Whitewash, Carey Gillam
Whitewash, Carey Gillam
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Whitewash
The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science

Author: Carey Gillam

Narrator: Rachel Dulude

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/20/2018


Synopsis

It's the herbicide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats.

In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence. Gillam introduces listeners to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Listeners learn about the arm-twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the herbicide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate public perception.

Whitewash is more than an exposé about the hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It's a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting corporate interests ahead of public safety.

About Carey Gillam

Carey Gillam is a veteran journalist, researcher, and writer with more than twenty-five years of experience covering corporate America. A former senior correspondent for Reuters' international news service, Gillam digs deep into the big business of food and agriculture.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on November 12, 2017

Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam is an expose' of how Monsanto's pesticide glyphosate came to dominate the farming industry--and its product Roundup in suburban back yards--even when evidence of  its threat to human health and environmental......more

Goodreads review by Mr. Matt on May 26, 2018

Over the past two years I've been on a bit of 'walk-about' in exploring how to optimize my health through diet. Often, you'll hear the refrain "eat real food" or "eat food that your grandmother would've recognized." A year ago, I interpreted this advice as eating unprocessed foods, lots of healthy fa......more

Goodreads review by Bill on July 19, 2017

This is a well conceived, well written expose of one company’s success in marketing and having approved what is probably a pesticide that causes a host of life threatening medical problems – glyphosate – and its popular product name, Roundup. Rachel Carson wrote her bell weather Silent Spring over 50......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 29, 2017

Monsanto's (and other agrichemical companies) roundup ready crops created an environmental and health disaster, wrecking soils and the natural plant environments and causing cancer and other illnesses. Any opposition to Monsanto's position on the safety of their products is quashed and the EPA is co......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on October 31, 2017

A challenging read. What extensive research! A number of the author's points took my breath away: Pesticides easily found in our bloodstream, our urine, and in mother's milk! More pesticides found in Whole Grain Bread than in regular bread. The EPA and other government agencies following the directives......more