By Brandon Turbeville As if Flint, Michigan needed more problems other than an economic depression which has left the city a virtual wasteland, Flint is now the scene of a massive poisoned water scandal that has seen lead flooding the city’s drinking water supplies. Now,…
By Sayer Ji Millions have marched for “cancer causes.” Millions more have been diagnosed “early” and now believe screening saved their lives. But a new study confirms something we have been reporting on since our inception: In most cases, screening not only has not “saved lives,”…
By Claire Bernish In the United States, we have become so inured to ironically-titled legislation, the majority of us simply assume legislators find dystopic, tongue-in-cheek humor in toying with our hopes — think: USA Freedom Act, the sole freedom of which lies in the government’s green…
By Carey Wedler On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled a lawsuit filed by former child slaves against mega-corporation Nestle can move forward. The decision finalizes a lower court’s prior ruling, which Nestle previously attempted to overturn in an attempt to halt suits from individuals who worked…
By Kip Doyle Biotech firm ArborGen, a leader in the research and development of genetically engineered trees (GE trees), has been fined $53.5 million in compensation and punitive damages after a court ruled that it acted to use “trickery and deceit” to “defraud” employees. Just before the holidays a…
By Cassius Methyl Apparently the cannabis industry actually has a pesticide problem. Headlines are being made and eyebrows raised, as cannabis consumers fear they may have been ingesting more than they were told. Hopefully its not actually a prevalent issue. A Medical Daily article sports…
By John Vibes Walmart announced this week that they will be recalling 90,000 pounds of beef because they could possibly contain “extraneous wood materials.” According to a press release from the USDA, The Sam’s Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion items which were produced on various dates…
By Cassius Methyl Not only is this week an opportune time to briefly see the elusive planet Mercury at the break of dusk, but at the break of dawn, a skygazer could see every single visible planet except Mercury. Near the midheaven (top of the…
By Brandon Turbeville Source of Gravity Defined in Quantized Ether? Throughout the history of modern physics, scientists have theorized about the existence of “dark energy” or “ether,” a substance that, if it exists, envelops and fills everything – all space and all reality. Ether has…
By Amanda Froelich The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Agency is cracking down on Nestle for encouraging poor nutritional habits in children. America may be known for its obesity epidemic, but the UK isn’t far behind. In fact, in 2013, 62.1% of adults in the UK and…
By Amanda Froelich The spending bill Congress passed last Friday repealed the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulation that lets consumers know where their meat comes from. It’s every consumer for him/herself, apparently. On Friday, Congress passed a spending bill repealing the country-of-origin (COOL) regulation which lets…
By Amanda Froelich “The war on medical marijuana is over.” Great news! A provision ending the federal prohibition on medical marijuana, banning federal agents from policing its users or raiding dispensaries in any state or district where it is legal, was just passed by Congress….
By Janet Phelan We knew it was coming to this. The GMO revolution wasn’t going to stop at our dinner table. But did we think it would happen so soon? The first week in December, delegates from the top three gene-editing countries—China, the UK and…
By Derrick Broze A previously unreleased set of Food and Drug Administration documents related to genetically engineered (GE or GMO) foods alleges the agency was aware of possible risks to humans as far back as 1991. The documents were released through a lawsuit filed by Steven…
By Justin Gardner The annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society took place in early December, where the largest study presented there confirmed the astounding benefits of medical cannabis to treat seizures. Epilepsy affects one in 26 Americans during their lifetime, “with one-third having a…
By Natural Blaze You’ve been good all year and we want to thank you for your readership. But while you’ve done all your holiday shopping – when’s the last time you allowed yourself some extremely relaxing fun? It’s time for a chance to treat yourself this season! Coloring…
A New Jersey teen with autism and epilepsy has won the right to receive her medical marijuana oil treatments in school. But challenges remain as parents will need to enter the school to administer treatment. A medical marijuana victory has been won in New Jersey….
By ANH-USA Coke exec steps down after emails show the company was intentionally skewing the science about the health effects of its products. Last week, the Associated Press published emails showing close coordination between high-ranking Coca-Cola executives and leaders of the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN),…
By Amanda Froelich Former CBS News investigative reporter Sheryl Attkisson discusses how to spot mainstream media lies. If you’re aware that only a handful of corporations (6, to be exact) control over 90% of the media, you’re one of the few. What this means, is…
By Amanda Froelich No act of kindness is ever too small, especially when some people haven’t witnessed much kindness in their lives at all. [do_widget id=text-16] Plastic is a burden to the environment, and homelessness is a crisis in need of remedy. Can both be…
