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.
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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.
Experts Fear Flame Retardants Are Triggering a Health Crisis
Posted January 14, 2020
As discussed in this short video by Green Science Policy Institute, flame retardants are one of the six classes or families of chemicals that are found in consumer products and negatively affect health. The classes of concern include highly fluorinated products, antimicrobials, bisphenols and phthalates, some solvents, specific metals and flame retardants. Read more.
Did You Know that Allergy Shots Contain the Neurotoxin Aluminum, Just Like Vaccines
Posted January 14, 2020
Allergies are a major cause of illness in the United States. As many as 50 million people – about one in five – have allergies. Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness among Americans and cost the U.S. economy more than $18 billion annually. What we don’t know is how many people are suffering from the side-effects of the allergy shots they take and what the economic costs are of that treatment. Read more.
The Great Diabetes Lie
Posted January 3, 2020
Many of us are told that the development of diabetes is a personal failure. New research shows us why this couldn’t be more wrong. Action Alert! Intriguing research into the diabetes epidemic has shed new light on the main drivers behind this disease. Conventional wisdom tells us that sugar consumption, lack of exercise, and obesity are behind the surge in diabetes. While these are contributing factors, new work in this area implicates environmental toxins as a far more important cause of diabetes, including chemicals like BPA and phthalates that are found in many everyday consumer goods. And while the evidence mounts demonstrating the toll these chemicals are taking on our health, the government is stubbornly refusing to do anything about it. Read more.
