Neonicotinoids are aimed at insects, but they’re affecting other animals too, study says. National Geographic by Jason Bittel Credit: Audrius Meskauskas Pesticides don’t just kill pests. New research out of the Netherlands provides compelling evidence linking a widely used class of insecticides to population declines across 14 species of...
Washington State University by Chuck Benbrook There have been four progressively rigorous meta-analyses published since 2009 focusing on differences in the nutritional quality and safety of organic versus conventional food. The latest comes out July 15, 2014 in the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN). I was the sole American scientist...
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The study, led by Newcastle University, will re-ignite debate about the benefits of organic food The Journal by Tony Henderson Credit: Aallen The largest study of its kind – led by North East experts – has found significant benefits to organic food. An international team led by Newcastle University has shown...
Science Daily Credit: Jon Sullivan A study co-authored by a University of Guelph scientist that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags shows long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees’ ability to forage for pollen. The research by Nigel Raine, a professor in Guelph’s School of Environmental...
Pesticide Action Network North America by Paul Towers Blue Orchard Bee Credit: USDA They’re in our garden plants, sprayed on orchards throughout the state, and used as seed coatings on commodity crops in California and across the country. After five years of review, California officials have not only failed...
The Three-Prong Movement That’s Stopping the Beast in Its Tracks Nutiva by John W. Roulac John Roulac, Nutiva The issue of how we grow and process our food, while it’s always been important, is now a hot topic both at the kitchen table and...
Blue Oregon by Rick North That didn’t take long. Three days after GMO labeling supporters turned in over 155,000 signatures to put their initiative on November’s ballot, and four months before Election Day, the Oregonian editorial board sounded the alarm: “GMO food-labeling mandate would sow only confusion.” The labeling they fear would...
NPR – The Salt by Dan Charles Credit: Walter J. Pilsak, Waldsassen In California, a legal skirmish has erupted over strawberries — or rather, over strawberry breeding. To be absolutely precise, the battle is about strawberry breeding at the University of California, Davis. This is more important than it...
The New pioneer by Jennifer Megyesi Credit: Woodley Wonderworks Whether you decide to keep chickens for eggs, meat, show or just companionship, learning to care for them is easy and rewarding, providing that you know some basics. Local laws, such as zoning and other ordinances, may end your chicken...
Credit: Derek Jensen Delay keeps pesticides with arsenic on the market The Center for Public Integrity by David Heath MOUNT VERNON, Maine — Living in the lush, wooded countryside with fresh New England air, Wendy Brennan never imagined her family might be consuming poison every day. But when she...
A few dollars per pound is a bargain, but who else pays the price? Rodale News by Peter Singer and Jim Mason Americans eat a phenomenal amount of chicken, more than any other meat. Those of us over 50 can still remember when chicken was a treat for special occasions...
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