Plastic waste has been accumulating in the oceans since as far back as the 1920s; just a few years after Leo Baekeland accidentally invented the first type of plastic called bakelite, back in 1907. The use of plastic exploded in the 1950s, and scientists began documenting the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans as […]

When considering where our food comes from, what do you picture? Humble farmers cultivating crops in lush fields? Large tractors pulling in big harvests? Perhaps a few pesticide workers trying to deter pests and weeds? No matter how you envision the farming process, chances are the regular application of toxic sewage in the form of […]

Would you eat food grown in soil that had been fertilized with human feces? There’s a good chance that you already have, and you probably didn’t even know it. Under the EPA’s controversial 503 rule, human waste has been approved for so-called land application, provided it has undergone treatment that supposedly transforms sewage sludge into […]

Location can make a huge difference when it comes to your overall health. A recent study from Wallet Hub ranked the healthiest cities of the United States, with Detroit coming in dead last. Researchers looked at how America’s 150 most populated cities compared on health care, food, fitness, and access to recreational green spaces like […]

When there is a mass media blackout of certain news events, it’s absolutely no joke. You will not hear or read one single blip of information regarding the most important news stories when they don’t fit the script of the lying mass media. This is not just a black out at the top levels either, […]

Thrift stores are one of the best places to shop for just about anything, even though many have increased their prices over the last couple of years.  Hiking boots, pot and pans, sweatshirts, coats, radios, hats, blankets, belts, and so much more, are just waiting to find their new home. Many of these stores are run by […]

In the U.S., many look to him as a benevolent humanitarian simply trying to save the world from communicable disease. But in India, billionaire software guru Bill Gates has basically been told to get the hell out the country now that he and his wife Melinda’s infamous foundation has been exposed as nothing more than […]

If you wanted to find answers to important questions you have about your health, safety and the environment, would you go downtown and ask a prostitute on the corner? If you wanted to do some quick research about the ingredients in your food or even your medicine, would you ask a drug dealer or a drug […]

The next time you order fish at your favorite restaurant, or bring some delicious seafood home from the market for dinner, you might just be getting more than you were bargaining for. A report published by the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), has revealed that microplastics – […]

Restaurants in the bay area of California are closing because the $15 minimum wage hike has made it too costly for them to do business. Somehow, Democrats are having difficulty making the connection between the wage hike and the business closures. One local bay area publication covered the restaurant closures but hardly mentioned the pay […]

Monsanto public relations are fighting an uphill battle as they try to convince the world that their genetically modified crops are beneficial and necessary. More than ever before, informed people are skeptical of the so-called safety of GMOs and agrochemicals. When the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate was a probable human […]

Over a century ago, fake news about medicine began in America. Though there was no television and no internet, there were plenty of poser medical journals, including JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Way back in July of 1883, the first edition of JAMA was published, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s […]

Imagine the days of old, when food was grown traditionally, with hard work, sweat, sacrifice and love. Remember back when food didn’t contain the assortment of poisons that slither into foods today? Those who were responsible for feeding the population probably had a sense of humility and responsibility, knowing the critical role they served in […]

Unless you are a strict vegetarian or vegan, there is a very good likelihood that you have enjoyed the taste of bacon. Although not frequently included in the dietary choices of many health enthusiasts, many people prefer eating bacon with eggs in the morning, on a burger for lunch or wrapped around a steak for […]

A European supervolcano that erupted two thousand years ago is showing signs of new activity near Italy. When the volcano erupted two thousand years ago, an estimated 1,500 people near the Roman city of Pompeii were smothered in bouts of lava and dark clouds of ash. Mount Vesuvius has lain dormant for far too long. […]