Harvard Students Want Bottled Water Gone
As part of their fall 2013 referendum, students at Harvard University voted against the sale and distribution of plastic water bottles on campus. The...
Contact Lenses to Monitor Diabetic’s Blood Sugar In Progress by Google
In response to the rising percentage of the population afflicted with diabetes, Google has announced that it is in the development stages of a...
Diabetes Drug Banned in Europe Still Used in US
In 1999, the latest and greatest miracle drug to combat type II diabetes hit the market with a bang. Avandia was quickly prescribed to...
Dow Chemical Seeks Approval for GM “Agent Orange” Soybeans and Corn
In a proposed “solution” to the herbicide-resistant weeds that have sprung up largely thanks to Monsanto's “RoundUp Ready” crops, Dow Chemical, the infamous bioengineer...
Subway Announces the End of ‘Shoe Rubber’ Chemical in Bread… But...
Earlier this month, the media was aflutter with reports of Subway restaurants' decision to remove azodicarbonamide, a chemical used in shoe rubbers, from its...
Connecticut Passes GMO Labeling Law – With Strings Attached
On December 11, 2013, Connecticut became the first state in the US to officially pass a law requiring food labels to indicate the presence...
US Surgeon General Calls For the End of the Tobacco Epidemic
"Enough is enough. We need to eliminate the use of cigarettes and create a tobacco-free generation." - Dr. Boris Lushniak, acting Surgeon General
To put...
Is a Gentically Modified Non-Browning Apple on the Way?
The latest GMO up for approval by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the "Arctic Apple," also known in some circles as "Frankenapple."...
North Carolina Coal Ash Pond Spills Into Drinking Water
The latest in a string of US disasters caused by chemical leaks occurred earlier this month in North Carolina. An estimated 82,000 tons of...
Hawaii Council Member Introduces Bill to Urge Pesticide and GMO Disclosure
Elle Cochran, a council member in Maui County, Hawaii, has proposed a bill at the county level to require agricultural operations to disclose their...
