By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International with Nikki Florio of Bee Heroic ‘For decades, the agrochemical, geoengineering, and communications industries have been wreaking havoc the lives of untold trillions of insects, birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other animals, as well as the microbial…
By Neenah Payne The concept of “keystone species” was introduced by ecologist Robert Paine in 1969. A keystone species has a large effect on the community it supports. Keystone species increase the species biodiversity of a community and enhance stability of the environment. Without them,…
By Study Finds Sharks are inching closer to extinction, even as the populations of other ocean species bounce back in recent years. An international team says the predators are continuing to struggle, while populations of tuna and billfish are coming back from the abyss. The…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne November is Native American Heritage Month — a good time to take a look at these ancient cultures that have given us so much and have so much more to share now. For many Americans, the 500 Native Nations are like…
By Study Finds In perhaps the most “tweet-worthy” news of the day, research shows that being around birds make people happier and boosts mental well-being. Scientists at King’s College London say that seeing or hearing birds provides feeling uplift that last for up to eight…
By Study Finds A majority of bird species in the United States are rapidly declining, according to the 2022 U.S. State of the Birds report. Interestingly, however, decades of wetland and hunting conservation efforts have allowed one population — waterfowl — to grow throughout North…
By Chris Melore Are there plenty of birds in your neighborhood? A new study finds they may be great for your mental health. Researchers in Germany have found that songbirds help to reduce anxiety and feelings of paranoia among people who listen. In a study…
By Neenah Payne The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell: “Before the 20th century, when people thought of New York, they thought of oysters. This is what New York was to the world— a great oceangoing port where people ate succulent local oysters from…
By Neenah Payne The concept of “keystone species” was introduced by ecologist Robert Paine in 1969. A keystone species has a large effect on the community it supports. Keystone species increase the species biodiversity of a community and enhance stability of the environement. Without them,…
By Kate Kheel In an on-going pillage of Earth and skies, the technology sector has now turned to the oceans. Passion for profit veiled by empty promises of a “green energy future” are the main drivers behind the new blue economy and the emergent Internet…
Written and researched for Safe Tech International by Sean Carney Are UN Sustainable Development Goals Green Capitalism’s Free Ride to Profits? Deep Sea Mining is a commercial enterprise currently in its infancy. It is the latest bonanza being sold on the back of the United…
By Neenah Payne Americans and Europeans are beginning to understand now the critical role that “keystone” animals like the buffalo, wolf, and beaver play in our own health and survival. The buffalo and bison meant everything to the Sioux who used every part of the…
By Neenah Payne Drought-Stricken Lake Mead Less Than 150 Feet From “Dead Pool” shows how dire the water situation is for the US Southwest now! Return To Nature In The COVID Era explains how profoundly beneficial wolves are for environments. This article explains that beavers…
By Neenah Payne Dr. Joseph Mercola’s article on June 25 Staying Healthy in the Age of Tyranny and Deceit was deleted for political reasons. He advised: “The way things look right now, barring seemingly nothing short of a miracle, the ruling technocracy will indeed achieve their one…
By Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen I have never seen destruction of nature on this scale before. Green energy, environmentalism, fighting climate change: They have become nice words for human greed at this point. The natural world must be protected! Subscribe to https://bull-hansen.com to be notified about…
By Michael W. Fox DSc, PhD, BVetMed, MRCVS with Patricia Burke, Reprinted by permission About 23% of Americans polled by the Consumer Technology Association said they planned to purchase pet-related technology as a holiday gift, and the number of pet tech products shipped during the…
By Michael W. Fox DSc, PhD, BVetMed, MRCVS with Patricia Burke, Reprinted by permission (In Part 1 of Dr. Fox, the Animal Doctor, began an overview of planetary electropollution.) The use of the Internet via smartphones, laptops and tablets (users being warned to keep such…
By Michael W. Fox DSc, PhD, BVetMed, MRCVS with Patricia Burke, Reprinted by permission. Electropollution from the Earth-shrouding and penetrating cybersphere of telecommunications is a major emerging existential threat and One Health issue of this Anthropocene age. Extensive scientific documentation of this critical concern is…
By Patricia Burke An “animal tracking bracelet” is being promoted for holiday gift giving. One group offers the option of a bracelet, in partnership with Sea Turtle Conservancy, Save the Elephants, Track a Shark, or Track a Polar Bear. SOURCE A non-profit says: “Every Sea…
By Patricia Burke “We can’t use technology to clean up the mess technology has created. The solution must come from a deeper source. Years ago Rachel Carson said, ‘We have to love nature before we can protect it.’ We can begin to reconnect our minds…
