By Jason Erickson The challenge of dodging pesticides in modern food is well established, but not many people have considered another hidden danger that led to tragedy for one vacationing Delaware family. The Esmond family – husband, wife, and two sons – were staying at…
By Catherine J. Frompovich What’s Aerotoxic syndrome, and have you experienced it while a passenger in a modern jet airliner? Many flight crews, regardless of the airline, experience serious debilitating health problems from toxic air in the cockpit and cabin. Passengers, too! Coincidentally, I know…
The news is often depressing, the environment is under attack and it can easily seem overwhelming to try and make the slightest difference in the world. Despite this, you still try. We all do. No matter how bad things get, we persevere in trying to…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Tyson Foods – the largest U.S. chicken producer – has pleaded guilty in a chemical incident that led to the deaths of over 100,000 fish. The Arkansas-based poultry giant has claimed “full responsibility” for accidentally releasing an acidic chemical used in chicken feed…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Big news! Research led the environment secretary to overturn the government’s previous opposition, meaning a total EU ban is highly probable. Environment secretary, Michael Grove, revealed last week that the UK will back a complete ban bee-harming pesticides (exempting greenhouses) across Europe. The…
By John Vibes Hydraulic fracturing is a natural gas extraction method that has become extremely controversial for its environmental impacts. Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water,…
By John Vibes For years there has been an ongoing debate about the levels of lead that have been found in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, but recent studies have shown that water conditions are just as bad in many other areas throughout the…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Despite all the scandals and hysteria, it appears that humans are indeed causing climate change. However, it is not because of lawnmowers, driving, or having the audacity to keep their houses at a comfortable temperature; nor does it have anything to do…
By John Vibes The Department of Natural Resources sold large portions of Indiana’s Yellowwood State Park to a logging company this week, despite the fact that people interested in conserving the forest offered considerably more money. On Thursday, an auction of the forest was won…
By Mac Slavo Lab-grown mosquitoes armed with bacterium Wolbachia pipientis have just been approved by the EPA. The agency is saying that these mosquitoes could be the key to killing off insects that often transmit dangerous viruses such as Zika. Nothing can go wrong, right? The…
By Amanda Just and John Kall, DMD of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) Why We All Don’t Get Sick in the Same Way If everyone had the same reaction to environmental toxicants, these hazardous substances would probably be banned immediately. It would…
By Lizzy Lowe, Macquarie University; Cameron Webb, University of Sydney, and Kate Umbers, Western Sydney University The weather is getting warmer, and gardens are coming alive with bees, flies, butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantises, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, and spiders. For some of us it is exciting…
By Anna Hunt Imagine being able to turn your food waste into clean cooking gas and nutrient-rich fertilizer, while at the same time reducing potent greenhouse gases. This was the exact vision of Israeli-based HomeBiogas, which resulted in the creation of an affordable consumer appliance…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The planet Saturn is so far from Earth that we’ve grown up with the same 2-dimensional view of Saturn as the “one with rings.” These awe-inspiring photos will change all that. The Cassini voyage took 13 years to complete its travels around Saturn. Good News…
By Alex Pietrowski Last year, the results of a German study on insect populations foretold of a massive global die-off in many inspect species. Now, scientists are sounding the alarm again following a new study, and warning that we are “on course for ecological Armageddon.”…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Well, for starters, how come birds don’t land, nor perch, on tops of microwave, cell, mast and GWEN towers? What do birds know and are ‘telling’ us by their actions, which we are not paying attention to, especially since birds, reptiles,…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Researchers are openly calling for releasing sulphate aerosols in the sky to literally dim the sun in an attempt to stop coral bleaching. Scientists of University of Bedfordshire, UK, want geoengineering to dim the sun for ocean life and also to “stop hurricanes”…
By Jason Erickson More attention is finally being given to determining the ill effects that microplastics (microbeads) are having on human health and the environment. Previous concerns have been raised in everything from toothpaste to beer to the wider ecosystem where it was found to…
By Alex Pietrowski If one is truly concerned about climate change, and wondering where to begin to reverse the damage being done to our planet, a great place to make changes would be the modern industrial farming and agriculture model. In addition to the harm…
By Anna Hunt Plastic, once regarded as convenient and versatile, has actually become one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. It’s easy to see the extend of the contamination when you visit the oceanside. Even the most remote beaches are often littered with plastic…
