Harvard scientists say aspects of solar geoengineering can—and should—be tested without need for full-scale deployment November 17, 2014 Cambridge, Mass. – November 17, 2014 – A vast majority of scientists believe that the Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate… Read More ›
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Study reveals startling decline in European birds
Bird populations across Europe have experienced sharp declines over the past 30 years, with the majority of losses from the most common species Bird populations across Europe have experienced sharp declines over the past 30 years, with the majority of… Read More ›
Pesticide linked to 3 generations of disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Jul-2014 Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations. “What your great-grandmother was… Read More ›
Alarm Clock Brazil announces dengue fever emergency in GM mosquito trials region
Sustainable Pulse Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:13 CDT Civil society groups today expressed alarm at an increase in dengue incidence, leading to an emergency decree, in a town in Brazil where releases of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are taking place…. Read More ›
Brazil to Fight Dengue with GM Mosquitos
// // // © RIA Novosti. Oleg Lastochkin 09:01 24/07/2014 MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) – Brazil is going to raise a swarm of genetically modified mosquitos to fight dengue, an acute tropical disease that affects over 50 million people… Read More ›
Study strengthens link between neonicotinoids and collapse of honey bee colonies
Boston, MA — Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012… Read More ›
Wastewater disposal may trigger quakes at a greater distance than previously thought
Man-made quakes need to be included in seismic hazard planning say experts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing… Read More ›
‘Dressed’ laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
” Development of the technology was supported by a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Defense.” Date: April 18, 2014 Source: University of Central Florida Summary: The adage “Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it”… Read More ›
Koch ally to introduce Monsanto-backed bill to bar state GMO labeling laws
Published time: April 04, 2014 04:00 (AFP Photo / Dieter Nagl) Rep. Mike Pompeo will introduce legislation backed by powerful trade groups to prevent states from passing laws requiring the labeling of genetically-modified foods, according to reports. The bill… Read More ›
Report: Central Italy residents ate mercury poisoned food for 30 years
Friday, 04 April 2014 Residents in a wide area of central Italy have eaten mercury-poisoned food for more than 30 years, the Italian Higher Institute for Health (ISS) said on Thursday. “There is a concrete danger for human health bound… Read More ›
How climate pain is being spun into corporate gain
31 March 2014 by Fred Pearce Magazine issue 2962 As the Arctic melts, the Russians are eyeing new shipping routes (Image: Jan Vermeer/ Foto Natura/Minden Pictures) The wolves of Wall Street have got climate change, but at a terrifying cost,… Read More ›
Organic fertilizers and Crop intensification can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa
Chemical Fertilizers degrade the soil and reduce food production over time PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2014 Growing more food on the same size of land is key to increasing food production in Africa to meet the needs of an ever-growing population Farmers… Read More ›
Bionic plants
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more useful by augmenting… Read More ›
Fukushima radiation might reach US coast at 3rd anniversary of catastrophe
EEV: Please review bottom links also… Getting mixed reports on the severity, from serious to of no concern. Photo: EPA Radioactive water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown is expected to reach the West Coast by next month, according to… Read More ›
Farm salmon pose clear reproductive threat to wild gene pools
– “The problem is that farmed salmon can escape each year in their millions, getting into wild spawning populations, where they can then reproduce and erode wild gene pools, introducing these negative traits.” Mon, 10 Mar 2014 Farmed salmon show… Read More ›
Report: NATO bombed Kosovo with 10 tons of Depleted Uranium.. poisoned SE Europe
– Yugoslavia has been contaminated with toxic substances among which the most dangerous is polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), highly cancerogenous and responsible for immunological diseases. The report stresses that one liter of PCB is enough to contaminate one billion gallons of… Read More ›
Climate Engineering: minor potential, major side effects
GEOMAR researchers show limitations and side effects of large-scale climate intervention 25 February 2014/Kiel. With global greenhouse gas emissions continuing to increase proposals to limit the effects of climate change through the large-scale manipulation of the Earth system are… Read More ›
Record-high tainted water leak at Fukushima plant
– leaked water contained an extraordinarily high 230-million becquerels per liter of beta-ray emitting substances, consisting mainly of strontium 90. NHK — Feb 21 The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says 100 tons of water containing record high… Read More ›
Non-human sugar in biotech drugs causes inflammation
