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Paper drinking straws may be harmful and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions

August 27, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, Belgian researchers tested 39 brands of straws for the group of synthetic chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS were found in […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: forever chemical, paper straw, PFAS, plastic, plastic straw, toxic chemicals

Insecticides from genetically modified corn are present in adjacent streams

September 6, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A study by University of Notre Dame ecologist Jennifer Tank and colleagues reveals that streams throughout the Midwest are receiving transgenic materials from corn crop byproducts, even six months after harvest. Transgenic maize (corn) has been genetically engineered to produce its own insecticide, a delta endotoxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt endotoxins deter crop pests, […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Bt, corn, genetically engineered, genetically modifed corn, genetically modified, gmo, streams

‘Forever chemicals’ taint all of Earth’s rainwater, study finds

September 6, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

An alarming new study has found no rainwater anywhere on Earth is safe to drink anymore, as “forever chemicals” are appearing around the globe. Those forever chemicals – known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – stem from products including fast food containers and wrappers, cleaning products, water-resistant clothing, and personal care products such as shampoo. There are thousands […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: bloodstream, cancer, forever chemical, PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl substances

SAVING OUR SEEDS – The Practice And Philosophy

June 10, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A seed saving guide unlike any other available! Seed activist Bevin Cohen takes a deep dive into the hows and whys of the modern seed saving movement. A great how-to guide, leading the reader step by step through the process of saving their seeds from 43 different crops; from adzuki beans to wheat and everything […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: farmers, flower, garden, gardeners, gardening, heirloom, heritage varieties, seed, seed keepers, seed saving, seeds

Woolsey Fire & Santa Susana Field Lab Documentary: ‘In the Dark of the Valley’

November 18, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

MSNBC will widely share the stories of local community members, activists, and parents in a brilliantly produced and acclaimed documentary entitled In the Dark of the Valley. This documentary, which will be aired nationwide, chronicles the stories of families living in the shadow of chemical and radiological contamination, making them and their children ill. MSNBC recently […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: cancer, contamination, documentary, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, Santa Susana Field Lab, Woolsey Fire

incrEDIBLE Edible Spoons – Crunchy Eco Friendly Alternative to Compostable Cutlery

October 23, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Incredible Eats is on a mission to remove plastic waste from the ocean. By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans (by weight). You can help preserve nature by switching from plastic and eating your spoon. Our neighbors in the ocean deserve it. Make your next picnic or party as incrEDIBLE […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: compostable, cutlery, plastic, spoon

Touted as clean, ‘blue’ hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal, researchers say

August 15, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

“Blue” hydrogen — an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas — is being lauded as a clean, green energy to help reduce global warming. But Cornell and Stanford University researchers believe it may harm the climate more than burning fossil fuel. The carbon footprint to create […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Blue hydrogen, carbon dioxide, coal, gas, hydrogen

Garbage Warrior – a film about eco architecture by Oliver Hodge

August 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. An extraordinary tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world. Filmed and Directed by […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: architecture, documentary, eco architecture, garbage, renewable energy

Plants can take up nicotine from contaminated soils and from smoke

July 15, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Passive smoking isn’t only something that people have to cope with, but plants too. This is because some plants are actually able to take up nicotine from cigarette smoke, while others that grow in contaminated soil absorb it via the roots as well. This might explain why high concentrations of nicotine are often found in […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: contaminants, soil

Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems

July 9, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Land plants — plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth — are anchored to the ground through their roots, and their performance depends on both the belowground soil conditions and the aboveground climate. Plants utilize sunlight to grow through the process of photosynthesis where light energy is converted to chemical […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: microbes, plants

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