by faster | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 17, 2020 SNIP: Highly toxic insecticides used on cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning rivers across England, a study has revealed. The discovery is “extremely concerning” for water insects, and the fish and birds that depend on...
by faster | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Counter DATE: July 22, 2020 SNIP: Clopyralid, used on golf courses and large-scale hayfields, is ending up in compost—and ruining plants that grow in it. In late April, [Iris Nason] moved her tomatoes into the outdoor beds, containing new soil from a local...
by faster | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Rolling Stone DATE: January 21, 2020 SNIP: Oil fields across the country — from the Bakken in North Dakota to the Permian in Texas — have been found to produce brine that is highly radioactive. “All oil-field workers,” says Ian Fairlie, a British radiation...
by faster | Jun 25, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: EcoWatch DATE: June 25, 2019 SNIP: More than 40 percent of insects could go extinct globally in the next few decades. So why did the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week OK the ’emergency’ use of the bee-killing pesticide...
by faster | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: June 11, 2019 SNIP: An area twice the size of the UK has been destroyed for products such as palm oil and soy over the last decade, according to analysis by Greenpeace International. In 2010, members of the Consumer Goods Forum, including...