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The Bulletin: August 6-12, 2025
The Bulletin: August 6-12, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Maine Organic Farmers Organization Suing EPA over PFAS in sludge–which has shut down many farms in Maine Dennis L. Meadows on the Future of our Planet The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance […]
The Bulletin: July 10-16, 2025
The Bulletin: July 10-16, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Why the world needs renewable food – by Julian Cribb ‘Green’ China Runs On Dirty Coal | ZeroHedge Doug Casey on Why the Military-Industrial Complex Always Wins Three Choices, None Good Court […]
July 7, 2024 Readings
July 7, 2024 Readings War is Peace: Andrew Carnegie’s “Temple of Peace” in the Hague–Dr. Jacob Nordangard GOP Senate Farm Bill Framework, Similar to House Bill, Elevates Threat to Health, Biodiversity, and Climate – Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Crash Or Bear Market, Either Way Stocks Going “Down, A Lot”: Mark Spiegel–Quoth the Raven 150 […]
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban Adding to the days of strikes and mass street demonstrations about French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age, farmers have flooded the streets of Paris for an entirely different reason. French farmers drove hundreds of tractors, if not more, into […]
February is…
February is… …National Pesticide Safety Month. Let’s review some key points of safe pesticide use. Socrates said, “ The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms” So let’s define a pesticide. A simple definition is any substance used to control, deter, incapacitate, kill, or otherwise discourage organisms harmful to plants, animals or humans can be […]
The Nitrogen Bomb: fossil-fueled fertilizers keep billions of us alive
The Nitrogen Bomb: fossil-fueled fertilizers keep billions of us alive Preface. There are two articles below that explain why natural gas fertilizers are keeping at least 4 billion of us alive today. If you’re interested in this topic, here are a few more to read: Erisman JW, Sutton MA, Galloway J, et al (2008) How […]
A third of global farmland at ‘high’ pesticide pollution risk
A third of global farmland at ‘high’ pesticide pollution risk Nearly two-thirds of global agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution, a study says A third of the planet’s agricultural land is at “high risk” of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, […]
Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change
Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change This article was published as part of the launch of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database, where you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of climate science denial. “Like a pandemic, climate change is […]
Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change
Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change This article was published as part of the launch of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database, where you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of climate science denial. “Like a pandemic, climate change is […]
Study warns US farmland is now 48 TIMES more TOXIC to insects: Are neonicotinoids to blame for the impending “insect apocalypse?”
Study warns US farmland is now 48 TIMES more TOXIC to insects: Are neonicotinoids to blame for the impending “insect apocalypse?” (Natural News) Researchers have determined that the nation’s farmland is now 48 times more toxic to insects than it was just 25 years ago, and much of this rise in toxicity is being blamed […]
Agrochemical Apocalypse: Interview with Environmental Campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason
Agrochemical Apocalypse: Interview with Environmental Campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason The renowned author and whistleblower Evaggelos Vallianatos describes British environmentalist and campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason as a “defender of the natural world and public health.” I first came across her work a few years ago. It was in the form of an open letter she had sent to […]
The birds and the bees
The birds and the bees North America’s birds are dying at a rate that’s alarming ornithologists. Since the 1970s, the continent has lost 3 billion birds, nearly 30% of the total, and even common birds such as sparrows and blackbirds are in decline, U.S. and Canadian researchers report this week online in Science. The findings raise fears that […]
Monsanto Spied On Both Sides Of Pesticide Debate In At Least 7 European Nations
Monsanto Spied On Both Sides Of Pesticide Debate In At Least 7 European Nations New details have emerged about the recently revealed dossier(s) Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, compiled to sway public opinion on herbicides. The dossier(s) included people from 7 European states and potentially beyond, according to a new report by RT. Monsanto files reportedly listed prominent public figures who […]
The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture
The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture Many people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides. But choosing organic also means helping to create a healthier food system for everyone, from farm to table. Far too often, discussions about pesticides in the food system […]
