Environment

Neonicotinoids are Harming the Birds and the Bees

September 13, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 7, 2019

Neonicotinoids, a class of pesticide linked to the decline of bee populations worldwide, have also been linked to declining bird populations. Researchers from the University of Saskeccthwan exposed a population of migrating white-crowned sparrows to imidacloprid (a neonicotinoid manufactured by… [read]

Harm From Air Pollution Comparable to Smoking

August 21, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: September 4, 2019

A new study from researchers at several American universities has found that long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ozone, leads to an increase in emphysema that mirrors that of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years. Chronic… [read]

Global Fungus Infections Caused by Climate Change, Says Study

July 31, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: July 31, 2019

Three unrelated strains of Candida Auris have emerged on three different continents simultaneously, and a new study says rising temperatures due to climate change are to blame. Dr. Arturo Casadevall from Johns Hopkins University is one of the study’s authors,… [read]

How Many Acres of Hemp Would Stop Global Warming? – Thought Experiment

July 30, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 30, 2019

I got curious about carbon sequestration and did some math. According to my sources, we have about 770,000,000,000 (770 billion) tons of excess carbon dioxide that we need to remove from our atmosphere. One ton of carbon equals 3.67 tons… [read]

EPA Refuses To Ban Chlorpyrifos – Linked To Neurological Problems With Children

July 19, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 19, 2019

Due to concerns that the insecticide can harm the brain and nervous system, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chlorpyrifos for household uses in 2000 but agricultural companies are still allowed to spray it on our food. In August of… [read]

Roundup Lawsuit Results in a $2 Billion Loss for Bayer

May 20, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 23, 2019

The hits keep coming for pharmaceutical giant Bayer and their popular herbicide Roundup as a California jury awards two plaintiffs $2.055 billion dollars in damages. The verdict came in the case of Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore, Calif., who… [read]

Gene-Edited Oil is Being Used in Restaurants

March 17, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 1, 2019

The CEO of agriculture company Calyxt has confirmed that their gene-edited soybean oil is currently at use at locations in the Midwest. Although he was unable to name the locations using the product for competitive reasons, this marks the first… [read]