exposed its toxic dangers - Jul 6, 2008
The Age,ARTHUR Galston, a Yale plant biologist who did early research that helped lead to the herbicide Agent Orange, and who then helped raise awareness of the US
Filner: Expand care for Agent Orange exposure - Jul 23, 2008
ArmyTimes.com,By Rick Maze - Staff writer The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman vowed Wednesday to push for the restoration of Agent Orange-related benefits and
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - Jul 12, 2008
Globe and Mail,This was Agent Orange doing its job. Keen to destroy the enemy's crops as well as the forest concealing its troop movements and supply lines, US forces had
Feds will keep unclaimed Agent Orange cash - Jul 23, 2008
Telegraph-Journal,FREDERICTON - Any unclaimed money left over when the Agent Orange compensation program expires in 2009 will likely be returned to the government pot.
OK, who dropped the Agent Orange? - Jul 22, 2008
The State,So... either there is a limit to how much water this stuff can soak up, or somebody dropped a significant amount of Agent Orange in my office over the
Letters | Royals fan defends the 'boys of summer' - Jul 29, 2008
Daily Gleaner,I am responding to the Mike Staples article, "Ottawa will pick up the leftovers from Agent Orange Fund." When the Department of Veterans Affairs put
UN only hope for Chemical Victims - Jul 31, 2008
OpEdNews,With the introduction of Canada’s totally inadequate ex-grata Gagetown toxic defoliant compensation package, the US’ introduction of the “Agent Orange
Innisfail water gets the nod after scare - Jul 14, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,The north Queensland town of Innisfail's water supply contained no traces of the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange and was fit to drink,
Moving wall to remain in area - Jul 30, 2008
Port Huron Times Herald,In addition to the Moving Wall, visitors will be able to view 32 Agent Orange Quilts of Tears from the Agent Orange Memorial Quilt Foundation in Indiana.
Letters | Politicians show ignorance on Agent Orange issue - Jul 9, 2008
Daily Gleaner,As an individual, my Agent Orange claim for my husband was rejected when it was submitted and, feeling intimidated by the power of the government,
Green fatigue - Aug 1, 2008
Plenty Magazine,...such as nuclear waste contamination from the Manhattan Project and chemical contamination from Agent Orange use in the Vietnam War, to name a few.
Agent Orange children receive gifts in Da Nang - Jul 7, 2008
Viet Nam News,DA NANG — The Fund for Supporting Vietnamese Children handed over gifts to children residing at the Centre for Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims in central Da
Vet hosts American 'Orange Walk' here - Jul 18, 2008
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com,Agent Orange was an herbicide used by the US to defoliate the landscape during the war. The chemicals are still in Vietnam's "ecosystem," Duff says.
Veteran needs your help - Jul 27, 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,But scientific studies show compelling evidence the Agent Orange that was sprayed in massive concentrations on the Vietnam mainland drifted offshore and
The Goodenoughe Life by Victoria Lambert - Jul 28, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,My few rose bushes and clumps of bedding plants had been denuded of all foliage, as though subjected to an attack of Agent Orange. But then again, I mused,
Bob Filner Acts to Restore Earned Benefits to All Vietnam Veterans - Jul 24, 2008
Imperial Valley News,The bill restores equity to all Vietnam veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange. “We owe it to our veterans to fulfill the promises made to them as a
Mystery caller and VA help line - Jul 16, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerIs there a way he can find out if he was exposed to Agent Orange? VA service rep: He should know if they were spreading that chemical out then.
The official story on the formation of this Chicano punk rock band ... - Jul 31, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,...isn't made of ex-cons, but rather is a collection of members of other punk rock bands (including the Adolescents, Cadillac Tramps and Agent Orange).
Harmful Herbecides - Jul 28, 2008
Northland's NewsCenter,Andy survived Viet Nam but recently exposure to some of the same chemicals found in Agent Orange nearly cost him his life. We were sitting outside in the
Another Air Force vet steps forward - Jul 26, 2008
Royal Gazette,He was aware the pit was used by other people dumping waste, and believes toxins were brought to the Island, but was not aware of any Agent Orange.
