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Study: Air pollution from fracking linked to deaths in Pennsylvania

April 15, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Approximately 20 people in Pennsylvania lost their lives during a seven-year period because of particulate matter pollution emitted by shale gas wells, according to a recent study including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. The researchers —including lead author Ruohao Zhang, a Binghamton University graduate student who specializes in environmental economics, and Professor of […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: fracking, pollution

Greenpeace Says Japan’s Plan to Contaminate Pacific Ocean With Fukushima Water Would Violate International Law

April 15, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

In a decision that sparked condemnation from environmental advocates, fisherfolk, and neighboring countries, Japan announced Tuesday a plan to dump over 1.2 million tons of stored contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The decision made by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet gives Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) the green light […]

Filed Under: Fukushima Tagged With: fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, japan, Pacific ocean, radiation, seafood

Mick Jagger shares a song ‘EAZY SLEAZY’ wrote about coming out of lockdown

April 14, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Mick Jagger released a pleasant surprise collaboration with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl “Easy Sleazy,” which brushes through all of 2020s lowlights. “It’s a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism,” Jagger said in a statement Tuesday. “Thanks to Dave Grohl for jumping on drums, bass and guitar. It was a lot […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, Mick Jagger, music, songs

Face masks that contain graphene may pose health risks

April 11, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Health Canada is advising Canadians not to use face masks that contain graphene because there is a potential that they could inhale graphene particles, which may pose health risks. Graphene is a novel nanomaterial (materials made of tiny particles) reported to have antiviral and antibacterial properties. Health Canada conducted a preliminary scientific assessment after being […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, face mask, graphene, masks

A sulfosugar from green vegetables promotes the growth of important gut bacteria

April 10, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A team of scientists has analyzed how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose. Their study discovered that specialized bacteria cooperate in the utilization of the sulfosugar, producing hydrogen sulfide. This gas has disparate effects on human health: at low concentrations, it has an anti-inflammatory effect, while increased amounts of hydrogen sulfide […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bacteria, green vegetables, gut bacteria, gut microbes, sulfosugar, vegetables

CBD may help avert lung destruction in COVID-19, research suggests

April 9, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say. While more work, including clinical trials to determine optimal dosage and timing, is needed before CBD becomes part of the treatment for COVID-19, researchers at the Dental College of Georgia and Medical College […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: CBD, COVID-19, cytokine storm, immune system, lungs, SARS-CoV-2

Seaspiracy, the latest Netflix documentary exposing the impact of our food systems, is making a splash

April 7, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

It was clear from the title and the promotion of the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy that it was going to adopt a similar approach to the highly influential 2014 documentary Cowspiracy, which uncovered the sheer scale and destructive impact of animal agriculture. Seaspiracy follows Ali, an activist and filmmaker who embarks on a journey of discovery which starts with beach […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: documentary, film, Food, Netflix, oceans, Official Trailer, sea salt, seafood

Estimating the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining

April 5, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

As an alternative to government-issued money, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin offers relative anonymity, no sales tax and freedom from bank and government interference. But some people argue that these benefits have an enormous environmental impact, particularly with regard to Bitcoin mining — the process used to secure the cryptocurrency. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Bitcoin

Sugar not so nice for your child’s brain development, study suggests

April 4, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Sugar practically screams from the shelves of your grocery store, especially those products marketed to kids. Children are the highest consumers of added sugar, even as high-sugar diets have been linked to health effects like obesity and heart disease and even impaired memory function. However, less is known about how high sugar consumption during childhood […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: aspartame, brain, children, sugar

Animal Pharm: Food For Thought

April 4, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Mother Nature can no longer claim total dominion over the future of evolution. Some of the planet’s most commonly consumed animals are undergoing extensive genetic manipulation in laboratory settings across the globe. Scientists can create new breeds of cows, chickens and fish that grow faster, leaner and more muscular than ever before. Even fruits and […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: Food, genetically engineered, genetically modified, genetically modified food

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