Tag Archives: environment
Anthrax drug brings $334 million to Pentagon advisor’s biotech firm
Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the … Continue reading
Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister … Continue reading
Flowers Communicate With Electricity
Flowers may be silent, but scientists have just discovered that electric fields allow them to communicate with bumblebees and possibly other species, including humans. It’s well known that color, shape, … Continue reading
Systemic Pesticides: Chemicals You Can’t Wash Off
There is no scientific evidence yet that says food laced with neonicotinoids will harm humans, but why is the EPA allowing systemic pesticides on food plants in the first place? … Continue reading
States with tsunami debris to get money from Japan
JUNEAU, Alaska — The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift … Continue reading
June 6-9: Bilderberg Meeting behind Closed Doors. On the Agenda: Domestic Spying, Diffusing Social Protests, War on Syria and Iran
By Stephen Lendman Its four-day meeting occurs annually. It’s a rite of spring. British political economist Will Hutton calls the group the “high priests of globalization.” Powerful movers and shakers … Continue reading
Don’t Be Afraid of Genetic Modification
IF patience is a virtue, then AquaBounty, a Massachusetts biotech company, might be the most virtuous entity on the planet. In 1993, the company approached the Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading
Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 16 (Reuters) – Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh’s low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in … Continue reading
One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply
Nearly one in three commercial honeybee colonies in the United States died or disappeared last winter, an unsustainable decline that threatens the nation’s food supply. Multiple factors — pesticides, fungicides, … Continue reading
40 Years Later, Skylab Space Station Inspires Possible Successor
Four decades after the United States’ first space station roared into orbit, a second version of the groundbreaking craft may be on the horizon. NASA launched the Skylab space station … Continue reading