Hayseeds enjoy ‘Redneck Relay' - Jul 25, 2008
News Sentinel,...“We’ve never been in the competition, but we’ve been stacking straw all our lives,� said Troy Shank of Huntertown, whose Team Agent Orange tied for third
The Last Ghost of War broadcasts today - Jul 6, 2008
Viet Nam News,HA NOI — The spine-chilling documentary Bong Ma Cuoi Cung Cua Chien Tranh (The Last Ghost of War), about the corrosive effects of Agent Orange (the toxic
Micro materials could pose major health risks - Jul 10, 2008
Globe and Mail,...biphenyls - the now-banned transformer oils known as PCBs - and the herbicide Agent Orange, were later determined to be extremely dangerous.
HOPE FOR A CURE - Aug 2, 2008
Burlington Hawk Eye,..."He had lung cancer from breathing Agent Orange during Vietnam." Many of those in attendance were cancer survivors invited to a picnic before the opening
Letters | Let's do French immersion right this time - Jul 31, 2008
Telegraph-Journal,For three days in June 1966 and four days in June 1967, Agent Orange, Agent Purple and other unregistered herbicides were tested at Canadian Forces Base
Doc takes aim at corporate giant - Aug 1, 2008
Toronto Sun,...supposedly "cooked" studies of the safety of which became a stumbling block for Vietnam veterans seeking compensation after exposure to Agent Orange.
Doctor gives life, hope to victims of AO - Jul 7, 2008
Viet Nam News,While most doctors closet themselves in consulting rooms waiting for customers, Dr Trang Xuan Chi actively seeks poor patients and Agent Orange victims,
During a world food crisis, Monsanto just raised the price of corn ... - Jul 23, 2008
OpEdNews,They are a chemical corporation which made Agent Orange and after that, PCBs, with which they drowned the town of Anniston, Alabama for decades,
The Vietnam Veterans of America Bluewater Chapter #284 will be ... - Jul 16, 2008
Port Huron Times Herald,Also on display will be several Agent Orange Quilts from the Agent Orange Memorial Quilt Foundation There will be a “Ride in Formation� to the “Moving Wall�
Chemical tests not necessary - Jul 14, 2008
Cairns Post,NO testing will be done on Innisfail's water supply in the wake of the recent Agent Orange scare, Cassowary Coast Regional Council had decided.
Memories of the El Toro Marine Air Base: a Modern Day Ghost Town - Jul 29, 2008
Salem-News.Com,This also happened with Agent Orange contamination during the Vietnam War. My first born son suffered a collapsed bowel at the age of four months.
OPED: Our stolen evidence…against the Pesticide/Dioxin Cartel - Jul 9, 2008
Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press,But, it is famous, especially from the Viet Nam horrors of Agent Orange, that dioxin, by-product of industrial chlorine, causes fetal damage and baby
Canada's Dirty Dark Vietnam War Secret - Jul 26, 2008
OpEdNews,...testing Agent Orange, Agent Purple and later Agent White at CFB Gagetown starting in 1956, long before it was ever used by the US Military in Vietnam.
Googling for seeds of truth - Aug 1, 2008
Globe and Mail,The film begins with a brief history of Monsanto (founded in 1901, producing Agent Orange, the herbicide Roundup etc.), moves on to background on some of
A tribute to Dale Sare - Jul 16, 2008
Tahoe Daily Tribune,He lost his life July 3, 2008, due to the effects of Agent Orange, a chemical used to destroy foliage. It is sad to think that so many who served in Vietnam
Closed office served no use - Jul 10, 2008
Miramichi Leader,I am not amazed or dismayed at the recent announcement by the federal government to close the Agent Orange Information Centre in Oromocto at the end of this
Get fit and you’ll feel Lucky - Jul 13, 2008
Brazosport Facts (subscription),Lucky is a veteran who has type 2 diabetes, thought to have been triggered by exposure to Agent Orange during his stint in Vietnam.
Meet the Real Terrorists of the 1960s - Aug 2, 2008
CounterPunch,Their Agent Orange caused tens of thousands of deaths and deformities that still carry through the generations. No single terror act in the history of the
Letters | Be aware of city's needle hot spots - Jul 31, 2008
Daily Gleaner,It really drove home the fact to those who served in the army, were sprayed by Agent Orange, or worked as civilians there, that this government doesn't give
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