by Stu E.D. | Jan 8, 2016 | Activism, Farming, Pollution
Environmentalists and honey producers have long suspected a link between the pesticide and rapidly declining bee populations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that a preliminary risk assessment of the pesticide imidacloprid shows that...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 21, 2015 | Climate Change, Environment, Hawaii, Pollution
Hawaii’s majestic coral reef, which makes up roughly 85 percent of all coral reefs in the country, could be entering a perilous state. The state’s corals could experience the worstbleaching its history this year as surrounding water temperatures rise at abnormal...
by Stu E.D. | Sep 17, 2015 | Activism, Legal News, Pollution
California’s office of Environmental Protection issued a “notice of intent” to label Monsanto’s highly effective ‘Roundup’ weed herbicide’s key ingredient glyphosate as a cancer causing compound. Following the World Health Organization cancer research division’s...
by Stu E.D. | Aug 23, 2015 | Activism, Pollution, World News
Dead and dying sea mammals continue to wash ashore at unusual and alarming rates along the California coast. Scientists are stumped, suggesting that the cause may be food shortages caused by abnormally warm waters – but unsure of what has caused the ocean off...
by Stu E.D. | Jul 7, 2015 | Environment, Off Topic, Pollution, Sustainability, World News
Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of evolutionary biology, natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, and has been a climate change expert for 30 years. He has also become a controversial figure, due to the fact that he does not shy away from...
by Rachel M. Walls | Jun 5, 2015 | Activism, Environment, Hawaii, Kauai, Legal News, Pollution
Biotech giant, DuPont-Pioneer, was recently taken to court by a small group of activists from Kauai because of their harmful GMO seeds. This is one of many victories against pesticide and GE corporations in Kauai. Chalk up another win for the little guy. A handful of...
