Its now been more than 50 years since environmental activist, biologist, and author Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, alerting readers to the onslaught of chemicals destroyi
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Big Pharma has committed countless crimes against society, without facing any consequences. But Bernie Sanders is fighting the good fight to bring down drug prices and break Big Pharma’s creepy monopoly on our health.
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Research shows “BPA-Free” plastics contain a similar chemical that’s just as dangerous — especially for pregnant women, infants, and children.
Genetically modified foods hit the shelves in 1996, but despite related health problems, no labeling laws exist. Arm yourself with knowledge instead!
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According to latest reports, exposure to neonicotinoid-treated flowering crops has been shown to have significant negative effects on much more than free flying wild bees.
We’ve seen the dirty dozen, but what about the clean 15? Here’s a handy look at the fruit and veggies least likely to be contaminated by pesticides.
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First Donald Trump was going to scrap the Environmental Protection Agency and now he’s welcomed a climate change denier to head the government body that is already rife with issues.
For 25 years E.G. Vallianatos saw the EPA from the inside, with rising dismay over how pressure from politicians and threats from huge corporations were turning the public’s watchdog into a “polluter’s protection agency.”
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If you follow these tips, you’ll know how to grow a food that virtually forces your body to extract more vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential fats from the foods you eat.
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Strong goals to save pollinators will not be achieved without immediate changes to current pesticide use and regulation!
It took only a decade for the agency in charge of protecting our environment to make a stand against the systemic pesticides killing bees. Now what? Is it all part of their Kabuki dance with the chemical companies.
