“Professor Michael Antoniou, head of the Gene Expression and Therapy Group at King’s College London, has studied for more than 35 years how genes function and how they are disrupted. His decades of rigorous independent research into the risks of GM foods and glyphosate-based herbicides have raised serious concerns about the safety of these technologies.” Read the complete … [Read more...] about Update on multiple dangers of GMO foods
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What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?
I think they all show the government's willingness to protect itself (and corporations) even when it harms the people, violating its fundamental responsibility to act in the best interests of the people. They also demonstrate the willingness to keep government actions secret (even while reducing individual privacy). Here are four stories that shed some light on this: … [Read more...] about What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?
Sustainable Food Systems – New Report
There are a number of excellent systems that encourage small farmers, organic agriculture, and systems that serve a specific region. Unlike industrial-scale farms and mono-cropping, regenerative organic agriculture produces healthy food, reduces toxic pollution of the air, soil and water; it also makes a major contribution to reducing global warming and climate … [Read more...] about Sustainable Food Systems – New Report
Synthetic Turf – Hazardous to Your Health
It was good to read that Cedar Crest College is trying to improve their athletic fields — but sad and disappointing to see that a school with such a strong health focus would install synthetic turf (sometimes called artificial turf). It's especially odd to see this at a time when professional athletes are refusing to play on synthetic turf. It's also disappointing that … [Read more...] about Synthetic Turf – Hazardous to Your Health
Genocide: First-Hand Testimony from US Physicians
It's almost impossible for me to grasp the extent of Israel's depravity — and the Biden administration's psychopathic complicity, continuing the atrocities by supplying arms. As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza … [Read more...] about Genocide: First-Hand Testimony from US Physicians
Plastic’s Impacts on Our Health
In March, a new study found that microplastics measurably increased people’s risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. With each new study published, plastics’ negative impacts on human health are becoming clearer and more widespread. So what does this mean for you? Please join Beyond Plastics and Dr. Phil Landrigan via Zoom on Thursday, May 2 from 7-8PM ET to discuss … [Read more...] about Plastic’s Impacts on Our Health
Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!
The 2024 issue of Sustainable Lehigh Valley is available now! It is full of thought-provoking and enjoyable work — essays, art, poems, and stories — by Rebecca Canright, Dani Dollenger, David Fadem, Faramarz Farbod, Lillie Gensel, Samuel Griffith, Regine Henry, Gene Hunter, Hannah Kraybill-Greggo, Orly Kvitka, Ema Miele, Corena Munroe*, Felix Murch, Ericka Nimbley*, … [Read more...] about Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!
PFAs in Synthetic Turf
Synthetic turf is used by many schools, colleges, and universities, despite the many known concerns about the health effects on the young people — including much higher risk of lymphoma. [see synthetic turf section on this website] How is it that schools always say the students come first, but are willing to put their future health at risk‽ By the way, well-managed organic … [Read more...] about PFAs in Synthetic Turf
What’s so bad about natural gas?
Here are four very serious problems with natural gas: (1) drilling & fracking cause major emissions that harm the health of people and animals within a mile or so of the site; (2) indoor uses of natural gas (including in gas stoves) produce nitrous oxides that endanger people's health; (3) fracking wastewater is toxic and often highly radioactive; and (4) natural gas is a … [Read more...] about What’s so bad about natural gas?
Making Lithium Batteries
EV and their batteries don't only create huge environmental, health, and environmental justice problems in the mining process— they also create problems in the factories that make the batteries. This story describe harmful working conditions in the Ultium Cells plant in Ohio, but the same problems are found in other plants as well. Like other 'clean energy' plants, they have … [Read more...] about Making Lithium Batteries