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05/16/2018 / By JD Heyes

There is a water war brewing out West that will decide the fate of 40 million Americans while changing political, social paradigms

Everyone knows how important water is to sustain life, but we’re about to find out how important water is to sustain American life as we know it. Weather patterns and conditions have been changing for years throughout the American West — no, not due to “human-caused climate change,” but just normal, evolutionary climate change, which […]

02/15/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Air quality across the world has reached toxic levels

It’s no secret that air pollution is a growing problem. But just how bad it is it ? Earlier this year, the air quality in London surpassed the toxic smog in Beijing — reaching a jaw-dropping 197 micrograms of particulate per cubic meter. For the first time, London’s air quality is worse than China’s; experts […]

02/14/2017 / By Jude Henry

ALERT: Pesticides, heavy metals found in organic rice

If you think a food declaring on the package that it is organic really is organic and healthy, you definitely need to think again. That has been proven by some unsettling news coming out of the Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) based in Ahmedabad, India. The organization is reporting the discovery of small amounts […]

02/14/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Fukushima radiation so high a robot would be destroyed in two hours

Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, first commissioned in 1971, was one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world, until it sustained massive damage when Japan was hit first by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and then a massive tsunami, on March 11, 2011. Close to 16,000 people died in the disaster, with […]

02/11/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Thousands of dead bees wash up on Florida beach

A strange new phenomenon has been taking place on the beaches of Naples, Florida, where since February 7, beach goers have been astounded to find thousands of dead or dying bees along the shoreline. A bee expert told NBC affiliate, WBBH-TV, that it is incredibly unusual to have bees washing up on the beach. He offered […]

02/11/2017 / By Vicki Batts

6,000 California workers contaminated with toxic heavy metal lead

Do you have too much lead in your blood? If you live and work in California, that may just be the case. Over 6,000 Californian workers from the manufacturing and construction industries have alarmingly high levels of lead in their blood. A new report from the state’s public health agency has even indicated that the […]

02/09/2017 / By Vicki Batts

COVER-UP: GE handled Fukushima’s nuclear reactor design, knew it was faulty … “so flawed it could lead to a devastating accident”

General Electric, commonly referred to as “GE,” doesn’t have the best reputation; the company’s history is rife with criminal, civil, ethical and political offenses. But perhaps one of the most morally questionable aspects of GE centers on an event that happened across the globe: the Fukushima nuclear accident. The corporate giant designed five of the […]

02/06/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Cellphones are facilitating the extinction of gorillas

Cellphones are one of the most popular devices around today; almost everyone seems to have them. But these seemingly innocent electronics are hiding a dark secret: countless innocent gorillas have been slaughtered by militia groups and miners seeking an ore known as “coltan” that’s used to make cellphones. Coltan is mined and exported to China […]

02/06/2017 / By Don Wrightman

UN official claims global warming hoax is all about eliminating capitalism, suppressing the economy

After much speculation and debate over the falsities and realities of so-called “climate change,” the truth has finally made its way to light. United Nations (U.N.) official Christina Figueres recently made a stunning statement at a Brussels news conference, admitting that global warming is a hoax. Figueres, the executive secretary of the U.N.’s Framework Convention […]

01/18/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Controversial ingredient sparks debate: Could palm oil give you cancer?

Palm oil has been the subject of controversy for many years now due to the environmental impacts of its cultivation. The palm oil industry is linked to deforestation, habitat degradation, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses. New research indicates that in addition to be being bad for the environment, palm oil is likely bad for […]

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