EEV: Since this initial release from 2010, we believe there has been absolutely no action Public release date: 25-Jul-2010 – sugar molecule common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals * but not found in humans * provokes a strong immune response in… Read More ›
Green MEP Staes: ‘GMO clearly not wanted by majority of members’
Despite 19 out of 28 EU member states opposing a genetically modified crop, it was authorized due to the bloc’s voting system. Green MEP Bart Staes says the Commission would be ill-advised to go against the majority. The European Food… Read More ›
Russian parliament to view draft law on banning GMO food production in Russia
Photo: EPA The Russian State Duma (the parliament’s lower house) has worked out a draft law which would totally ban the production of genetically modified products in Russia and toughen the control over imports of such products. The authors of… Read More ›
Common crop pesticides kill honeybee larvae in the hive
Date: January 27, 2014 Source: Penn State Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives, according to new research. Scientists also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone — an inert, or inactive, chemical… Read More ›
Fun With Genetic Engineering: Why Letting Students Tinker With Microorganisms Is Good For Education And Society
Posted: 01/14/2014 1:26 pm By Charles Gersbach, Assistant Professor, and Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering Elaborate competitions to build the best robot or design cages to protect falling eggs have been a rite of passage for… Read More ›
Europe to Ditch Climate Protection Goals
Green Fade-Out By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Brussels The EU’s reputation as a model of environmental responsibility may soon be history. The European Commission wants to forgo ambitious climate protection goals and pave the way for fracking — jeopardizing Germany’s… Read More ›
BPA increases risk of cancer in human prostate tissue
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 7-Jan-2014 – Our research provides the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day-to-day lives, increases the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue – “We believe… Read More ›
Plan to avert global warming by cooling planet artificially ‘could cause climate chaos’
Proposal to inject tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to block out sunlight could lead to droughts, warn scientists Steve Connor Wednesday, 8 January 2014 A controversial proposal to cool the planet artificially by injecting tiny reflective particles into… Read More ›
US corn trade rocked by fresh mainland China GM scrutiny
US grain sales plunge as Chinese screening of yet-unapproved variety is stepped up PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 December, 2013, 5:04am Reuters Mainland quarantine authorities refused to accept 545,000 tonnes of US corn in November and December. Photo: Xinhua Corn exporters… Read More ›
Navy sailors have radiation sickness after Japan rescue
nypost.com — Dec 23 Navy sailor Lindsay Cooper knew something was wrong when billows of metallic-tasting snow began drifting over USS Ronald Reagan.
Liquid nitrogen may help to clean up Beijing smog, Chinese scientists say
Scientists say pumping the super-cold gas into the atmosphere had the best results in tests PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 11:43pm UPDATED : Thursday, 19 December, 2013, 9:14am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com Residents cover their faces they ride their… Read More ›
Personal care products are possible sources of potentially harmful parabens for babies
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Through lotions, shampoos and other personal care products (PCPs), infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances, called parabens, at an even higher level than adult women in the… Read More ›
Food and Chemical Toxicology Editor-in-Chief, A. Wallace Hayes, publishes response to letters to the editor / Was Monsanto involved in the retraction?
Contact: Meghan Jendrysik m.jendrysik@elsevier.com 617-397-2845 Elsevier Cambridge, MA, December 10, 2013 – The following statement will be published in the journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, alongside a selection of letters to the editors regarding the decision to retract the paper… Read More ›
FDA’s Manure Proposal: What’s the Big Stink About? BYE BYE Large Organic Farming?
If you’ve caught wind of the controversy around proposed laws on food safety, then you know that a lot of folks are knee-deep in talks about manure. Black gold – as farmers have been known to call it – manure makes… Read More ›
ALEC calls for penalties on ‘freerider’ homeowners in assault on clean energy ( Charge you for generating your own energy )
• Documents reveal conservative group’s anti-green agenda • Strategy to charge people who install their own solar panels • Environmentalists accuse Alec of protecting utility firms’ profits • ALEC facing funding crisis after exodus of big donors Suzanne Goldenberg… Read More ›
How long before YOU are eating frankenfish: It grows at terrifying speed and could wipe out other species. The GM super salmon muscling its way onto your plate
GM salmon which grow twice as fast as wild fish have been developed Eggs given go-ahead in Canada while meat to be approved for sale in US If they escape from farms they could breed and wipe out wild fish… Read More ›
Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study : Even though “no evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of the data.”
