Environment
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UK Government Pressed on Pro-GM Position
Food & Water Europe today asked the UK Government to change its vocal but ill-founded pro-GM position in light of the evidence that GM and non-GM farming are incompatible. Continue reading
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Nuclear regulators misled the media after Fukushima, emails show
On Monday this week — one day shy of the third anniversary of the Fukushima meltdown — NBC published emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act that for the first time exposes on a major scale the efforts that NRC officials undertook in order to diminish the severity of the event in the hours… Continue reading
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Contamination and Bio-Pollution: The Criminality of the GM Biotech Industry By Colin Todhunter
There is currently a battle waging across the planet over genetically modified (GM) crops. It seems like not a month goes by when a new report is released on the health, environmental or productivity aspects of GM organisms. The GM biotech industry tries to assure governments and the public about the safety and efficacy of… Continue reading
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Roundup In 75% of Air and Water Sampled … Causes Kidney Failure
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey – soon to be published in the journal Enviromental Toxicology and Chemistry – finds that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide (technically known as “glyphosate”) and its toxic degradation byproduct AMPA were found in over 75% of all air and rain samples in Mississippi in 2007. Continue reading
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US Navy Knew that “Major Radiation Hits” from Fukushima Dangerously Contaminated the USS Reagan By Harvey Wasserman
fukushimaevacuatuon A stunning new report indicates the U.S. Navy knew that sailors from the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its meltdowns and explosions nearly three years ago. Continue reading
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Roundup Weedkiller Linked to Global Epidemic of Fatal Kidney Disease
The mystery of what is causing thousands to die each year from a fatal kidney disease may now be solved, with evidence pointing to the world’s most heavily used herbicide Roundup (glyphosate) as the primary culprit. Continue reading
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Video: Silencing the Scientist: Tyrone Hayes on Being Targeted by Herbicide Firm Syngenta
We speak with scientist Tyrone Hayes of the University of California, Berkeley, who discovered a widely used herbicide may have harmful effects on the endocrine system. But when he tried to publish the results, the chemical’s manufacturer launched a campaign to discredit his work. Continue reading
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Human Health and the GMO Industry: Puppets in High Places By Colin Todhunter
Anne Glover recently declared that there is no evidence pertaining to the adverse impacts of GMOs. This is an extremely disturbing statement. It’s disturbing because it is not only patently wrong, but also because Anne Glover is chief scientific adviser of the European Commission. Continue reading
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All washed out: What floods reveal about UK political elite By Neil Clark
The terrible impact that the ongoing floods have had over large parts of Britain – and the government response to the disaster – tells us much about the political system we now live under and in whose interests our government acts. Continue reading
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Roundup Linked to Global Boom in Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance
Celiac disease, gluten intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome are on the rise worldwide, and that rise has taken place in parallel with the increased use of glyphosate (Roundup) herbicide, shows a new US peer-reviewed paper from Dr. Anthony Samsel and Dr. Stephanie Seneff. The review has been published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Toxicology. Continue reading
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How do you plead? Saving the megaspecies rhinos, elephant, tigers—the debate heats up By Simon Jenkins
If you really want to save the elephants, farm them The war on ivory, like the war on drugs, intensifies demand. Legalise the trade and breed the animals for their tusks Continue reading
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Fracking: Suicide Capitalism Poisons The Earth’s Fresh Water Supplies By Dylan Murphy
Lena Headley lives in in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. She and her husband bought a small farm for their semi-retirement with the mineral rights but not the oil and gas rights. Over the last seven years five gas wells and a transmission pipeline have been put on their land. The effect has been devastating: Pollution of… Continue reading
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UK Environment Minister Paterson Slammed over Africa GMO Promotion
UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who has been widely criticised for his complacency in the face of the current flooding disaster, has now been slammed for planning a visit to Africa to promote the interests of the biotechnology industry. Continue reading
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Years of government cuts worsen UK flooding By Paul Mitchell
The government has sought to shift blame for the weeks of misery and chaos caused by the floods onto the EA. Accusations by Floods Minister Eric Pickles that the agency was driven by political correctness, gave bad advice to government, and attempted to divide town and country over funding matters have been met with almost… Continue reading
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EU Set to Approve GM Maize 1507 Despite Rejection by 19 Countries?
The EU has failed to act on behalf of the vast majority of its country members on Tuesday and has left the door open for the now expected approval of the EU’s second GM crop for cultivation – GM Maize 1507. Continue reading
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If Owen Paterson was your GP, would you look for a new one? By David McCoy
Paterson, as Secretary of State for the Environment, leads on government policy on climate change. His reaction to the latest report on the physical science of climate change by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) raises questions about his fitness to play this vital role. If his attitude towards the care of the planet… Continue reading
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GM Maize 1507 Safety Scandal Erupts ahead of EU Vote
Ahead of an important EU vote regarding the possible authorisation of GM Maize 1507 on February 11, meta-analysis has shown the data is insufficient to make a decision on the safety of the plants. Continue reading
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Contamination of USS Ronald Reagan Potentially a Big Deal for Japan as well as US
As was reported in 2011, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was exposed to radiation contamination from Fukushima during its earthquake/tsunami rescue operations—“Operation Tomodachi”–off the Japan coast. The original coverage minimized the significance of the contamination, saying it was equivalent to an extra month’s background radiation. Continue reading
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Pesticide evaluations dishonest and misleading, new study shows
Does the fact that a pesticide is approved by regulators mean it is safe? A new study suggests not – and casts into question the assumptions on which all regulatory authorizations of pesticides are based. Continue reading
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1,400 Sue General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi for Fukushima Disaster
We’ve previously noted that General Electric should be held partially responsible for the Fukushima reactor because General Electric knew that its reactors were unsafe: Continue reading
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