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Obamas new international climate change plan is probably doomed
Barack Obama has finally realized that the men running the US Senate are such nihilist blowhards that they will never approve a legally binding treaty to combat global warming. So as the New York Tim…
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Tiny ingredients in sunscreen may harm marine life
New study finds nanosunscreens toxic to base of ocean food chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology demonst…
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Hgen-Dazs Says No to Extreme Genetic Engineering Techniques
Ice cream lovers who prefer to steer clear of genetically modified organisms (GMO) will be happy to hear that Häagen-Dazs has confirmed it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biology, a…
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Communities take bee action in their own backyards
Concerned with increasing bee die-offs, several Colorado neighborhoods have been taking matters into their own hands to create “bee-safe neighborhoods” by banning and reducing the use of neonicoti…
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Hgen-Dazs says no to synbio
Ice cream companies reject “extreme” genetically engineered vanilla WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading ice cream company Häagen-Dazs has confirmed that it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biol…
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Health groups: OSHA rules needed for farmworkers
Farmers would have to post information for their workers on the pesticides being used if public health advocates had their way. Workers who experience potentially life-threatening exposure to a pestic…
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Learn What You Can Do To Help Save Our Bees
In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, two bee advocates, Tiffany Finck-Haynes, head of the BeeAction.org campaign for Friends of the Earth and Larissa Walker, the Pollinator Campaign Directo…
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In fighting deforestation, lets celebrate our victories: but beware the law of unintended consequences
Campaigns to transform the palm oil industry are having clear success on many fronts: Over twenty companies worldwide, including Unilever, Cargill, Wilmar, and Pepsico, have adopted sustainable palm o…
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We Don’t Know Enough About Nanomaterials To Be Adding Them So Freely To Our Food
Nanoparticles can be used to deliver vaccines, treat tumours, clean up oil spills, preserve food, protect skin from sun and kill bacteria. They’re so useful for purifying, thickening, colourin…
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New Study Suggests Airline Ticket Prices Need to Increase for Climate Policies To Work
As long as demand for air travel keeps increasing at projected rates, there’s really not much the airline industry can do to reduce its carbon emissions, according to new researchpublished by the U…