A San Francisco based, synthetic biohacker group has made hundreds of headlines for creating cheese without the use of cows. Young biohackerspace people from BioCurious and CounterCultureLabs make up the group. They beat out 243 other groups to take first place at this year’s iGEM “jamboree” competition. iGEM stands for international genetically engineered machine. The winner’s […]
Your life is in the hands of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)
Years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, we’re still seeing repercussions of the disaster, and the effects will likely continue for decades. This disaster is contributing to untold health concerns and environmental damage. A recent report from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says 2 trillion becquerels of radiation may have flowed into the Fukushima power […]
Glen Campbell’s swan song I’ll Be Me battles Alzheimer’s
Honored in 2012 with the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, Country Music Hall of Fame member Glen Campbell has recorded his last song. I m Not Gonna Miss You was written by Campbell and Julian Raymond specifically for a new documentary titled GLEN CAMPBELL: I LL BE ME. Produced by Raymond, the song was recorded in […]
Scientists disappointed at results from GM wheat field trial
The results of the GM wheat field trial held by Rothamsted Research in 2012-2013 are published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports today. The data show that the GM wheat did not repel aphid pests in the field as was hypothesised and was initially seen in laboratory experiments conducted by scientists at the Institute. Aphids are serious […]
RADIATION DANGER from the FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT DISASTER in Japan settling on the WEST COAST OF UNITED STATES
Be Careful of ANYTHING you consume that originates from the WEST COAST of America and Hawaii. When Radiation Fallout descends from the atmosphere and settles in an environment,it contaminates the Land, Sea, Air and Water for many hundreds or thousands of years.RADIOACTIVITY bio-magnifies and can be internally emitted in humans and animals by ingested food […]
“Spinning food” New Report How Food Industry Front Groups Are Shaping The Story Of Food
GMO pushers’ corporate links exposed. A new report, “Spinning food”, investigates how Big Food and agrochemical corporations are deliberately misleading the public – and reporters – on facts about industrial agriculture and organic and sustainable food production. Taking their cues from the tobacco industry, these companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the […]
‘Runoff’ Movie A Thriller Of Everyday Farm Life Dangers, Harsh Realities And Sacrifice
RUNOFF explores what might a loving wife and mother do in hopes of pulling her family from the brink of financial disaster? The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when […]
The Science Guy Bill Nye changes his mind about GMOs after visiting Monsanto
Bill Nye, renowned as the “science guy,” made news for changing his mind about genetic engineering (or GMOs) after a visit to Monsanto, the pesticide and seed giant at the forefront of the biotechnology industry. “And there’s a chapter in {my book] that I’m going to revise… I went to Monsanto and I spent a […]
Organic food reduced amount of pesticide in family
The Swedish Cooperative Union, a federation of 41 consumer cooperative societies, commissioned IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute to determine whether eating organic foods can reduce levels of pesticides in the body. The study was carried out in a family with three children who do not usually eat organic food. The most significant change in pesticide […]
“Quietly into disaster” A Plea for Survival Movie Trailer 2013
After watching Quietly into disaster, you simply can’t support nuclear energy any longer. This movie deals with facts and topics concerning nuclear fission: damages done to health and environment, nuclear waste and politics, renewable energies, reactor safety, the serious implications of a nuclear accident and the public resistance. During the 70s Holger Strohm published “Quietly into […]