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This Is The #1 Cause of Human Induced Climate Change & Environmental Degradation & Nobody Knows About It. We are constantly bombarded with the idea that fossil fuels are the number one cause of human induced climate change on the planet.

This Is The #1 Cause of Human Induced Climate Change & Environmental Degradation & Nobody Knows About It

Numerous organizations (Greenpeace for example) constantly fail to address the real number one cause of human induced climate change and environmental degradation, which is animal meat consumption by humans. Obviously, other human activities are also detrimental to our planet, but this one continues to remain unacknowledged and ignored. In late November 2006, the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization issued a report stating that the livestock business generates more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined, and it’s true.(1)(2)(3)(4) If greenhouse gases are contributing to climate change, it’s staggering to realize 51 percent or more of global greenhouse-gas emissions are caused by animal agriculture, according to the Worldwatch Institute. (5) Changing Diet As A Solution According to the Huffington Post: Ocean pollution Sources:

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Cancer of Corruption, Seeds of Destruction: The Monsanto GMO Whitewash

In September 2012, Food and Chemical Toxicology, a serious international scientific journal, released a study by a team of scientists at France's Caen University led by Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini. Before publication the Seralini study had been reviewed over a four-month period by a qualified group of scientific peers for its methodology and was deemed publishable. Coke and Pepsi Being Used as Pesticides in India.

CLN Editor’s Note: The compiled stories provided below are not exactly current news items, as the stories date from 2003-04, but the alarming contents got our attention, and we thought they were still worth sharing.

Coke and Pepsi Being Used as Pesticides in India

Farmers tackle pests with colas By Alok Prakash Putul in Raipur | BBC Online For farmers in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh it is cheaper than pesticides and gets the job done just as well. The product? Aquaponics 4 You - Step-By-Step How To Build Your Own Aquaponics System. “Break-Through Organic Gardening Secret Grows You Up To 10 Times The Plants, In Half The Time, With Healthier Plants, While the "Fish" Do All the Work...”

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Click Here No Sales Tax! Can Russia's Garden Plot Model Feed the World, Organically? A Russian family by their Dascha, or family plot.

Can Russia's Garden Plot Model Feed the World, Organically?

5 Secrets to a ‘No-work’ Garden. Greg SeamanEarth Easy It took over 20 years of gardening to realize that I didn’t have to work so hard to achieve a fruitful harvest… It took over 20 years of gardening to realize that I didn’t have to work so hard to achieve a fruitful harvest.

5 Secrets to a ‘No-work’ Garden

Raised Garden Beds, Kits, and Planters. Farmers Told To Buy Insurance If They Don't Want To Get Sued. Lonely Progressive Looking for Action?

Farmers Told To Buy Insurance If They Don't Want To Get Sued

Executive Summary: Eat your fruits and vegetables! Vegetables and Fruits Have Unacceptable Levels of Pesticides. October 13, 2009 | 64,801 views Share According to the European Pesticide Residues Committee, apples, peas, and grapes are sometimes covered in crop spray that is above the maximum levels allowed under EU law.

Vegetables and Fruits Have Unacceptable Levels of Pesticides

The findings come from tests of more than 4,000 samples of food and drink. The levels of pesticides varied considerably, with imported fruit and vegetables tending to have higher levels. USDA Scientist Reveals All: Glyphosate Hazards to Crops, Soils, Animals, and Consumers by Green Pasture. Don Huber painted a devastating picture of glyphosate and GM crops at UK Parliament.

USDA Scientist Reveals All: Glyphosate Hazards to Crops, Soils, Animals, and Consumers by Green Pasture

Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji In less than an hour, Don Huber, professor emeritus at Purdue University and USDA senior scientist (see Box) delivered to the UK Houses of Parliament a damning indictment of glyphosate agriculture as a most serious threat to the environment, livestock, and human health [1]. Don Huber. Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says. (CBS News) Modern wheat is a "perfect, chronic poison," according to Dr.

Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says

William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world's most popular grain. Davis said that the wheat we eat these days isn't the wheat your grandma had: "It's an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the '60s and '70s," he said on "CBS This Morning. " "This thing has many new features nobody told you about, such as there's a new protein in this thing called gliadin.

It's not gluten. I'm not addressing people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease. Google News. The Incestuous Relationship Between Monsanto and the White House [video] Abby Martin of RT takes a close look at the incestuous relationship between the White House and Monsanto, including ties between Monsanto and both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. The roots of the relationship between Monsanto and the White House go back for decades. Bush senior’s administration was responsible for deeming GMO crops substantially equivalent to non-GMO crops, opening the flood gates for the industry to take over the food supply with little room for the opposition. Mitt Romney was intimately involved with Monsanto’s transition into biotechnology. During the presidential primaries, Romney named an 11-member agricultural advisory committee that was full of Monsanto connections.

After promising to label GMO’s during his 2008 campaign, President Obama has opened the doors for the following GM crops during his administration: [FitChatter] This Is Your Body. This is Your Body on Ramen and Gatorade. What can we learn about our food choices from the new viral video showing what happens when your body attempts to digest ramen noodles? College students of the world, take note: a new video is making the rounds, showing what happens when your body attempts to digest ramen noodles as opposed to fresh, whole foods. And it ain’t pretty. The V Spot: How to store fresh produce - From A to Zucchini. (And a handy printable.) What’s the best way to store fresh produce? Do you ever buy fresh fruits and vegetables, toss them into the produce drawer and forget about them? Then a few days later you open the drawer only to discover that it’s all spoiled? Want Cleaner and Purer Air? Try Air-Cleaning Plants, NASA Says.

NASA knows a thing or two about keeping air clean, sending astronauts into space with a limited amont of breathable air for months on end. Too Much Sugar Affects Your Brain Health. Study Confirms Genetically Modified Crops Threaten Human Fertility and Health Safety. Austrian Government Study Confirms Genetically Modified (GM) CropsThreaten Human Fertility and Health Safety Advocates Call for Immediate Ban of All GM Foods and GM Crops IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 13, 2008) The Hemp Conspiracy: Why U.S. Hemp Farming Was Banned.

Kaya's Kitchen. Agri-Cube Can Grow 10,000 Servings of Vegetables in a Single Parking Space. Significant Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods. By Dr. Midwest Hydroponics - Perlite & Vermiculite for growing mediums. Experiments with Hydroponics, Aeroponics, and LED Grow Lighting. Lawsuit Filed Against Monsanto and Recruiter Over U.S. Worker Exploitation Scam. 30 Year Study: Organic Farming Outperforms Conventional, Chemical Farming. Monsanto linked to coup that ousted Paraguayan president. Sticky PLU Labels on Fruit Provide Useful Health Information.