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04/14/2022
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By News Editors
‘They tried to kill me,’ biologist who exposed dangers of Roundup weed killer tells RFK, Jr.
French biologist Gilles-Éric Séralini and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief legal counsel of Children’s Health Defense have something in common: They’ve both devoted a portion of their careers to exposing the toxicity of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. (Article by Susan C. Olmstead republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org) The two met for the first time on “RFK Jr. The Defender […]
12/14/2021
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By Cassie B.
Kellogg’s commits to phase out use of wheat, oat products produced with glyphosate by 2025
Kellogg’s has pledged to stop using wheat and oat products that contain glyphosate by the year 2025 in a move that it says is a part of an ongoing commitment to reducing pesticide use and “sustainable agriculture.” The company, which is behind popular cereals such as Raisin Bran, Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, garnered widespread […]
02/01/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Scientists warn human activities like pesticide use, deforestation are driving insects to “apocalypse”
Scientists are sounding the alarm regarding an urgent biodiversity crisis called “insect apocalypse” as humanity’s environmental footprint is taking a huge toll on the world’s insect populations. In a volume of new papers published in the journal PNAS, experts from around the world said that insect populations are suffering a “death by a thousand cuts” due to several […]
10/15/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Top EU court upholds French ban on bee-killing pesticides
The European Court of Justice on Oct. 8 has dismissed a case filed against France for banning certain neonicotinoids. The Luxembourg-based court ruled that the country sufficiently demonstrated an urgent need to curb a “serious risk to human or animal health or to the environment.” France had been in a heated legal battle against the French Crop Protection Association, an […]
11/26/2019
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers examine biomarkers for hypertension, pesticide exposure in children from Ecuador
In this study, researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Minnesota examined the association of time following a heightened agricultural production period – the Mother’s Day flower harvest in May – with children’s blood pressure. Their findings were published in the journal Environmental Research. Agricultural pesticide spray periods increase pesticide exposure for children […]
12/06/2018
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By Russel Davis
Scientists working to understand the defensive properties of lavender oil, hoping to develop natural pesticides
A team of Canadian researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UCBO) campus are examining the potential of herbs in producing natural pesticides, specifically lavender oils. According to the experts, lavender is known for its strong aroma and its oil is touted for it healing or soothing properties. The scientists have pooled data from a campus research field […]
06/20/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Natural is always better: Using predators to protect crops instead of herbicides boosts profit and conserves wildlife
Farmers in northwestern Michigan may have just found a way to hit two birds with one stone, figuratively speaking: They’ve been luring falcons to their farms to naturally cull pests and protect their crops, reducing their dependency on poison and pesticide use along the process. Since the 1990s, local orchardists have been using kestrels, a […]
01/02/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Chemical cocktail: How pesticides amplify chemical damage to the environment
It’s been a long-known fact that certain chemicals pose a threat to nature and the environment – a major contributor of which are consumer products and agriculture. While experts can assess the risk that each product poses, there are some exceptions that cause challenges in determining the harmful effects of these chemicals. This phenomenon is mainly brought […]
12/04/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Conventional agriculture strikes again: Analysis finds that fungicides are causing the decline in endangered bumblebee populations
A team of scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York studied environmental factors to get a grasp of bumblebee population declines and range contractions. They thought they would find aggravators like changes in geography, insecticides, or land use. Instead, they were surprised by something that they didn’t even consider: fungicides. “Fungicides have been largely […]
07/27/2017
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By Russel Davis
Traces of cancer-causing glyphosate herbicide found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has recently reported that 10 of 11 ice cream samples from Ben & Jerry’s tested positive for small amounts of glyphosate contamination. Glyphosate, a potentially carcinogenic compound, is the main constituent of the popular pesticide Roundup by Monsanto. According to OCA, glyphosate traces were seen following independent lab testing of various […]
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