Environmental Articles

Plant Species Reported to be Invasive in Natural Areas of the United States.

[KD: It is FALSE INFORMATION THAT COW HERDS ARE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. In TRUTH, regenerative farming by rotating grazing areas is GREAT for PRESERVING the Environment and our environment DEPENDS on herding animals who spread seeds, keep the ground moist and maintain the health of the environments they habitate!!!  Bill Gates, with his fake meat, is as competent an environmentalist as he is a competent health expert. He is *not* smarter than God and Nature.]
 
 
08/03/22.  44 Countries Banned or Are Phasing Out Atrazine. But the U.S. Just Keeps Spraying..  A trove of well-documented research links atrazine, an endocrine-disrupting weedkiller, to birth defects, low sperm counts and fertility problems, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to allow its use.
 

08/03/22 ‘Factory Farms of the Sea Are Not the Answer’: Groups Urge End to Industrial Fish Farm Expansions.  The Center for Food Safety and allied organizations allege industrial fish farms harm wildlife and public health by directly discharging a host of pollutants into public waters, including antifoulants, pharmaceuticals, excess feed and untreated fish waste.

07/25/22  Monarch Butterfly on Verge of Extinction, Scientists Say  The International Union for Conservation of Nature last week formally listed the beloved migratory monarch butterfly as endangered, citing dire threats to the subspecies posed by the climate crisis, deforestation, pesticide use and logging. ... “climate change has significantly impacted the migratory monarch butterfly and is a fast-growing threat; drought limits the growth of milkweed and increases the frequency of catastrophic wildfires, temperature extremes trigger earlier migrations before milkweed is available, while severe weather has killed millions of butterflies.”

2021. A Documentary Film. The Remarkable Life Story of Eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva

07/21/22. 100+ Species at Risk of Extinction From New Insecticide, EPA Says. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week released a draft biological evaluation showing the bee-killing insecticide sulfoxaflor is potentially putting 24 species of insects and 94 plant species that depend on insect pollinators in jeopardy of extinction. 

July 19, 2022. Nikki Florio Why is the World is Undergoing a Massive Extinction Event, in part due to GeoEngineering and Mankind's interference, aka. The Great Reset.  What Can We Do? Climate change has more to do with *geoengineering* than due to other impacts of man.

June 29, 2022. Space Tourism Has Potential to Cause Astronomical Climate Damage, Scientists Find

Munich Professor: Role of Methane from Cows on Climate Exaggerated by A Factor Of Three To Four! – The impact of ruminants on climate has been overestimated by a factor of three to four, according to Professor Wilhelm Windisch of the Technical University of Munich, reports Watts Up With That?

06/07/22 Neonicotinoids: The Toxic Pesticide That’s Killing Bees and Threatening Global Food Security.  Scientists say neonicotinoids (“neonics” for short), a highly toxic and widely used family of pesticides, is killing off bees and other pollinators — and threatening ecosystem health and food security.

June 2​ 2022. ​‘The Defender Show’ Episode 54: Pesticides and Collapsing Bee Colonies With Dr David Carpenter

06/02/22 ‘We Have Screwed Up the Balance of Nature,’ Chemical Expert Tells RFK, Jr.

Collection of some articles on 5G radiation

Letter to the Editor: Atmospheric Spraying and 5GHz Wi-Fi Disrupting Oxygen

Entirely new kind of 'highly reactive' chemical is found in Earth's atmosphere – and it could be triggering respiratory and heart diseases and contributing to global warming, scientists claim

  • Researchers showed that 'trioxides' are formed under atmospheric conditions
  • Troxides have three oxygen atoms and are even more reactive than peroxides
  • Researchers claim they most likely bring a host of effects we have yet to uncover

05/19/22​  ​Global Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year — 1 in 6 Deaths — Study Finds

05/12/22 Big Oil’s Plot to Unleash 200 ‘Carbon Bombs’ Worldwide An investigation by U.K. researchers revealed some of the largest fossil fuel corporations in the world are planning or currently operating nearly 200 "carbon bombs" — massive oil and gas projects that could unleash 646 billion tons of CO2 emissions.

