Posted February 14, 2020
About a year ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made it official: Consumers can no longer buy paint removers containing methylene chloride, a chemical linked to cancer, cognitive impairment and other health issues. (In a controversial move, the agency stopped short of banning the chemical for commercial/industrial use). Read more.
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Sunscreen Safety Questioned Yet Again
Posted February 14, 2020
Conventional guidance to avoid unprotected sun exposure at all costs has likely done public health a great disservice. The American Academy of Dermatology,1 for example, stresses daily use of sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, regardless of weather conditions or skin pigmentation — two factors that simply cannot be overlooked when weighing the risks and benefits of sun exposure and sunscreen use. Read more.
Is Your Food Grown on Sewage?
Posted February 14, 2020
If you’ve never heard of sewage sludge — a term often used interchangeably with biosolids — you’re in for a surprise, as this waste product, which is every bit as unappealing as it sounds, is applied to farmland, gardens, schoolyards, lawns and more across the U.S. The food you eat may very well have come from land treated with sewage sludge, which could have implications for human health and the environment. Read more.
Could Worms Be One Solution to the Plastic Problem?
Posted February 14, 2020
In 2013, the world produced 299 million tons of plastic, of which polystyrene — one brand name is Styrofoam — is one part. A report by the Worldwatch Institute showed that this number increased by 3.9% from the year before.1 As demonstrated in this short video, polystyrene currently may account for one-third of the contents of landfills; worms may be one answer to the problem. Read more.
Save the Planet — by Destroying Farming?
Posted January 17, 2020
George Monbiot is a journalist and author specializing in environmental issues. His work is read all over the world. You could be forgiven for thinking that he might be on the side of agroecological farming. But increasingly he isn’t. And if there was ever any doubt of this, Monbiot’s performance at the UK’s prestigious Oxford Real Farming Conference, following the debut of his TV documentary, “Apocalypse Cow,” was enough to remove any last shred of that doubt. Read more.
Monsanto Loses Effort to Head off St. Louis Trial that starts next week
Posted January 17, 2020
Monsanto’s German owner Bayer AG has failed in efforts to head off a Missouri trial over claims brought by cancer patients that Monsanto’s herbicide caused their diseases and Monsanto hid the risks. Read more.
The Leading Authority on Vaccines was in the Biowarfare Business?
Posted January 17, 2020
I’m talking about the US Centers for Disease Control. They set the recommended vaccine schedule and they assure us, over and over, that vaccines are safe and effective. So let’s recall a little history, which helps illustrate the character of the CDC. Read more.
Monsanto Attempts Defense that would Negate All Glyphosate-Causes-Cancer Lawsuits
Posted January 16, 2020
The crux of Monsanto’s argument is that the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly stated that glyphosate is not carcinogenic or a risk to human health. Read more.
Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Are Stimulated by this Substance
Posted January 14, 2020
Haley has a Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry and conducted research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 25 years at the University of Wyoming and at the University of Kentucky. Early in his career, he developed a biochemical detection system called nucleotide photoaffinity labeling and has published studies on its usage. Read more.
‘Like Sending Bees to War’: the Deadly Truth Behind Your Almond-Milk Obsession
Posted January 14, 2020
Like most commercial beekeepers in the US, at least half of Arp’s revenue now comes from pollinating almonds. Selling honey is far less lucrative than renting out his colonies to mega-farms in California’s fertile Central Valley, home to 80% of the world’s almond supply. Read more.
