Friday, Oct 11, 2013 Reuters TOKYO – Radiation levels in seawater just outside one of the damaged Fukushima reactors spiked this week to the highest level in two years, the operator of the crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Thursday.Radiation… Read More ›
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Terraforming Earth: Geoengineering megaplan starts now
09 October 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2938. For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide THIS is how we will hold off disaster. To help us avoid dangerous climate change, we will need to create the largest… Read More ›
GMO Rice transfers the gene flow benefits to surrounding Weeds
9/23/13 Modifying Rice Crops to Resist Herbicide Prompts Weedy Neighbors’ Growth Spurt Study Shows One Method Gives Weeds Fitness Benefits Even Without Herbicide Trigger COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rice containing an overactive gene that makes it resistant to a common herbicide… Read More ›
Hormone disruptors are regenerating themselves in darkness / casting doubt on environmental risk assessments
Hormone disruptors rise from the dead Broken-down pollutants reform in the dark, casting doubt on environmental risk assessments. Mark Peplow 26 September 2013 The vast amounts of steroids that are fed to cattle in some countries end up in farm… Read More ›
Golden Rice Not So Golden for Tufts / Study Irregularities
2013-09-18 17:15 Golden Rice Humanitarian Board Worth its weight in gold? Golden rice (right) protects against vitamin A deficiency in children. A study in which Chinese children were fed a small amount of genetically modified rice violated university and U.S…. Read More ›
The Russian government is asking for ‘planet hacking’ to be included in the climate science report, leaked documents show
Russia urges UN climate report to include geoengineering Martin Lukacs, Suzanne Goldenberg and Adam Vaughan The Guardian, Thursday 19 September 2013 12.00 EDT Documents seen by the Guardian show Russia is asking for a conclusion of the report to recommend… Read More ›
Brain-eating amoeba found in water supply of New Orleans suburb
The amoeba was found in the water supply in four separate locations Testing was done after a four-year-old boy died after contracted the deadly organism on a slip and slide Despite being filled with deadly amoebas, the water is safe… Read More ›
Exclusive: Washington state testing alfalfa for GMO contamination
Carey Gillam Reuters 3:17 PM CDT, September 11, 2013 (Reuters) – Agriculture officials in Washington state are testing samples of alfalfa after a farmer reported his hay was rejected for export because it tested positive for a genetically modified trait… Read More ›
New weapons on the way to battle wicked weeds – farmers forced in some areas to return to the hand-held hoes that were a mainstay of weed control a century ago
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 317-262-5907 (Indianapolis Press Center, Sept. 6-11) 202-872-6042 Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 317-262-5907 (Indianapolis Press Center, Sept. 6-11) 202-872-6293 American Chemical Society INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8, 2013 — A somber picture of the struggle against super-weeds emerged here today… Read More ›
StarLink resurfaces: GM corn banned decade ago found in Saudi Arabia
Published time: August 27, 2013 21:14 Edited time: August 29, 2013 AFP Photo / Paul J. Richards The Saudi Arabian food chain has been widely contaminated with GM ingredients, according to a new study. The findings include controversial StarLink maize… Read More ›
Two teaspoons of pesticide wipe out insects on 10-mile stretch of river
Minister demands curb on pesticide sale after it wipes out insects on 10-mile stretch of river Two teaspoons of an insecticide poured down a kitchen sink has been held responsible for wiping out insect life on a 10-mile stretch… Read More ›
Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking
Contact: John Easton john.easton@uchospitals.edu 773-795-5225 University of Chicago Medical Center A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in… Read More ›
High BPA levels in children associated with higher risk of obesity and abnormal waist circumference
Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Effects of chemical used in products for kids like baby bottles, plastic toys examined in study published in Pediatrics Ann Arbor, Mich. — Children who have higher levels of… Read More ›
Cancer-causing arsenic retained in chicken meat – FDA
Photo: EPA After a year of dismissing the issue the FDA finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the United States does contain doses of arsenic – a highly poisonous cancer-causing chemical lethal in high does. Arsenic is reported to… Read More ›
Chileans take to Streets as Monsanto bribes Govt.