05/09/22 Death of Honey Bees From Ethanol Plant Prompts Call for Focus on Chemical Overloading. Every year, honey bee colonies placed in multiple locations across the 9,600-acre University of Nebraska-Lincoln research center were dying — as it turns out, from widespread pollution originating from an ethanol facility located a few miles upstream.

05/06/22 Under Guise of ‘Charity,’ Gates Foundation Pushes Pesticides, GMOs on Small Farmers

05/03/22 EU Plans to Ban Thousands of Toxic Chemicals ... If implemented, the EU plan to ban thousands of chemicals will be the largest-ever regulatory removal of authorized chemicals anywhere. The ban would include 2,000 harmful chemicals found in baby diapers, pacifiers and childcare products. ...It will also ban all forms of PVC, the least recyclable plastic that contains large amounts of toxic additives and restrict all PFAS “forever chemicals,” plus around 2,000 harmful chemicals found in baby diapers, pacifiers and childcare products. ...Daily exposure to a mix of toxic substances is linked to rising health, fertility and developmental threats, as well as the collapse of insect, bird and mammal populations. ... Some 700 industrial chemicals are found in humans today that were not present in our grandparents. Doctors describe babies as born “pre-polluted.”

04/29/22 Pesticides Don’t Reduce Risk of Lyme, Other Tick-Borne Diseases  Using pesticides to reduce the number of ticks in residential areas does not translate to lower rates of tick-borne disease in humans, according to scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who for more than a decade studied the relationship between pesticide use, tick bites and tick-borne diseases. ...Beyond Pesticides executive director Jay Feldman. “To manage ticks, we must embrace ecological solutions that work with natural processes and education campaigns emphasizing personal protection.” ... With years of data now available showing no evidence that pesticide use will reduce the rate of tick-borne illnesses in people, individuals must re-double personal preventive methods.  ...Ticks can move about one’s body for a long period of time before finding a spot they want to bite — often around the head, ears, and other creases or warm areas of the body. It takes, conservatively, between 24 and 48 hours for a tick to transmit Lyme disease after a bite.

04/28/22  ‘Grave Mistake’: Seed Patents Endanger Small Farmers, Threaten Food Security  “Seeds,” the second in a series of short films examining how Bill Gates and others are pushing the industrial agriculture model on African farmers, examines seed privatization laws and the threat they pose to farmers, biodiversity and local food security.

04/29/22. 2,000 Studies Show Fracking Causes ‘Severe Harm’ to Human Health.  Combining findings from more than 2,000 scientific and government studies, a report published Thursday details how hydraulic fracturing has "dire impacts on public health and the climate."

04/29/22​ ​How Tequila Waste Could Play Key Role in Regenerative Agriculture​ 

April 12, 2022. Microplastics in humans: After blood, scientists find traces in the lungs

April 10, 2022.  Nanotechnology Used in Covid Vaccines, in 2000 Foods.

21 March 2022.  The people are taking down 5G in China

Swedish Study Says 5G Causes Microwave Syndrome – (Principia Scientific – March 11, 2022)   Swedish study of the health effects of 5G radiation on humans shows that 5G causes typical symptoms of microwave syndrome and a massive increase in microwave radiation. The case study also confirms that radiation well below levels allowed by the authorities causes ill health. The Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation study was published in Medicinsk Access no. 1/2022. It was carried out by the oncologist and researcher Lennart Hardell from the Research Foundation for Environment & Cancer and Mona Nilsson from the Radiation Protection Foundation. The study concerns the health consequences for a man and a woman who received a 5G base station directly above the apartment, only 5 meters above the bedroom. Measurements before and after the installation of 5G on the roof showed that 5G caused a massive increase in radiation in the apartment. Before 5G, there were already base stations for 3G or 4G in the same place directly above the apartment, but switching to 5G technology led to an increase in radiation from 9,000 microW / m2 to a maximum of 1,690,000 microW / m2. What is shown in this study on the health effects of microwave radiation from 5G is consistent with the symptoms that have been described over 50 years ago as an effect of whole-body exposure to microwave radiation and were called microwave syndrome. In addition to showing that 5G causes microwave syndrome reasonably immediately, the case study also shows that 5G leads to a massive increase in radiation in our environment.