Source: Reuters – Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:37 PM Author: Reuters * Hundreds of scientists criticised Seralini’s paper * Journal editor asked to see raw data in investigation * Paper withdrawn due to concerns about sample size * “No evidence… Read More ›
GMO linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans – report
November 26, 2013 22:05 AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki Genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may be responsible for a number of gluten-related maladies including intestinal disorders now plaguing 18 million Americans, according to a new report released… Read More ›
US House approves $5,000 fee for official drilling protests, less federal authority over fracking
November 24, 2013 09:25 The US House passed Wednesday two bills that would demand a $5,000 filing fee for any individual that wanted to hold an official protest of a drilling project, and that would give the feds less authority… Read More ›
China rejects shipment of GMO ‘contaminated’ corn from US
China rejected a cargo of U.S. corn because it contained a genetically modified variety that is not approved for import. The GMO product is labeled as Syngenta AG’s AgrisureViptera corn, which is also known as MIR 162. This follows a… Read More ›
BPA in dialysis machine components may be toxic to patients’ cells
Contact: Kurtis Pivert kpivert@asn-online.org 202-699-0238 American Society of Nephrology Atlanta, GA (November 7, 2013)—Levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in components of dialysis machines may be toxic to the immune cells circulating in kidney failure patients’ blood, according to a study… Read More ›
Geoengineers are free to legally hack the climate / So is Geo-terrorism against the law ?
Updated 18:09 31 October 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2941. For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide Editorial: “Should we give the green light to geoengineers?” THE idea of artificially cooling the climate may have come… Read More ›
Top US climate scientists support development of safe nuclear power
Open letter to environmentalists and world leaders says wind and solar power are not enough to diminish carbon emissions Associated Press in Pittsburgh theguardian.com, Sunday 3 November 2013 11.03 EST Nuclear power is ‘very divisive’ among environmentalists but scientists argue it’s… Read More ›
Obama’s new climate council to regulate economy ( Executive Order Nov 1st. )
Posted By Neil Munro On 12:20 PM 11/01/2013 President Barack Obama has given the nation a new “Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience” that expands government bureaucrats’ role in how Americans use their lands, energy, waters and property…. Read More ›
Geoengineering the climate could reduce vital rains
October 31, 2013 BOULDER—Although a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall, new research shows. … Read More ›
Mayor in Hawaii vetoes measure curbing pesticides, GMO crops
Source: Reuters – Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:55 AM Author: Reuters By Christopher D’Angelo LIHUE, Hawaii, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The mayor of the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, vetoed a measure on Thursday that reins in pesticide use by… Read More ›
Junk Food Lobby Forced to Disclose Secret Donors in Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling
By Michele Simon Just a few weeks ago, attorneys for the No on 522 campaign were feeling rather smug when a lawsuit filed against them by a group called “Moms for Labeling” was dismissed. As I wrote last week [3], consumer… Read More ›
Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure
Source: Reuters – Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:16 PM Author: Reuters By Eric M. Johnson and Carey Gillam SEATTLE/KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 29 (Reuters) – Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block… Read More ›
Let’s play God: The scientific experiments that might save the world (or destroy it…)
Fake volcanoes, giant space mirrors, oceans of iron filings… One of these ideas might save our planet from the worst effects of global warming – or destroy it. Memphis Barker reports on the rise of geoengineering – and the rift… Read More ›
Breaking: Radioactivity level spikes 6,500 times higher at Fukushima well than readings taken on Wednesday
Published time: October 18, 2013 02:08 Fukushima Governor Yuhei sato (orange helmet) inspects the contaminated water tanks at Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant at Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture on October 15, 2013. (AFP… Read More ›
Opponents of GM crops are ‘wicked’, says Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
Oliver Wright Sunday, 13 October 2013 Environmental groups fighting against the use of GM crops in Africa and Asia are “wicked” and potentially condemning millions of people to a premature death, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, says today. In… Read More ›
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