Study: Produce Loses Around Half Its Vitamin Content Within a Week of Harvest
Another reason to buy local or grow your own
Study: The More Trees We’re Surrounded By, The Lower Our Stress Levels
Lining city streets with trees reduces physiological symptoms of stress in humans. The thicker the tree cover, the lower the stress levels, study finds.
Florence Drowns Over 3 Million Animals Trapped in Factory Farms, 13 Manure “Lagoons” Overflowing
The number of factory-farmed animals drowned in Hurricane Florence is already double the number in Hurricane Matthew and expected to go up. 13 manure lagoons are overflowing, with 55 more about to overflow into local rivers and groundwater.
The Man Behind the Bloodstained Suit: The Father of the Circumcision Civil Rights Movement
Since the 1970s, Brother K has stood on street corners around the country peacefully protesting a silent, hidden war on American boys and men — circumcision.
Florence Has Washed Away A Mountain of Toxic Coal Ash, Likely Into NC Rivers
At least one of Duke Energy’s giant coal-ash piles has collapsed, displacing 2000 cubic meters of ash containing arsenic, lead and mercury, likely into North Carolina’s drinking water.
39,000 tons of coal ash spilled from a coal ash pond in Eden, NC, in 2014, contaminating 70 miles of the Dan River. Credit: Waterkeeper Alliance
Full-Fat Dairy Protects Against Heart Disease and Boosts Longevity, New International Study Finds
People who consume lots of whole-fat dairy live longer and have lower rates of heart disease than those who consume skim milk or no milk.
Hurricane Will Likely Cover North Carolina in Hog Feces, As Manure “Lagoons” at Factory Farms Overflow
Smithfield’s hog farmers are scrambling to drain thousands of toxic manure lagoons, some the size of lakes, before they overflow into drinking water and the growing “dead zone” off the North Carolina coast
A lake of pig feces and urine the size of 4 football fields outside a Smithfield facility in North Carolina. Image caught by spy drone in video below. Credit: Mark Devries
Here’s What Happens To Your Body After Eating Organic For Just Two Weeks
Pesticides disappear from family’s urine samples after just two weeks of eating 100% organic. Watch the video the pesticide industry tried to stop you from seeing:
The Ocean Cleanup Has Begun, Aims to Cut Great Pacific Patch 90% by 2040
The nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup just launched a giant floating plastic trap, which they hope will cut the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in half in 5 years
Why You Should Never Kill a House Spider
Spiders provide free pest control for the bugs you really don’t want in your house or garden
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