By Justin Gardner Earlier this month we reported that one entrepreneur in Chicago is turning ex-cons into beekeepers, drastically reducing recidivism while helping our pollinator friends. Another pioneering organization in Detroit sees opportunity in the blight that has taken over large parts of this former…
By Gaye Levy I’m pretty sure that if there’s a key to happiness, it is baking your own bread. Think about it… The smell when you proof the yeast. Mixing all those fresh ingredients like a chemist. Then, you put it in the oven and…
By Justin Gardner The medical uses of cannabis and its derivatives are continuing to be discovered at an astonishing rate. This is despite the fact that U.S. government clings to an absurd, baseless classification of cannabis as a Schedule I drug, which severely limits research…
By Jake Anderson Big Pharma has the highest average profit margins of any of the five major industrial sectors, matched only by banks. In 2012 alone, the top 11 major pharmaceutical companies made $85 billion dollars, which prompted Harvard professor, Bill George, to ask, “Is…
By Derrick Broze A new study has found that adolescents who undergo a mindfulness meditation program may see improvements in memory. The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, examined 198 public middle school students between the ages of 12 and 15. The students…
By Jeffry John Aufderheide On the surface, it appears that a group of passionate parents spontaneously rallied together to support the passage of Senator Richard Pan’s California State Bill SB277 – a bill that takes away the choice of parents to exempt their child from…
By John Vibes This year, we have published several stories about the dwindling monarch butterfly populations and some of the efforts that have been made to save the species. New reports last week have indicated that these efforts may be paying off, because Monarch populations…
By Amanda Froelich With a crunchy shell and sweet, milk chocolate inside, M&M’S are a tempting treat few can refuse. Unfortunately, the sweet candies are far from healthy and are created with ingredients that are linked to a number of debilitating health conditions. As Living…
By Amanda Froelich For one month in Lexington County, Kentucky, individuals who forgot to feed their parking meter or drove too fast and got a ticket can pay off their fines with canned good donations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that during the month-long “Food for…
By Janet Phelan Fundamentally, biological warfare is sneaky. It involves a microbial sucker punch to its intended target, often accomplished in a manner in which the aggressor can claim clean hands, while his victim may suffer or die. Biological warfare can take a number of…
By Alex Pietrowski Monsanto must now consult with indigenous communities throughout the Yucatán peninsula before they will be granted any future permits for GMO soy farming, as of a court decision in early November 2015. Monsanto planned to farm genetically modified soybean in over 250,000…
By Amanda Froelich Everyone loves the smell and feel of clean clothes, but the amount of water and electricity needed for conventional washers isn’t exactly eco-friendly – or even accessible for those in third-world countries. Perhaps this pedal-powered washing machine, then, is one of the…
By Catherine J. Fromvpovich New Zealand TV-3 reporter Samantha Hayes recently investigated several “Kiwi” girls, as the NZ Minister of Health calls NZ girls, who were seriously damaged by the HPV vaccine Gardasil® in this 22 minute news report, which every parent ought to view…
By Tony Cartalucci Editor’s note: Readers, did you know that science and corporations know how to use advanced gene modification to produce permanent cures? We support real and beneficial scientific advancement. This article is proof positive that corporations in tandem with researchers can in fact…
By Derrick Broze Last Thursday, a federal judge in California dismissed two lawsuits claiming the Food and Drug Administration illegally approved a dangerous drug for use in animal feed. The lawsuits were filed by the Center for Food Safety, the Sierra Club, the Center for…
By Amanda Froelich People often complain about the high costs of energy and the fact that they “never have time to workout.” This invention certainly solves both conundrums. And, most importantly, this free power invention has the potential to lift the 1.3 billion people who…
By Gaye Levy For years, my bug out bag has languished in a closet, stuffed to the gills with the gear that I “thought” I might need if forced to flee my home following a disruptive event. My bag, as precious as it was, weighed…
By Amanda Froelich Despite a number of studies concluding glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, to be toxic to the environment, wildlife, and human health, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded earlier this year that it is not an endocrine disruptor. However, upon further…
By Justin Gardner Dr. V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai is so confident about his research on Monsanto’s genetically modified soy, he is offering to sign over his $10 million building in Cambridge, MA if Monsanto can prove him wrong. “If this is what it takes to bring…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Currently, there’s a huge debate about violence, especially firearms violence, in the USA, plus the restriction of gun and other self-defense weapons purchases, which I find amazingly attention-grabbing insofar as there are other causes of deaths that no one really is…
