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News & Articles By Tracey Watson
04/08/2020
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By Tracey Watson
Study reveals that shrimp contain a cocktail of drugs and pesticides
Picture this: A delicious bowl of shrimp, smothered in garlic butter, resting delicately on a bed of steaming white rice. Sound good? You bet! Now, picture that same shrimp packed full of cocaine, pharmaceutical drugs and toxic pesticides. You’re probably not quite as keen to dig into that tasty bowl of food anymore, are you? […]
03/09/2020
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By Tracey Watson
While everybody panics about coronavirus, insects are heading for extinction in both the U.S. and Europe … No insects means no food
Nothing epitomizes a warm, sunny day like the sound of bees buzzing peacefully from plant to plant in the garden. These little creatures do far more than provide us with delicious honey, however. Without bees and other pollinators, humans and other animals would cease to exist on our planet. The renowned poet Maurice Maeterlinck warned […]
02/14/2020
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By Tracey Watson
Dawn of the cockroach “superbugs”: Roaches are becoming cross-resistant to various insecticides, warn researchers
Even the most hardened, nature-loving, tree-hugging, environmentally conscious animal lover would draw the line at allowing cockroaches to roam free in their home. Quite frankly, cockroaches are super gross, and anybody who detects them in their environment would be quick to call out the exterminator to get rid of them. But there’s a problem: German […]
02/07/2020
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By Tracey Watson
Pesticide exposure can lead to high blood pressure in children
As crazy as it sounds, high blood pressure is not only a problem that affects adults. The American Heart Association reports that it can affect people of all ages, including babies, young children and teens. In fact, experts report that while a third of all adults are hypertensive, around 3.5 percent of kids also suffer with […]
11/21/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Who’s ready for organic cannabis (and its hefty price tag)?
After being the poster boy for drug abuse and dysfunction for decades, cannabis has recently hit an approval high among consumers, as one state after another has legalized it for recreational or medicinal use (or both). More and more studies are coming out every day proving the health benefits of marijuana, and of course those […]
11/11/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Scientists attempt to deliver pesticides deeper underground using a plant virus: Can farmers trust this risky technique?
The arrogance of human beings is simply astounding. Despite the clear evidence that tinkering with the natural balance of the environment is an epic failure – every time – scientists just keep coming up with new ways to interfere with what is essentially a perfectly balanced, self-sustaining system. From manipulating the weather to dousing crops […]
09/11/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Are you ready for the “insect apocalypse”? Five things you need to know
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that the total wildlife population on Earth has declined by a staggering 60 percent since 1970. Among the creatures on our planet, it is only the human population that is growing by leaps and bounds. Fish, birds, undomesticated mammals and insects have all suffered devastating declines. While a great […]
08/04/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Agricultural chemicals and destructive practices caused butterfly numbers to plummet by 66%
In recent years, media reports have made most of us aware of the crisis being faced by both wild and domestic honeybees. As reported by Greenpeace, since 1962 the number of bee colonies per hectare – which is viewed as a critical indicator of crop health – has dropped by a massive 90 percent. This […]
07/28/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Study: Exposure to pesticides during pregnancy increases a child’s risk of autism by nearly 10 percent
According to statistics presented by the Autism Society, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States, with one in 59 children now being diagnosed with a form of this condition. Shockingly, the number of people diagnosed with ASD increased by over 119 percent between 2000 and 2010. “Experts” would […]
07/08/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Glyphosate byproduct AMPA found to interfere with photosynthesis, the basis of nearly all life on planet Earth
It has been four years since the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer announced that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” In that time, there has been a lot of focus on the cancer-causing potential of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most popular weed killer. As bad as the direct effects of […]
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