Category: Pesticides
AstraZeneca shot linked to rare IMMUNE DISORDER
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is investigating reports of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine causing Guillain-Barre syndrome, as the pharmaceutical company remains embroiled in controversy over the jab’s link to blood clotting. In a meeting this week, the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC)… Continue Reading “AstraZeneca shot linked to rare IMMUNE DISORDER”
California prepares for 4th Year of Drought
US federal water managers on Monday urged California cities and industrial users to prepare for a fourth dry year and the possibility of severe conservation measures. The Bureau of Reclamation is asking its contractors receiving Central Valley Project water for municipal and industrial use… Continue Reading “California prepares for 4th Year of Drought”
Lab-Grown Meat is getting closer to be sold in Supermarkets
Slaughter-free meat is finally starting to make the jump from the lab to the factory line. For now cattle is being slaughtered to please society. In Brazil 75 million cows are being killed and dumped as waste just to keep the deforestation profits in… Continue Reading “Lab-Grown Meat is getting closer to be sold in Supermarkets”
Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World
C40 is delighted to publish this pioneering piece of thought leadership, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World. The report demonstrates that mayors have an even bigger role and opportunity to help avert climate emergency than previously thought. But to grasp that… Continue Reading “Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World”
Baltic Herring population threatened by Warming Sea Temperatures
Over the decades, the Baltic Sea, nestling between the industrialized countries of Northern Europe, has become one of the most polluted marine ecosystems on the planet. Finns have been fishing for herring for generations, but new reduced EU quotas are threatening the traditional livelihoods… Continue Reading “Baltic Herring population threatened by Warming Sea Temperatures”
Forever chemicals are sprayed onto Fields and Food in Pesticides
A new report exposes the ‘urgent’ threat of forever chemicals in pesticides, as it calls for tighter EU regulation. Dozens of substances used in pesticides in Europe are ‘forever chemicals’, a new investigation reveals. The stable door is slowly closing on PFAS – man-made… Continue Reading “Forever chemicals are sprayed onto Fields and Food in Pesticides”
How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery
Environmental campaigners have dragged controversial investments into the spotlight, claiming that major European banks are linked to businesses that harm threatened species, deforestation in Brazil and other questionable environmental practices. European banks, including Switzerland’s UBS, Britain’s HSBC and Spain’s Santander, have been thrown into… Continue Reading “How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery”
World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years
The United Nations reported that about half the world’s population could be affected by severe water shortages in the next 20 years due to a number of increasing global development factors. In its World Water Development Report, UN researchers said shortages could directly impact… Continue Reading “World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years”
Vietnam demands Monsanto to pay Compensation to Victims of Agent Orange
Vietnam demands Monsanto pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange, which the company supplied to the US military during the Vietnam War, in response to Monsanto being ordered to pay $289 million to a man whose terminal cancer was linked to their products.… Continue Reading “Vietnam demands Monsanto to pay Compensation to Victims of Agent Orange”
Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World
C40 is delighted to publish this pioneering piece of thought leadership, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World. The report demonstrates that mayors have an even bigger role and opportunity to help avert climate emergency than previously thought. But to grasp that… Continue Reading “Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World”
Pesticide used on Corn Crops turn Male Frogs into Females
A commonly used pesticide known as atrazine can turn male frogs into females that are successfully able to reproduce, a new study finds. While previous work has shown atrazine can cause sexual abnormalities in frogs, such as hermaphrodism (having both male and female sex organs), this study is the first to find that atrazine’s effects are long-lasting… Continue Reading “Pesticide used on Corn Crops turn Male Frogs into Females”
Colorado River and Arizona ground Water are both drying up
Due to a lack of water, the state of Arizona has announced that it will not approve any more building permits for single-family homes that rely on wells in Maricopa County, CleanTechnica reported. Like much of the western U.S., Arizona has been facing a… Continue Reading “Colorado River and Arizona ground Water are both drying up”
Marine mammals on California beaches Sickened and killed by Toxic Algae bloom
The Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, which serves Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, has been overwhelmed with an influx of sick or deceased marine mammals with domoic acid poisoning during the past two weeks. The harmful algal bloom event has been affecting sea… Continue Reading “Marine mammals on California beaches Sickened and killed by Toxic Algae bloom”
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