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05/25/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Is Monsanto going down like Big Tobacco? FAKE SCIENCE about to be exposed on a global scale

Monsanto is showing some clear signs that they’re getting nervous as their dishonest practices come significantly closer to being brought to light on a grand scale. Last week, the peer-reviewed manuscripts of the pilot phase of a study known as the Global Glyphosate Study were revealed at a European Parliament press conference, and it’s all […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The politics surrounding GMOs: Bureaucrats don’t care about the environment and are more interested in money

By and large, government bureaucrats in America and Europe don’t care two sticks about the environment or public health. They only care about the profits promised by big businesses that are using GMOs to take over the world’s food supplies, an article in GreenMedInfo stated. It started in the U.S. in the 90s. The executives […]

05/17/2018 / 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 […]

05/14/2018 / By Janine Acero

Strawberries are the most pesticide-ridden crop you can eat

Eating fruits and vegetables is vital for overall health, but what if every juicy bite contains a cocktail of toxic pesticides? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed samples of conventionally grown produce tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and found that nearly 70 percent were contaminated with pesticide residues. The USDA detected a total of 230 different pesticides and […]

05/14/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Environmentalists take EPA to court to reverse its approval of Dow Chemical’s toxic “Enlist Duo” pesticide

The stated mission of the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect both human health and the environment, ensuring that Americans have access to clean land, air and water. They also promise to review all chemicals in the marketplace for safety. More often than not, though, they have failed to uphold these lofty ideals. […]

05/10/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Roundup weedkiller more toxic than just glyphosate alone… alarming new findings reveal NON-active ingredients are poisons, too

Just how toxic is Monsanto’s most prolific herbicide, Roundup? While the active ingredient, glyphosate, has long been scrutinized, new research shows that active ingredients in pesticides and herbicides aren’t the only things people should be worried about. As many people have suspected, the so-called “inactive” ingredients featured in weedkillers like Roundup are not so benign after […]

05/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Nanoparticles found in canned goods might be damaging your digestive tract

If you eat a lot of commercial canned food, you might be causing serious damage to your gut. A landmark study warned that the contents of certain canned foods have been contaminated by zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. These tiny particles could hurt the digestive tract, according to a ScienceDaily article. Conducted by a research team from […]

05/02/2018 / 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 […]

04/15/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Artificial sweeteners linked to metabolic syndrome; increases diabetes risk by up to 500%

Have you ever noticed how many overweight people drink diet soda or add low calorie sweeteners to their tea and coffee? Corporate propaganda tells overweight and obese people who are trying hard to lose weight – or who at the very least are trying not to gain more weight – that artificial sweeteners are the […]

04/10/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Women exposed to herbicide more likely to have SHORTER pregnancies and babies with lifelong medical conditions

Everyone suffers when they are exposed to herbicides, but some groups are certainly more vulnerable than others. According to a new study of pregnant women who live in the Corn Belt of Indiana, women who have high levels of glyphosate are more likely to have shorter pregnancies. Glyphosate is the active ingredient found in the […]

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