Hey everybody, welcome to the show, this is Darren O'Lean, this is another installment

of Fatal Conveniences, this one's interesting, Astro Turf, Artificial Turf, you know they

play football on it, kids play soccer on it, growing more and more, Astro Turf also known

as Sports Turf or Artificial Turf as revolutionized the world of sports, really has, it has become

popular alternative to natural grass and fields and obviously it's durable, you don't

have to water it, low maintenance and with stands extreme weather conditions, so of course,

yeah, you can see the convenience is there, however as the most innovations Sports Turf comes

with a heavy price to human health and we're not having this conversation and also, you

know that myopic view of like okay, you don't have to water, it's better for the environment,

is it?

Is it really?

Okay, we're gonna dive into it, here's something that's gonna shock the hell out of you because

it did with me too, guess what?

Do you have any idea who made the first Artificial Turf, the Astro Turf as they called it?

Yes, it is the shocking discovery, Monsanto, what, Monsanto, I was like are you kidding me?

Monsanto is known for its production of genetically modified seeds, the development of obviously

the gnarly, dangerous herbicides and pesticides linked to all kinds of cancers and has faced

numerous lawsuits and criticisms, of course they have over its products and practices, why

the hell they're still in existence, it is beyond me, particularly for their impact

directly on our human health, they should be shut down immediately, that's my opinion,

because they're dangerous to you, they're dangerous to the food, they're dangerous to the

environment, just by their pesticides and herbicides and they're crazy, franken, pharmaceutical

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