TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most prominent and popular primatologists, ethologists, and anthropologists, is starting to make a lot of noise about genetically modified foods and organisms (GMOs). She’s no stranger to speaking out against them, and joins a very long and growing list of scientists and activists trying to create awareness about the Read More…
Washington, D.C. — On April 19, The House Appropriations Committee approved its budget — at $21.3 billion in funding — for the fiscal year 2017. And in a report that accompanied the spending bill, the committee asked the FDA to extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption to certain “checkoff programs” that promote commodities in the agriculture Read More…
A since-deleted analysis posted the agency’s website shows it is relying on unpublished reports from groups linked to biochem industry The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used industry-funded research to conclude that the herbicide chemical glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer in humans—contradicting findings by the World Health Organization (WHO)—according to an analysis the Read More…
With the “Affordable Care Act” now fully in place, the middle class is feeling the squeeze yet again through higher insurance costs, making quality health care unaffordable for many. On top of that, pharmaceutical drug prices continue to increase, especially cancer drugs which have skyrocketed. Since 2000, the average monthly cost of oral cancer drugs went from $1,869 per Read More…
European Union — You can call it a political move, or one of the most clinically solid ways to prove there is far too much of Monsanto’s RoundUp in the world, but this week 150 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will have their urine tested for traces of glyphosate in an effort to decommission one of Read More…
(ANTIMEDIA) France — France is the latest in a growing number of countries to ban glyphosate-based weed killers for their potential risks to human health. This week, ANSES — French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety — sent manufacturers a letter of intent to withdraw its authorization for herbicides containing glyphosate with Read More…