By Brian Berletic 3D Printing is catching on around the world as a localized way to both prototype and manufacture a growing number of functional innovations. Everything from safety razors to fish feeders to lab equipment can now be manufactured on your desktop. But in…
By Ariana Marisol The use of hemp has the potential to have an extremely positive impact on many industries in the United States. The federal government, for many years, has made it impossible to utilize this widely diverse crop, even though it is entirely different…
“To poison all the children in an historic American city (Flint, Michigan) is no small feat.” By Sarah Lazar Calls for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s ouster — and arrest — are growing after internal emails showed that his high-level staffers were aware of lead poisoning in…
By John Vibes A state of emergency has been declared in California due to a massive gas leak in Los Angeles County that has been seeping for over 2 months. This Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he will be using government resources to…
By Deirdre Fulton Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices ‘offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.’ A critical tool in the fight against global warming is right below our feet. So where is this “shovel-ready solution” amid all the talk…
By Justin Gardner Elon Musk, CEO and product architect of the company Tesla Motors, is an entrepreneur not only interested in making money, but also advancing solutions to humanity’s pressing problems. Musk is unabashed in his commitment to help transition our energy paradigm from toxic…
By Jake Anderson Earlier this year, Anti-Media reported on Costa Rica’s efforts to become independent of fossil fuels and power itself entirely from renewable energy. The country’s plans included utilizing the region’s plentiful rainfall to power impressive new hydroelectric infrastructure. They also planned to use geothermal…
By Brian Berletic Biogas is quietly gaining ground on traditional fuels, and is used for everything from powering electric generators, to fueling cars, buses, and even trains. It is also replacing petroleum-based cooking gas across many parts of rural Asia, including India, China, and Thailand….
By Claire Bernish United States — “It’s clear that pollinators are in trouble,” cautioned Taylor Ricketts, lead author of a study mapping the decline in pollinator populations by researchers with the University of Vermont, published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Despite…
By Claire Bernish Porter Ranch, CA — Methane gas continues spewing, unchecked, into the air over southern California from a fractured well to an underground storage site — at such an alarming rate that low-flying planes have necessarily been diverted by the FAA, lest internal combustion…
By Daniel Arsenault For many waking up in the modern world, the weight of the planet is on their shoulders. It seems like the more one learns, the more everything is in ruin. Climate catastrophe and secret financial institutions threaten devastation on all sides, the…
By Amanda Froelich The invention of electricity transformed the lives of many. No longer were work days limited to the sun’s rays, and with longer hours to work with creative inspiration, inspired dreams could become reality.But in many areas of the world, conveniences common to…
By Heather Callaghan Hope you are not hungry while you read this. A Christmas dinner without bees would be a minimalist lifestyle in the worst way possible. According to University of Reading researchers, in just two decades, worldwide honeybee populations have been cut in half….
By Carey Wedler Flint, Michigan– “The City of Flint has experienced a Manmade disaster,” said the city’s mayor Monday evening, as she declared a state of emergency over evidently staggering levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Mayor Karen M. Weaver has requested federal assistance to deal…
By Sophie McAdam In the first study of its kind, researchers at UC Berkeley have found that exposure to pesticides from a young age can cause decreased lung function and neurological problems. Scientists at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health studied 279 children and 600 pregnant…
By Claire Bernish The Netherlands — On Thursday, dozens of farming, sustainable food, and environmental justice groups announced they would bring insidious agrichemical giant and food-experimenter, Monsanto, to trial before The Hague for charges of ecocide and crimes against humanity and nature. The tribunal will commence, appropriately,…
By John Vibes A recent report from the Chicago Tribune revealed that the US Environmental Protection Agency intentionally obfuscated data and changed their own standards so they could allow an unsafe chemical made by DOW to get an acceptable rating. After the EPA approved the…
By Sophie McAdam In the most shocking case of mass animal deaths to date, 337 endangered Sei whales have been found dead in Southern Chile. According to Chilean news agencies. the whales were discovered by scientists on November 17, but only now has the mass death been…
Via Christian Science Monitor and Adafruit: A new device might help struggling bee colonies get their buzz back. Using accelerometers, scientists from Nottingham Trent University in England developed a way to “read” the vibration patterns in bees’ dance language. These vibrations, say the scientists, give clues…
By Heather Callaghan There are between 80,000 – 120,000 products with industrial chemicals and heavy metals that are virtually unregulated – to which the modern world is now exposed. One glass of tap water can contain 12 major chemicals and heavy metals, plus hundreds…
