Scientists are observing with increasing alarm that some very common hormone-mimicking chemicals can have grotesque effects.
A widely used herbicide acts as a female hormone and feminizes male animals in the wild. Thus male frogs can have female organs, and some male fish actually produce eggs. In a Florida lake contaminated by these chemicals, male alligators have [...]
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Downward Dog, Upward Fog
By Meryl Davids Landau
What a treat to find a book that gently guides those of us who know there’s more to life but haven’t found the route to it…. Meryl Davids Landau has penned a fictional novel reflecting her own quest to a spiritual life that celebrates our personal power rather than [...]
Apples are at the top of the list of produce most contaminated with pesticides in a report published today by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a public health advocacy group.
Its seventh annual report analyzed government data on 53 fruits and vegetables, identifying which have the most and least pesticides after washing [...]
Farmageddon, The Unseen War on American Family Farms
Washington DC: June 17 – 23 West End Cinema Group sales from the theater now, individual tickets available June 14.
Los Angeles, CA: June 24 – 30 Monica 4Plex Santa Monica
New York City, NY: July 8 – 14 Cinema Village, Union Square
Farmageddon tells the story of the corporate/state persistent [...]
The 2011 Sustainability Awards recognize individuals who have played an exemplary role in advancing the Chefs Collaborative mission to make sustainability second nature in the greater culinary community. Awards will be presented on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at the Chefs Collaborative Awards Dinner during the National Summit in New Orleans.
Nominations are due on or before May [...]
Aubrey Hampton: An Organic Legacy for our Future
By Trish Riley
Our world has lost a treasured pioneer who spent his life not only fighting chemical contamination and animal injustices, but forging a safer path into the future for both humans and animals. Aubrey Hampton died in Tampa Florida on May 9.
I had the great pleasure to [...]
Studies have shown that eating locally grown food improves health, supports local economies, promotes the biodiversity of crops and reduces the environmental impact of shipping food around the world. Here are 5 convenient ways to eat local in Gainesville (and elsewhere).
Yesterday, in the face of a just-released report by the National Cancer Institute that showed a 9.4% increase in childhood cancer between 1992 and 2007, the FDA let moms and dads all across America down. Instead of making the long overdue move to do something serious about getting rid of toxic food dyes so ubiquitous [...]
Like a cancer patient that is riddled with metastatic disease, plans for biomass plants are spreading all over Florida and Georgia. The Florida Medical Association, deeply concerned about the poisonous emissions spewing from the smokestacks of these incinerators, urges state government to minimize their approval and construction.
The biomass industry has shrugged [...]
My exposé last week, “The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now?” has ignited a long-overdue debate on how to stop Monsanto’s earth killing, market-monopolizing, climate-destabilizing rampage. Should we basically resign ourselves to the fact that the Biotech Bully of St. Louis controls the dynamics of the marketplace and public policy? Should we seek some [...]
Shale gas is big business in the United States already, with Halliburton just one corporation ready to make and take big bucks using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, to make the most around deposits.
Last November TechEye exposed how hydraulic fracturing is screwing up rural folk with careless projects that inexplicably were given the go-ahead.
The problem with [...]
Mesothelioma—an aggressive, deadly cancer—is known all too well today, but the asbestos that causes it has been a source of concern since Roman times. Even then, a disturbing trend emerged: Slaves who worked in the quarries and inhaled asbestos fibers died far younger than those who didn’t.
But centuries ago, the material—known since then for its [...]
A Kansas State University scientist is digging deep to solidify information about potential tungsten contamination in the nation’s groundwater and aquifers.
Tungsten is a naturally occurring metallic element that in its alloy or solid form is primarily used for incandescent lightbulb filaments and X-ray tubes.
In an effort to limit toxins in the environment, tungsten is replacing [...]
Organic growers and consumers have become increasingly divided as the USDA moves forward in deregulating genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. Some refuse to consider GE alfalfa as an option, while others are moving toward a position of coexistence.
Below are statements from various sides of the argument.
From the Organic Consumers Association:
“The policy set for GE alfalfa will [...]
Unknown to most Americans, a surprising number of U.S. cities have drinking water with unhealthy levels of chemicals and contaminants. In fact, some organizations and state environmental agencies that collect and analyze water data say the level of chemicals in some Americans' drinking water not only exceeds recommended health guideline but the pollutants even exceed [...]
This year, 2011, is the International Year of Forests. Forests are the lungs of our planet, providing clean air and stabilizing our climate. They collect, clean and store rainfall and snow, slowly releasing it for crops and drinking water. They are open space and solace, homes for wildlife and places for us to work and [...]
Coconut Grove, FL (January 14, 2011) – A symposium on Ethnobotany: a 17th-Century Vision of our 21st-Century World, will be held Saturday, February 5 at the Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) , 4013 S. Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, Florida.
The information contained in the encyclopedic Herbarium Amboinense, is considered a gold mine for [...]
People who have silver fillings in their teeth also have mercury in their mouths. The big question is whether the metal is hazardous to humans.
Many dentists and researchers say the mercury is safe. But some scientists blame the mercury on skyrocketing Alzheimer’s disease and similar health issues.
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel will try [...]
Crones’ Cradle Conserve’s Heritage Experience
At the Cross Creek Festival, AT Cross Creek:
18700 S. County Road 325
Cross Creek, Florida 32640
Saturday November 20, 2010
9AM-4PM
Visit the Heritage Experience…
Enjoy do-it-yourself hands on pioneer skills.
Some of the things to experience are:
Candle dipping, Corn Husk Dolls, Hay Romp, Rope Making, Log Sawing, Washing Clothes, Ironing Clothes, Pitcher Pump, Apple [...]
Cinema Verde Fundraiser at the new Urban Flats – Please bring your friends and join us for this opportunity to raise funds for Cinema Verde! From 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, Urban Flats (115 SE 1st Avenue) will host a fundraiser for Cinema Verde. All-you-can-eat and drink wine, flatbread and [...]
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