Ireland Follows Germany, France and Bulgaria With Ban On Fracking – “We’ve Made History”

July 5, 2017 Environment

By Vic Bishop The global movement to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a method of extracting petrochemicals from shale rock deposits underneath the ground, is gaining steam as Ireland has just announced a ban on onshore fracking. After passing the ban within the Irish parliament, The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 is now expected to be signed into […]

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PEI Approval of Rollo Bay Facility Puts Wild Salmon at Risk, Groups Say

July 2, 2017 EnvironmentFood Freedom

By Canadian Biotechnology Action Network Charlottetown, June 27, 2017: Today, local and national environmental groups expressed profound concern over a decision by the Government of Prince Edward Island to approve construction of the world’s first factory to grow genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) fish. “GM salmon poses a major risk to wild salmon, […]

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Two New Studies Confirm Common Insecticide Weakens Honeybee Hives

July 1, 2017 Environment

By Derrick Broze Two new studies confirm the danger of neonicotinoid insecticides. After years of back and forth speculation and conflicting studies from countries around the world, it seems fair to say neonicotinoids insecticides are causing dramatic weakening of honeybee hives. The “neonics” are a class of pesticide that has previously been linked to declines […]

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The Elephant in the Sky: Chemtrails, Contrails and Climate Engineering

June 30, 2017 Environment

By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze Definitions: The Elephant in the Room: An important, serious and obvious topic, which everyone is aware of, but which nobody wants to discuss, as such discussion is considered to be uncomfortable – or would cause cognitive dissonance (the psychological distress felt when a person is presented with […]

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Eco-Friendly Ways to Rid Your House of Pests

June 29, 2017 Environment

Whether it is a spider or a cockroach, many of us shudder to think that there might be pests in our homes. While it is true that insects play one of the critical roles when it comes to the ecosystem, most of us would be more than happy to keep them, and other pests, out […]

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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Met With Dow CEO Just Before Killing Effort to Ban Toxic Pesticide

June 28, 2017 Environment

By Andrea Germanos The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head, Scott Pruitt, sparked outrage in March when he rejected his agency’s proposed ban on a pesticide shown to harm children’s brains. New reporting by the Associated Press Wednesday prompts further question about his decisions to ignore the EPA’s own science and then greenlight the […]

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Pollinator Extinctions Alter Structure of Ecological Networks

June 25, 2017 Environment

By Carol Clark The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining pollinators in the system — from other bees to butterflies, beetles and more, field experiments show. Biology Letters published the research, which may have implications for the survival of both rare wild plants […]

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Probiotics Could Help Bees Survive Pesticides

June 22, 2017 Environment

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Probiotics could improve survival rates in honey bees exposed to pesticide, study finds In yet another study, Canadian researchers were able to demonstrate the power of probiotics in fostering strength to bees who are unavoidably exposed to pesticides. This time it was Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University that sought to protect struggling honey […]

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1.2 Million Children Poisoned

June 21, 2017 Environment

BY ANH-USA Government lies and lack of profit incentive are both leading to lack of treatment. Action Alert! A new report published in Pediatrics estimates that the overall number of children with elevated lead levels in the US for the period 1999 to 2010 was 1.2 million—double what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously reported. Even that figure is […]

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Grateful Dead Saves Bees and Butterflies Through Jerry Garcia’s Memory

June 19, 2017 Environment

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Hearts broke everywhere when the bright light of Jerry Garcia was extinguished in 1995. Chances are, he’d love that his legacy is living on through the Grateful Dead‘s new efforts to recharge the declining bee and monarch populations by gifting Deadheads. Garcia’s bandmates Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann, plus John Mayer, are touring the U.S. this summer […]

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Radioactive Waste Flowing Freely into Columbia River Because There’s No Money to Stop It

June 15, 2017 Environment

By Vic Bishop A member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently informed the public that radioactive waste from the decommissioned Hanford nuclear power plant is ‘flowing freely’ into the Columbia river. The mighty Columbia river is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of America, flowing down from Canada, winding through eastern Washington […]

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Massive Shark Die-Off on California Coast is Alarming Researchers

June 14, 2017 EnvironmentVideo

By Vic Bishop Mass marine animal die-offs have become regular news in recent years, especially along the western coast of the Americas where it is quite common to hear of pods of whales or other animals mysteriously perishing in great numbers. Most recently along the coast of California, primarily around the San Francisco Bay area, […]

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The Sun’s Benefits Go Way Beyond Vitamin D

June 13, 2017 Environment

By John Naish The sun has got his hat on, our moods feel lighter and we are gripped by a desire to soak up some solar rays. But no, we keep being told: the threat of skin cancer makes this potentially lethal. Now, however, scientists are discovering a positive side to sun-worshiping. Getting a good […]

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Inspired by a Near-Death Experience, This Man is Cloning the World’s Tallest Trees to Save Them

June 10, 2017 EnvironmentVideo

By Vic Bishop We seem to have created a culture where destroying nature is both profitable and the cool thing to do, so when an individual or group of people take on the challenge of honoring and preserving our natural world, we can be surprised to find there is hope after all. The tallest, largest […]

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Activists Deploying Recycled Solar Powered Cell Phones in Fight to Save Rainforests

June 10, 2017 EnvironmentVideo

By Dylan Charles The time is now for innovation in the race to save the world’s rainforests; and where governments fail to stand in solidarity with the earth and its creatures, activists are rising to the occasion with dedication and ingenuity. In an effort to combat illegal logging in some of the most biologically diverse regions […]

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Rolly Pollies Remove Heavy Metals From Soil, Stabilize Growing Conditions, Protect Groundwater

June 8, 2017 EnvironmentHome And Garden

By Organic and Healthy Turns out a little bug we don’t think of much just so happens to be one of the best protectors of soil ever imaginable. Read on to find out more! Turn over a brick or a board that has been lying in the yard for a while and underneath you may […]

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38 Million Pieces of Plastic Found on Uninhabited Island in the South Pacific

June 6, 2017 EnvironmentVideo

By Anna Hunt One would expect very little plastic, if any, on an uninhabited island. In reality, the opposite is true at Henderson Island in the South Pacific ocean. Marine scientists have discovered that this uninhabited coral atoll is one of the most polluted, and 99.8 percent of the debris is plastic. [do_widget id=text-16] Tons of […]

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Are Microwaves Mutating Enablers For Bacteria And Other Super Bugs?

June 1, 2017 EnvironmentVideo

By Catherine J. Frompovich Professor Olle Johansson, Associate Professor at the Karolinska Institute, Department of Neuroscience and head of The Experimental Dermatology Unit, in Stockholm, Sweden, recently advised about extremely-concerning research confirming “bacteria exposed to mobile phone and WiFi radiation turned resistant to antibiotics, science demonstrates [1].” Taheri, et al. published “Evaluation of the Effect […]

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Alarming Study: Pharmaceutical Factory Pollution Accelerating Spread of Superbugs

June 1, 2017 Big PharmaEnvironment

By Annabelle Bamforth The issue of “pharmaceutical pollution” was recently highlighted in a study that points to inadequate waste management policies leading to the presence of both pharmaceutical products as well as drug-resistant superbugs in the waters of India. The study, published in the scientific journal Infection, focused on the environmental impact of drug production […]

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NASA Releasing Artificial Clouds Over Maryland Coast

June 1, 2017 Environment

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Associated Press is reporting that NASA is to release luminescent, artificial clouds above the mid-atlantic coast. The clouds will be accompanied by a sounding rocket launch from the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore between 4:25 a.m. and 4:42 a.m. NASA’s stated purpose of the release is to test a new […]

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