Smart Meters, Science and Belief Annie Tritt for The New York TimesDeborah Tavares, with a sign protesting smart-meter installations, in Sebastopol, Calif. In researching Monday’s article about opposition to smart meters, I found myself once again facing a dilemma built into environmental reporting: how to evaluate whether claims of health effects caused by some environmental contaminant — chemicals, noise, radiation, whatever — are potentially valid? I turned, as usual, to the peer-reviewed science. But some very intelligent people I interviewed had little use for the existing (if sparse) science. The absence of scientific evidence doesn’t dissuade those who believe childhood vaccines are linked to autism, or those who believe their headaches, dizziness and other symptoms are caused by cellphones and smart meters. What gives? He uses peer-reviewed science to explain the limits of peer-reviewed science as a persuasive tool. Dr. Here, slightly edited and condensed, is Mr. The science on which Mr.
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How Chemicals Change Us A widely used herbicide acts as a female hormone and feminizes male animals in the wild. Thus male frogs can have female organs, and some male fish actually produce eggs. In a Florida lake contaminated by these chemicals, male alligators have tiny penises. These days there is also growing evidence linking this class of chemicals to problems in humans. These include breast cancer, infertility, low sperm counts, genital deformities, early menstruation and even diabetes and obesity. Philip Landrigan, a professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, says that a congenital defect called hypospadias — a misplacement of the urethra — is now twice as common among newborn boys as it used to be. Endocrine disruptors are everywhere. In this campaign year, we are bound to hear endless complaints about excessive government regulation. Shouldn’t our government be as vigilant about threats in our grocery stores as in the mountains of Afghanistan? Yes, there are uncertainties.
The 6 Most Horrifying Lies the Food Industry Is Feeding You By Pauli PoisuoCracked If there’s one thing in the world the food industry is dead set against, it’s allowing you to actually maintain some level of control over what you eat. See, they have this whole warehouse full of whatever they bought last week when they were drunk that they need to get rid of — and they will do so by feeding it all to you. #6. You know what’s awesome? “But Cracked,” you inquire, “what does this have to do with food ingredients?” For the purposes of this article, you’re kind of an idiot. Oh, shit … The Horror: What do they do with all the cellulose wood pulp? Getty The best part of waking up, is wood pulp in your face! And everybody’s doing it. Schuym1 Et tu, Hot Pockets? It turns out that cellulose can provide texture to processed foods, so food companies have taken to happily using it as a replacement for such unnecessary and inconveniently expensive ingredients as flour and oil. But the worst thing about cellulose is not that it’s everywhere. #5. Packaging Gateway
WWOOF - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms Bees Harmed By Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Studies Show By Kate Kelland LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered ways in which even low doses of widely used pesticides can harm bumblebees and honeybees, interfering with their homing abilities and making them lose their way. In two studies published in the journal Science on Thursday, British and French researchers looked at bees and neonicotinoid insecticides - a class introduced in the 1990s now among the most commonly used crop pesticides in the world. In recent years, bee populations have been dropping rapidly, partly due to a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Dave Goulson of Stirling University in Scotland, who led the British study, said some bumblebee species have declined hugely. "In North America, several bumblebee species which used to be common have more or less disappeared from the entire continent," while in Britain, three species have become extinct, he said in a statement. Also on HuffPost: Video unavailable due to location
Farm-to-Fork Farm Dinner Fiasco "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." Farm-to-Fork Dinner Fiasco By Laura Bledsoe | October 24, 2011 When an over-zealous regulator shows up at a farm dinner demanding that food be destroyed as hungry guests await, who do you call? Here's Laura's account written as a letter to her guests who had come to Quail Hollow Farm expecting a meal of foods harvested from local small family farms. This incident shows the value of the 24/7 legal hotline for farmers like Laura who need help...even on a Friday night! Dearest Guests, (You have all become dear to us!) What an evening we had this last Friday night! The evening was everything I had dreamed and hoped it would be. Our guests were excited to spend an evening together. And then, … for a few moments, it felt like the rug was pulled out from underneath us and my wonderful world came crashing down. Stunned, we immediately complied. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Los tomates volverán a saber a tomate Más noticias de: biotecnología, genética Ampliar Antonio Granell ha probado uno de los tomates más sabrosos del planeta. Un tomate que sabía de verdad a tomate o incluso mejor. El secreto de su sabor se encuentra en uno de sus aproximadamente 35.000 genes, el llamado GLK2. En los entresijos genéticos de la planta hay muchísimo dinero en juego. Más azúcares El gen de marras, cuentan hoy los científicos en la revista Science, tiene las instrucciones para formar una proteína, la GLK2, que aumenta la capacidad de la fruta para transformar la energía del sol en azúcares mediante la fotosíntesis. Los científicos han detectado que la maduración uniforme del tomate buscada durante décadas va asociada a una mutación en el gen GLK2. No obstante, los científicos han contado de alguna manera con la colaboración de Monsanto, el gigante estadounidense de los transgénicos. “La única relación con Monsanto ahora es que son propietarios de Seminis”, explica Powell. Un futuro con sabor
Tell the FDA to label genetically engineered foods! Stand with EWG and the Just Label It campaign today and sign our petition to the FDA demanding that genetically engineered foods are labeled! Use the form here to add your name and comments to our petition to the FDA. Back to Top As a supporter of Environmental Working Group and the Just Label It campaign, I want to know when I am eating genetically modified food. In 2011, the Center for Food Safety submitted a legal petition to the FDA on behalf of Environmental Working Group and other organizations calling for the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.
What We Learned From A Year Without Food From A Grocery Store By Rachel – dogislandfarm.com I can’t believe it’s been a year now since we started our year without groceries. We learned a lot in that year. We are definitely healthier, but also we’re happier. When we first decided to do a year without buying food from the grocery store, convenience stores, box stores or restaurants we thought the challenge was going to be really difficult. But as time continued onward we started to get into the groove of things. We met a lot of great small family farmers and built relationships with them. About 6 months into our year we realized that it was pretty easy and that we wanted to have more of a challenge. We were so far behind on planting due to Mother Nature refusing to cooperate that I was worried we wouldn’t have anything to eat fresh. On the plus side though we learned first hand what we should have in storage in case of emergencies. Join Wake Up World's Ever Evolving Social Communities