Glyphosate Contamination ‘Widespread’ in Foods Sold at Whole Foods, Amazon, Walmart and Target​​​​​​

Trillions in Government Subsidies Are Driving Ecosystem Collapse, Species Extinction

12 Jan 2022. Quantifiable urine glyphosate levels detected in 99% of the French population, with higher values in men, in younger people, and in farmers  Daniel Grau  1 Nicole Grau  1 Quentin Gascuel  1 Christian Paroissin  2 Cécile Stratonovitch  3 Denis Lairon  4 Damien A Devault  5 Julie Di Cristofaro  6

02/02/22. Most Toxic Food in the World? Farmed Salmon.  Food testing reveals farmed salmon is one of the most toxic foods in the world, having more in common with junk food than health food.

Health Effects of Cellphone & Cell Tower Radiation:Implications for 5G Nov. 3, 2021 Notes on Q&A by Dylan Harnett  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_8PvG753A&t=4872s with Joel Moskowitz, PhD, Director of Center for Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, BerkeleyMoskowitz received over 100 questions during the Q&A, and he was not able to get to my question about whether shungite protects against EMF. Here is one argument for shungite with citations of studies, and here is one argument against it

U.K.’s Biggest Source of Greenhouse Gas is an ‘Eco’ Power Station October 9, 2021.

Roads, fences and other disruptive human infrastructure can make migration and everyday roaming dangerous for our wildlife. Wildlife corridors are a critical tool for helping wildlife navigate around human development.

You can learn more about the benefits of wildlife corridors with our new virtual tour from our new report: "Reconnecting Nature: How Wildlife Corridors Can Help Save U.S. Species."  ... The Santa Monica Mountains are home to cougars isolated by the 10-lane highway. Scientists estimate that if these cougars remain isolated, this population could be wiped out in the next 50 years. ... A 165-foot wide land bridge is underway to connect these cougars with their cousins, boosting population resiliency by expanding the gene pool, making a healthier and more biodiverse ecosystem. ... Millions of migratory birds and butterflies rely on safe coastal habitat to find food and shelter as they migrate across the Great Lakes. Threats like urbanization, invasive species and climate change have shrunk and destroyed much of the available habitat along the migration path.   ... Chicago dedicated 100 acres to create the Burnham Wildlife Corridor, which provides food and shelter to about 300 species of birds each year. Providing key resources along their migration path allows them to safely complete their long journey and further the species.   ... Black bears, martens and lynx are all beginning to shift their historic ranges in response to climate change. While animals transition to new areas, commercial and industrial development threaten to fragment their roaming pathways.   ... Partnerships like the Staying Connected Initiative conserve swaths of forest and wetland to ensure ecosystems stay connected. These projects will help keep black bears, martens, lynx and their entire ecosystem from splintering, ensuring a healthy future.  Learn more about wildlife corridors -- and how you can help -- by exploring our virtual tour of seven corridor projects.  Sincerely, The team at Environment America Research & Policy Center

Dec 26, 2019. The Key to Solving the Climate Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet

06/09/21  Earth’s Atmospheric CO2 Soars to Highest Level in 4 Million Years New data released Monday showed atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a monthly average of 419 parts per million in May, the maximum reading ever recorded since measurements began 63 years ago and the highest level the planet has experienced in more than 4 million years.

05/26/21. Mosquitoes Exposed to Glyphosate More Likely to Spread Malaria A new study shows glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto-Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller, weakens the immune systems of mosquitoes making them more susceptible to infection by Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous species of malaria parasite.

Pesticides Are Killing Soil Organisms — The Foundations of the Web of Life 05/11/21 

A study published May 4 by the academic journal Frontiers in Environmental Science finds pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms that are critical to healthy soil, biodiversity and soil carbon sequestration to fight climate change.

Why Are Gates and Pentagon Releasing “Gene Edited” (GMO) Mosquitoes in Florida Keys? May 12, 2021. The project, which sounds positive in the press statements, is alarming in many respects. First, the refusal to allow a citizen vote on the controversial GMO release. Second, there exists no cost-benefit analysis of the risks versus benefits of releasing millions of mosquitoes whose genetic traits are mutating in often unpredictable ways. Is it worth the risk that an ever more robust variety of mosquito will mutate from the project? No one can say. Traditional mosquito control techniques have worked well until now.

