Coral Bleaching and Sunlight Exposure
The coral bleaching epidemic is not caused by sunlight exposure – it is a bit more complicated than that according to recent research.
Category: Environment
Modern Burials Leave Behind Toxic Legacy
Most of us figure that when our body dies, it’ll nicely decompose back into the soil. This is not the reality for most modern burials – which leave behind a host of toxins to haunt the grave long after the funeral.
PCBs Cause Cancer and Exposure Still Rampant
While the production of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the U.S. has been banned since 1979, PCB-containing goods are still produced and imported…
Are Toxic Chemicals Joining Your Summer Picnic?
Researchers have tested 58 common summer picnic items, which included picnic baskets, coolers, folding chairs, tablecloths and other items, for toxic chemicals. Can you guess what they found?
Ozone Levels Linked to Allergy Symptoms
Recent research may explain why some people allergic to pollen have allergy symptoms outside the pollen season. Pollen allergies may be related to unhealthy levels of ozone n the air.
Sinkhole Caused by Chemical Company Swallowing Town
A sinkhole in Louisiana caused by a chemical mining operation that has forced the evacuation of nearly an entire town is growing. The toxic sinkhole now covers more than 24 acres.
Chemical Pesticides Building up in Frogs
Researchers from the US Geological Survey have determined that pesticides are bioaccumulating in frogs among ponds among pristine national parks in California.
Red Tides Linked to Fertilizer Runoff
When fertilizer or sewage runs into a waterway, or when phosphorous and nitrogen rise up from the ocean depths, algae can converge and feast and mushroom on the buffet of growth-inducing nutrients.
What do Pesticides, Herbicides and Antibiotics have in Common?
There are three natural catastrophes occurring within nature in slow motion at the moment and they are our fault. All three catastrophes stem from the same kind of mistake made by human science and corporate greed.
Lifetime Pesticide Exposures Shorten Telomeres
Multiple studies have found that the use of certain pesticides over a lifetime produces a shortening of chromosome telomeres, which means shorter lifespan and greater cancer incidence.
Breast Milk Exposing Infants to BPA
Medical research has confirmed that exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) through mothers’ breast milk is widespread. BPA is a well-known hormone disruptor.
Monoculture Linked to Hay Fever and Allergies
Not so long ago a family farm produced a myriad of crops the family and children ate. Today’s farms are a different animal altogether, and monoculture food production is not only hard on the land and soil, but is causing allergies and hay fever.
Is China Greenhouse Pollution Worse than the U.S.?
Air pollution and greenhouse gases are warming the planet. Is China a worse polluter than the United States?
Bird Flu Linked to Bird Markets, Fish Farms, Weather Patterns
Research is confirming that live bird markets in China are the predominant mode of transmission of the Avian Flu to humans. Then there is the viral contamination of wild fish stocks from fish farms, along with warm weather patterns.
