Decision to Dump Radioactive Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site into the Ocean Sparks Alarm

November 1, 2020 Environment

By Nevin Thompson In mid-October, the Japanese government announced plans to dump water contaminated with radioactive isotopes from a nuclear disaster site in Fukushima, sparking alarm all over the world. Japanese news service Kyodo reported on October 16 that the Japanese government had announced that it would authorize the release of about a million tonnes […]

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Mountain Of Evidence Confirms Common Pesticide Hazardous To Children’s Health

October 30, 2020 Environment

By Stacy Malkan, Children’s Health Defense Waking Times Chlorpyrifos insecticides were introduced by Dow Chemical in 1965 and have been used widely in agricultural settings. Commonly known as the active ingredient in the brand names Dursban and Lorsban, chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide, acaricide and miticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests […]

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Soil-Powered Fuel Cell Promises Cheap, Sustainable Water Purification

October 28, 2020 Environment,Natural Living

Soil microbial fuel cells proven to be capable of creating energy to filter a person’s daily drinking water in Brazil test Fuel cells that create energy using chemical reactions in soil-based organisms in successful field test in North-East Brazil They can be used to produce energy to filter enough water for a person’s daily needs, […]

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Wildlife Flock to Backyards for Food from People

October 27, 2020 Environment,Home And Garden,Preparedness

To see wildlife in the Triangle, sometimes you need go no further than your own backyard. A new study helps explain why some animals are sometimes more often found in suburban areas than wild ones: because people are feeding them – sometimes accidentally – and to a lesser degree, providing them with shelter. “They’re using […]

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Microplastics in Groundwater (and our drinking water) Present Unknown Risk

October 26, 2020 Environment,Health And Wellness,Home And Garden,Natural Health News

Microplastics (plastics <5mm) and their negative health impacts have been studied in oceans, rivers, and even soils, and scientists are beginning to grapple with the myriad human health impacts their presence might have. One understudied, but critical, link in the cycle is groundwater, which is often a source of drinking water. While microplastics in groundwater […]

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Nanogenerator Harvests Power From Vibrations in Surrounding Environment

October 21, 2020 Environment

Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn’t need a wireless or main power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body. Australian researchers led by Flinders University are picking up the challenge of ‘scavenging’ invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the surrounding environment, including wind, air or even contact-separation energy […]

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New Catalyst Mimics Natural Processes to Break Down Plastics

October 19, 2020 Environment,Natural Living

While plastics recycling is not new science, current processes don’t make it economically worthwhile– waste plastics get “down-cycled” into lower grade, less useful material. It’s a challenge that continues to be an obstacle in tackling a growing global pollution crisis in single use plastics. A multi-institutional team of scientists led by the U.S. Department of […]

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High Levels of Microplastics Released from Infant Feeding Bottles During Formula Prep

October 19, 2020 Diet,Environment,Health And Wellness,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News

New research shows that high levels of microplastics (MPs) are released from infant-feeding bottles (IFBs) during formula preparation. The research also indicates a strong relationship between heat and MP release, such that warmer liquids (formula or water used to sterilise bottles) result in far greater release of MPs. In response, the researchers involved – from […]

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Fukushima To Dump 1 Million Tons Of Radioactive Water Into Pacific

October 19, 2020 Environment

By Tyler Durden Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is expected to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the destroyed nuclear power plant into the ocean after the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, according to the Asian Nikkei Review. More than one thousand storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi site are […]

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More Than 5,000 Baby Seals Wash up on Namibia Beach in Unprecedented Die-off

October 18, 2020 Environment

By Elias Marat Thousands of dead seal pups have washed ashore on the coast of Namibia, raising grave concerns from conservationist groups. Locals were in shock after an estimated 5,000 premature cape fur seal pups washed up along the coast of Pelican Point peninsula, turning the popular tourist destination known for its thriving schools of […]

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Marine Ecosystems and Livelihoods at Risk if Venezuelan Oil Tanker Sinks

October 18, 2020 Environment

By Zico Cozier The FSO Nabarima, a huge oil tanker containing approximately 1.3 million barrels of crude oil, has taken on water and is leaning to one side off a remote stretch of Venezuela’s coast in the Gulf of Paria. As authorities in Trinidad and Tobago, the twin island nation located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 […]

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New Harvard Study Finds “Elevated Radiation” Levels Near Fracking Sites

October 17, 2020 Environment

By Tyler Durden Fracking has been one of the keys to helping the U.S. achieve its energy independence and become the world’s largest oil and gas producer over the last ten years. But now, it looks like it may be coming with some unintended consequences, according to Reuters. Researchers have found elevated radiation levels near […]

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More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water

October 16, 2020 Environment,Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water at a concentration of 1 part per trillion, or ppt, or higher. Independent scientific studies have recommended a safe level for PFAS in drinking water […]

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Study Confirms Plastics Threat to South Pacific Seabirds

October 14, 2020 Environment,Natural Living

Plastic gathered from remote corners of the South Pacific Ocean, including nesting areas of New Zealand albatrosses, has confirmed the global threat of plastic pollution to seabirds. Published on 12 October in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, the study looks for patterns in the plastics seabirds from around the South Pacific ingest. […]

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MIT Develops Solar-Powered System That Extracts Drinkable Water From “Dry” Air

October 14, 2020 Environment,Food Freedom,Natural Living,Preparedness

Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have significantly boosted the output from a system that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions, using heat from the sun or another source. The system, which builds on a design initially developed three years ago at MIT by members of the same team, brings […]

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Plant Native Milkweed Cultivars to Support Monarch Butterflies and Bees

October 8, 2020 Environment,Food Freedom,Home And Garden

Millions of people plant pollinator gardens in an effort to provide monarch butterflies with food along their annual migration route from overwintering sites in the highland forests of central Mexico to summer breeding grounds in the United States and southern Canada. For the first time, entomologists studied how effective native milkweed cultivars in small gardens […]

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Phosphorus Deficit May Disrupt Regional Food Supply Chains

October 8, 2020 Environment,Food Freedom,Home And Garden

Phosphorus is essential in agriculture to maintain higher production levels, where it is applied as a fertilizer. Some of the world regions are experiencing high population growth rates, which means more phosphorus will be needed to produce an increasing amount of food needed in the next decades. A new study – Global phosphorus supply chain […]

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EU’s Earth Observation Program Finds Ozone Hole Over Antarctica is Among the Largest Ever Recorded

October 7, 2020 Environment

By Cap Allon The European Union’s Earth observation program said Tuesday that the ozone hole over Antarctica has swelled to its largest size and deepest level in at least 15 years, to become among the most notable ever recorded. Clare Nullis of the WMO explains that the ozone hole begins to expand every August –at […]

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Pesticides and Food Scarcity Dramatically Reduce Wild Bee Population

October 6, 2020 Environment,Food Freedom,GMO,Home And Garden

The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild bee populations. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that the combined threats reduced blue orchard bee reproduction by 57 percent and resulted in fewer female offspring. The study was published in […]

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Physicists Build Circuit That Generates Clean Limitless Power From Graphene

October 3, 2020 Environment,Natural Living,Video

Researchers harnessed the atomic motion of graphene to generate an electrical current that could lead to a chip to replace batteries. A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current. “An energy-harvesting circuit based on graphene could be incorporated […]

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