05/03/21 ‘Dark Moment in History’ as GMO Mosquitoes Released in Florida Environmentalists said the release of up to a billion GMO mosquitoes over a two-year period is about maximizing profits for biotech giant Oxitec, not about the pressing need to address mosquito-borne diseases.

Building resilience for storm-battered N.C. February 2021. Carolina researchers created a plan to help vulnerable communities weather future storms.

Citizen Fury As One Billion GMO Mosquitos to Be Released In Florida

The World Meteorological Organization's “State of the Global Climate” report says climate crisis is pushing the world "dangerously close" to hitting the 1.5 degree Celsius target limit of warming.

04/22/21 We Can’t ‘Burn, Bury or Recycle’ Ourselves Out of the Plastics Crisis A new video by the Story of Stuff Project sheds light on the misconceptions around plastics, pollution and recycling.

‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt. April 16, 2021. The mysterious world under our feet is under threat. Protecting it is as vital as tackling the climate crisis, scientists warn

Migrant children are being held in toxic U.S. detention centers. April 9, 2021. The Biden administration is preparing to detain thousands of migrant children at sites with histories of toxic contamination.

Surging Levels of Methane Could Trigger Vicious Cycle of Global Heating. 04/13/21. A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows atmospheric methane levels surged in 2020, alarming scientists and possibly auguring a vicious cycle of global heating. .. About 60% of methane emissions are caused by human activity, and U.S. oil and gas operations are a major driver of recent methane pollution increases... “Although increased fossil emissions may not be fully responsible for the recent growth in methane levels,” NOAA research chemist Ed Dlugokencky said in a statement, “reducing fossil methane emissions are an important step toward mitigating climate change.”

Bill Gates and His Fake Solutions to Climate Change. 04/06/21. A new report from Navdanya International calls for rejecting Bill Gates’ fake solutions and instead supporting an ecological approach to food and agriculture which can provide a long-lasting solution to climate change.

OMG!  Bill Gates: Ready To Spray Chalk Dust Into Stratosphere To Cool Planet. March 2021.

Why Frack Wastewater Injected Underground Doesn’t Always Stay There. Drillers use millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals at high pressure to crack the deeper Marcellus and Utica shale formations, releasing the oil and gas. ... That chemical-laced wastewater can be toxic and radioactive. Often it gets disposed of in another type of well: disposal wells, called Class II injection wells, where wastewater is injected back into the earth.

Plastic particles pass from mothers into foetuses, rat study shows. Nanoparticles found in foetal brains and hearts, but impact on human health is as yet unknown

Plummeting Sperm Counts, Shrinking Penises: Toxic Chemicals Threaten Humanity. March 2021.

Is 5G Microwave-length Radiation Safe for Biological Life?

The citizen regulators taking on big polluters when the EPA won't. As environmental agencies reel from a Republican-led assault on regulations, local activists are taking up the fight

A 2019 report by Healthy Babies Bright Futures noted that in addition to heavy metals, baby foods are riddled with other neurotoxic chemicals — including perchlorate, phthalates and glyphosate — all of which can add up to significant health impacts. By Lyn Redwood, RN, MSN

Database Helps Consumers, Health Officials Link Diseases to Pesticide Exposure 01/06/21. The Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database, launched by Beyond Pesticides, captures the range of diseases linked to pesticides and tracks the latest epidemiologic and real-world exposure using peer-reviewed studies.

Occam’s Razor for the Planet The simplest environmental solutions are often the best. They’re proven. They’re ready now. They can help us avert disaster. So why do many prefer complicated, high-tech, faraway gadgets instead?

Butterfly numbers plummeting in US west as climate crisis takes toll The total number of butterflies west of the Rockies has fallen 1.6% a year since 1977, a study finds – ‘You extrapolate it and it’s crazy’

03/10/21  100-Plus Groups Urge EPA to Ban Pesticide That Harms Children’s Brains. Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food crops, including apples, cherries, peaches, citrus and wheat, is known to cause neurological harm in children.

03/17/21   3 Million Masks a Minute: The Next Plastic Problem? Studies estimate worldwide humans are using 129 billion face masks each month. Most masks are disposable, made from plastic microfibers that are not biodegradable and may fragment into smaller plastic particles polluting ecosystems.