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05/17/2018
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By Vicki Batts
An appeals court says CA can list the herbicide glyphosate as a carcinogen
After much fanfare, a state appeals court has ruled that California can list glyphosate as a carcinogen — and that the state’s ban on discharging the herbicide into public waterways stands, too. Despite Monsanto’s best efforts to keep the toxicity of their product under wraps, the ruling in California is undoubtedly a small victory for […]
05/02/2018
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By Vicki Batts
FDA hid glyphosate findings from the public after finding weed killer contamination in nearly ALL food
Shocking internal emails, uncovered via the Freedom of Information Act, have revealed yet another scandal: The FDA knew that the toxic weed killer, glyphosate, was contaminating the U.S. food supply — and ignored the dangerous threat posed to American consumers. Apparently, the finding of glyphosate in heavily consumed products like granola bars and corn is […]
04/30/2018
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By Tracey Watson
A new, supposedly “bee-friendly” pesticide found to impair taste, learning, memory of the critically necessary insects
Honeybees are in trouble – BIG trouble. Bee populations have been dwindling all around the globe at an alarming rate in recent years, and some species have even made it on to the endangered list. Scientists have been scrambling to find out what is causing this alarming trend, but Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and […]
04/17/2018
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By Tracey Watson
First-ever birth study finds 93% of pregnant women have detectable levels of herbicide in their bodies
Roundup is a household name in the United States and around the world. For several years now, activists and the independent media have been voicing concerns about this herbicide’s main ingredient: glyphosate. Countless studies have linked it to everything from destroying the soil’s ecosystem and robbing it of its nutrients, to causing non-Hodgkin lymphoma and […]
04/10/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Walmart just filed six patents for robot bees – and it sounds like an episode straight out of Black Mirror
As honeybees and other vital pollinators continue their decline into what looks like total extinction, the Walmart corporation appears to be in the process of developing artificial bee “robots” that will presumably one day be used to pollinate plants in the absence of real bees, as well as identify crop damage and even spray pesticides. […]
04/08/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Crop productivity and food security threatened by herbicide-resistant super weeds
A collaborative effort between various institutions in the United Kingdom has revealed that herbicides have lost their effectiveness in controlling the weeds that damage food crops. According to the study authors, this due primarily to the fact that these plants have grown resistant to chemicals. About 70 farms across England were sampled for black-grass populations, […]
04/06/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Even low-level lead exposure can put you at HIGH risk for heart disease
Even low-level lead exposure can increase your risk of developing heart disease, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Public Health. In the study, exposure to lead was found to have contributed to more than 400,000 deaths of adults in the U.S. every year. Moreover, the estimate includes 256,000 annual deaths from cardiovascular […]
04/05/2018
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By Lance D Johnson
Arkansas court rules with Monsanto, grants farmers right to spray toxic Dicamba herbicide that causes horrific crop damage to nearby farms
Millions of acres of U.S. crops were damaged in 2017 by a dicamba-based herbicide, manufactured by Monsanto and BASF SE. Dicamba herbicide is specifically designed to be sprayed on genetically modified, dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. These GM crops have been genetically engineered to withstand dicamba; however, the herbicide is very volatile. Dicamba drifts in the wind and can […]
04/05/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Estrogen-like compounds in soy-based baby formula found to cause changes in reproductive health
Parents might give their infants soy-based formula because of a lactose intolerance, milk allergies, or other feeding problems, but a new study shows this could be a case of trading one problem for another. According to research that was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, infants who consume soy-based formula undergo changes […]
03/30/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Glyphosate linked to autism; how to detox this “sleeper toxin” from your body
As many as one out of every two children is expected to be diagnosed with autism by the year 2025, and research scientist Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., has concluded that one of the most prolific causes in the world today is the deadly crop chemical known as glyphosate. The primary active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup […]
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