Sunday, 18 August 2013 After bribing its way through US Congress, Monsanto has had similar success in Chile. Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the “Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists say it… Read More ›
Militant Filipino farmers destroy Golden Rice GM crop
17:17 09 August 2013 by Michael Slezak For similar stories, visit the GM Organisms Topic Guide Genetically modified foods have an image problem all over the world. Field trials of GM wheat were targeted last year in the UK,… Read More ›
Diets of Pregnant Women Contain Harmful, Hidden Toxins ( like Tap Water )
UC Riverside study suggests that prenatal health care professionals do more to advise patients to avoid tap water, certain types of fish, caffeine, and canned goods that may put developing babies at risk By Bettye Miller on August 6, 2013… Read More ›
Radioactive water at Fukushima an emergency / Contaminated water could rise to the ground’s surface within three weeks
Watchdog says radioactive water at Fukushima an emergency By Antoni Slodkowski and Mari Saito National Aug. 06, 2013 – 06:45AM JST ( 29 ) TOKYO — Highly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant… Read More ›
BPA exposure disrupts human egg maturation
Contact: Tom Langford tlangford@partners.org 617-534-1605 Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women’s Hospital research could explain why some couples have trouble conceiving IMAGE: Images of eggs examined in this study show a properly formed spindle structure with… Read More ›
Scientists confirm: Pesticides kill America’s honey bees
Published time: July 25, 2013 20:24 Reuters / Stephane Mahe Honey bees are quickly disappearing from the US – a phenomenon that has left scientists baffled. But new research shows that bees exposed to common agricultural chemicals… Read More ›
Climatic warfare: US military to use thunder and lightning as offensive weapons
Photo: EPA American special services are interested in the possibility of controlling our planet’s climate. The CIA has ordered the National Academy of Sciences to carry out relevant research. This has kindled fear that the Americans are hoping to acquire… Read More ›
India school lunch deaths: pesticide found in cooking oil
Alexander BesantJuly 20, 2013 14:36 The children died after eating a free school lunch of lentils, potatoes and rice in the Bihar region on Tuesday. School lunch that killed 23 children in India was found to have contained agricultural pesticide…. Read More ›
RNA-interference pesticides will need special safety testing
Contact: Tim Beardsley tbeardsley@aibs.org 703-674-2500 x326 American Institute of Biological Sciences A new technology for creating pesticides and pest-resistant crops could have effects on beneficial species that current toxicity testing will miss Standard toxicity testing is inadequate to assess the… Read More ›
CIA spooks investigate geoengineering to fix climate
12:26 19 July 2013 by Peter Aldhous For similar stories, visit the Climate Change and US national issues Topic Guides You could say the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is late to the geoengineering party – at least… Read More ›
Frankenstein food firm ‘quits’ Europe: U.S. giant surrenders in face of public suspicion over its pesticide-resistant GM crops
Only a quarter of Britons support the introduction of GM crops But the Government has thrown its weight behind their use By Fiona Macrae PUBLISHED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 GM giant… Read More ›
BPA and Chlorine Means Bad News: Modified Forms of Bisphenol A Found to Alter Hormone Signaling in New, Disturbing Ways
The ubiquity of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A led researchers to ask what it might be doing in publicly supplied, chlorinated drinking water. The answer: Chlorinated BPA has different, but no less profound effects on cell-signaling networks than unmodified BPA…. Read More ›
Warning over ‘epidemic’ of skin allergies from chemical in cosmetics and household products
A chemical found in everyday cosmetics and household cleaning products may be responsible for an “epidemic” of painful skin allergies, doctors have warned. Some well-known products that contain MI By Claire Duffin 7:00AM BST 07 Jul 2013 The preservative… Read More ›
Even Dirtier Food, Brought to You by the Environmental Protection Agency
Just when it seemed the United States Department of Agriculture might finally be taking a second look at crops engineered to resist pesticide application, another branch of government, the Environmental Protection Agency, now seems poised to raise the level of… Read More ›
Russian Proton-M rocket crashes on takeoff / Nuclear Fuel Released
Published time: July 02, 2013 03:18 Edited time: July 02, 2013 04:18 Screenshot from YouTube user Spaceflight101 A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three navigation satellites crashed soon after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday morning. Immediately after takeoff, the… Read More ›
Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US wheat supplies, was stored at a US government-controlled facility until at least late 2011.
Monsanto unapproved GMO wheat govt-stored up to 2011 Published time: June 30, 2013 10:40 AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US… Read More ›
Monsato GMO crops damage red blood cells, organs
Photo: EPA Studies are now showing that Monsanto crops damage red blood cells which are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body. And without functioning red blood cells, our bodies are in critical condition — desperate for life support. The bad… Read More ›
Hold the Medicinal Lettuce / GMO food may turn off Human Genes ?
