Last winter, I wrote about evidence that one of Monsanto’s flagship GMO product lines — seeds engineered to produce the pesticide Bt — was succumbing … Pesticide-resistant insects add insult to drought injuryRead more
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A Valuable Reputation
In 2001, seven years after joining the biology faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, Tyrone Hayes stopped talking about his research with people he … A Valuable ReputationRead more
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Silencing the Scientist
University of California scientist who discovered that a popular herbicide may have harmful effects on the endocrine system. Tyrone Hayes was first hired in 1997 … Silencing the ScientistRead more
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Neonicotinoids are the new DDT killing the natural world
It’s the new DDT: a class of poisons licensed for widespread use before they had been properly tested, which are now ripping the natural world … Neonicotinoids are the new DDT killing the natural worldRead more
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Not Just the Bees
Once again this spring, farmers will begin planting at least 140 million acres—a land mass roughly equal to the combined footprints of California and Washington … Not Just the BeesRead more
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Bee Decline and Bayer Pesticide
It’s springtime, and farmers throughout the Midwest and South are preparing to plant corn—and lots of it. The USDA projects this year’s corn crop will … Bee Decline and Bayer PesticideRead more
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Toxin in unborn child
[ted id=1356] We have 30,000-50,000 new chemicals in our body than our great grand fathers had. UK – Childhood leukaemia rise by 20% in one … Toxin in unborn childRead more
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Whats the problem with bees?
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Oceans release DDT from decades ago
A computer simulation of the environmental fate of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) has revealed that substantial quantities of the pesticide are still being released from the world’s … Oceans release DDT from decades agoRead more
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Contaminated food
Most Contaminated: Consistent with two previous EWG investigations, fruits topped the list of the consistently most contaminated fruits and vegetables, with seven of the 12 … Contaminated foodRead more