Month: September 2018
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Monsanto Asks Judge to Throw Out Jury’s $289 Million Cancer Verdict
When a jury found Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller responsible for causing a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma it set a dangerous precedent for 8000 similar cases against the agro-chemical giant, a precedent Monsanto wants overturned
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NASA Images Show Dark, Polluted NC Rivers Flowing Into Ocean After Hurricane Florence
Rivers polluted by Duke Energy’s coal ash and flooded manure lagoons at factory farms are creating giant, dark plumes in the Atlantic Ocean
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70 Percent of Americans Think The Environment is More Important Than The Economy
Yale survey shows 70 percent of Americans prioritize protecting the environment over growing the economy
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Vegetables Lose Half of Their Nutritional Value by the Time They Get to the Store: Another Reason to Grow Your Own
Spinach can lose 90% of its vitamin C content within 24 hours of harvest, and 50 percent of its folate and carotenoids within a week. By the time it’s purchased in the grocery store, it’s often more than a week old.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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