Tag: pollution
Microbeads are Threatening Our Lakes: Make Your Own Exfoliating Soaps
Earlier this month, Illinois became the first state to ban microbeads, used in many exfoliating soaps, body washes, shaving creams, toothpastes and other personal...
Harvard Students Want Bottled Water Gone
As part of their fall 2013 referendum, students at Harvard University voted against the sale and distribution of plastic water bottles on campus. The...
Amazonian Fungus Eats Plastic!
Another reason why our planet's rainforests are so crucially important to preserve: there are fungal species that dwell in them that can greatly help...
Acidity to Blame for Predicted Mass Ocean Extinctions
Many of us know that due to emissions from modern industry and agriculture, our oceans and marine life are in danger. However, what we...
Shocking Photos of Florida Pollution to be Presented in Washington to...
This week, Florida Representative Patrick Murphy presented before Congress some truly horrifying photographs of the pollution plaguing South Florida's estuaries, in an effort to...
Fukushima Update – The Crisis Continues
While the situation at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant is not quite as volatile as it was, things are still messy, not to mention...
Study: Further Evidence that there are No ‘Safe’ Levels of Pollutants...
A new study published in this month's issue of The FASEB Journal, adds further evidence to what many people skeptical of the chemicals and...
Is a Mini-Fukushima Happening in Florida?
Many of us have heard of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which is currently leaking radioactive water into the ground, as well as into the...
Born Polluted: Infants’ Health Compromised Before Birth
The average middle-aged American may have between 30,000 to 50,000 different chemicals in their body that their grandparents did not have. No matter how...
Deaths from Brain Disease Skyrocket by 92% in 31 Years
A recent study published in the journal Public Health shows that brain diseases and dementia are hitting people - especially Americans - at younger...