June 26, 2013 — In 2011 and 2012, research from China’s Nanjing University made international headlines with reports that after mice ate, bits of genetic material from the plants they’d ingested could make it into their bloodstreams intact and turn… Read More ›
US Department of Agriculture probes Oregon Monsanto GM wheat mystery
Company cries foul over appearance of genetically modified wheat plants but scientist who found it doubts claim of sabotage Suzanne Goldenberg in Pendleton, Oregon guardian.co.uk, Saturday 22 June 2013 13.35 EDT The Department of Agriculture is investigating the presence… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to BPA affects fat tissues in sheep
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO-— New research suggests that fetal exposure to the common environmental chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, causes increased inflammation in fat tissues after birth, which can lead to obesity… Read More ›
BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO– A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results, which… Read More ›
Exposure to BPA in developing prostate increases risk of later cancer
Contact: Sharon Parmet sparmet@uic.edu 312-413-2695 University of Illinois at Chicago Ubiquitous plasticisers could have long term health effects Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) – an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners – causes an… Read More ›
GM crops are safer than conventional crops, says Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
EEV: Hmmm ? They are subjected to much greater scrutiny than traditional varieties, he says Genetically modified crops are “categorically” safer than conventional crops because they are subjected to much greater scrutiny than traditional varieties, the Environment… Read More ›
BPA linked to obesity risk in puberty-age girls
Contact: Catherine Hylas Saunders csaunders@golinharris.com 202-585-2603 Kaiser Permanente OAKLAND, Calif., June 12 —Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower… Read More ›
Early exposure to bisphenol A might damage the enamel of teeth.
10.06.2013 – Video releases Circulation, metabolism, nutrition Are teeth the latest victims of bisphenol A? Yes, according to the conclusions of work carried out by the research team led by Ariane Berdal of the Université Paris-Diderot and Sylvie Babajko, Research… Read More ›
Iron Fertilization, Process of Putting Iron Into Ocean to Help Capture Carbon, Could Backfire
Left: a map of silicon distribution in a diatom. Right: a map of the distribution of iron in the same diatom. Lighter colors indicate higher concentrations. Note how the distribution of iron mirrors the distribution of silicon. (Credit: Image courtesy… Read More ›
GM Goldfish
OAKLAND, Calif. – Pepperidge Farm promotes its Goldfish Crackers as natural though they contain genetically modified soy and other unnatural ingredients, a class action claims in Federal Court. http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/11/58402.htm
Japan halts some U.S. imports after modified wheat found
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and NIGEL DUARA Business May. 31, 2013 – 03:15PM JST ( 20 ) WASHINGTON — Japan has suspended some imports of U.S. wheat after a genetically engineered version of the grain was found on a U.S…. Read More ›
Unapproved genetically engineered wheat has been discovered in an Oregon field : Discovery could have far-reaching implications for US wheat industry
Genetically modified wheat found in Oregon field raises trade concerns Discovery could have far-reaching implications for US wheat industry if growth of Monsanto crop turns out to be far-flung Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 May 2013 17.35… Read More ›
Challenging Monsanto: Over two million march the streets of 436 cities, 52 countries
Published time: May 24, 2013 09:51 Edited time: May 25, 2013 23:43 Millions of activists around the world have rallied against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant for genetically engineering agriculture and food while suppressing negative scientific research. Organized by the ‘March… Read More ›
Monsanto’s Deregulated Alfalfa Ducks Lawsuit
By MARIA DINZEO SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Deregulating Monsanto’s herbicide-resistant variety of alfalfa did not violate any environmental laws, the 9th Circuit ruled. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa is genetically engineered to be resistant to the company’s herbicide Roundup…. Read More ›
US tax dollars promoted Monsanto’s GMO crops overseas – report
Source: Reuters – Tue, 14 May 2013 12:59 PM Author: Reuters Plant specialist Nancy Brumley ties up a soybean stalk in a greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri, Oct. 9, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Newcomb * Report critical of… Read More ›
Monsanto pressing ahead with GMO crop amid USDA scrutiny
Source: Reuters – Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40 AM Author: Reuters By Carey Gillam St. Louis, Mo. May 14 (Reuters) – Monsanto Co. is pushing on with plans to introduce a controversial new type of herbicide-tolerant crop, and last week’s… Read More ›
Flame retardants may be toxic to children
Contact: Debbie Jacobson djacobson@aap.org 847-434-7084 American Academy of Pediatrics Lower intelligence, hyperactivity seen in children whose mothers were exposed to the chemicals during pregnancy WASHINGTON, DC – Chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used for decades to reduce… Read More ›
Toxic pesticides burn up in California wildfire
Published time: May 03, 2013 16:30 US Forestry fire fighters preapre to take on an out of control wildfire on May 2, 2013 in Camarillo, California. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian) Hazmat teams are trying to contain… Read More ›
Scientists genetically modify cows to remove their horns in health and safety bid to cut the risk of injury to farmers and other animals: Program starts in the Midwest of America, within weeks.
Genetically modified cow will be same as other livestock minus the horns Scientists to use sophisticated gene-editing technique to add extra DNA Will mean farmers no longer have to burn off horn buds in young animals By James Rush PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 