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Please excuse the language in the title but I have to say that is actually putting it lightly. It is truly disgusting just what the USDA will do for Corporate Agriculture despite being supposedly there to protect and support we the people's health. We need government that isn't so willing to rol ...
Source: www.mongabay.com Researchers recreate bee collapse with pesticide-laced corn syrup Scientists with the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have re-created the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder in several honeybee hives simply by giving them small doses of a popular pesticide, ...
Dedicated to my sister Who hates airline food? Me that's for sure--I developed a theory at a young age that the altitude does something inherently disgusting to food, at that tender age I decided the best way to travel was not to eat a bite of food--just drink tomato juice, very slowly. (Sid ...
I've been forwarded this by some concerned friends, please add your input via the site below. The following is written by Marisca Dekkema of Prince George, B.C Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased the Provincial Government is taking steps towards bann ...
This article is written by Jeffrey Smith for The Institute of Responsible Technology. They are encouraging everyone to share and repost this information as widely as possible. More information on the history and goals of Monsanto are posted in this article: Monsanto: The World’s Poster Child for C ...
In December I had a hair analysis test done which showed high levels of pesticides in my body that are helping to overload my detox systems. I did the test because I thought I would find high levels of flouride or pharmaceutical drugs from drinking tap water, but instead found high levels of Advent ...
