December 2011
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chrisbeatcancer: Making a clandestine run for black market raw milk and pasture raised eggs
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[The FDA]…a regulatory system that puts the companies that want to sell you...
– Tom Laskawy
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*Product defense Industry: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/132/manufacturing-doubt.html
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The BVO ("Brominated" Food Chemical) Battle:...
Flame retardant soda?
These are just a sampling of drinks with BVO listed in their ingredients…
The next time you grab a Mountain Dew, Squirt, Fanta Orange, Sunkist Pineapple, Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange, Powerade Strawberry Lemonade or Fresca Original Citrus, take a look at the drink’s ingredients. In Mountain Dew, brominated vegetable oil is listed next-to-last, between ...
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Miracle Gro Sales Continue to Plummet
Are consumers waking up to the general wastefulness and toxicity of the chemical lawn care industry? Based on the ongoing decline in the finances of the world’s largest purveyor of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides — coupled with the increase in the sales of organic products — all indications point to a major market shift.
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(Source: enewspf.com)
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Pesticides cause genetic damage
Farmers run the risk of “gene poisoning” (genotoxicity) because of the excessive use of chemical pesticides. Some of them now suffer from chromosomal aberrations leading to certain genetic problems. Researchers from the Osmania University, Mahavir Medical Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition and Kamineni Hospitals have found that chromosomal aberrations were significantly higher...
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National Pesticide Forum 2012
National Pesticide Forum Coming to Yale in 2012 Beyond Pesticides announced that the 30th annual National Pesticide Forum will be held at Yale University in New Haven, Ct., on March 30-31, 2012.
Titled “Healthy Communities: Green solutions for safe environments,” the forum will be co-sponsored by numerous organizations including Environment & Human Health Inc., and The Watershed Alliance...
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS
Workers say auto parts plant spread cancer-causing chemicals A formal closure would have required an inspection from the state department of environmental quality. Workers say chemicals used to coat bumpers leaked into the nearby community – where many children live.
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