China's pollution problem

It's no secret that China is faced with some of the world's worst pollution. Until now, however, information on the magnitude, scope and impacts of a major contributor to that pollution – human-caused nitrogen ...

Velveeta cheese crunchy style

Bristling with flavor  You know if you get a piece of wire brush down your throat it might puncture a hole somewhere all the way to the exit? Wire brush bristles in you Velveeta Cheese can be an...

Yellow River, China Contaminated by Diesel Spill

An environmental disaster is unfolding on the Yellow River in China which is currently being contaminated by a large diesel spill.  The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and an important source...

Why boys are turning into girls

Gender-bending chemicals are largely exempt from new EU regulations, warns Geoffrey Lean. "Here's something rather rotten from the State of Denmark. Its government yesterday unveiled official research showing...

Japan’s dolphin tragedy

Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins ScienceDaily (June 11, 2008) — Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes...

Mercury Found In All US Fish

All wild fish in the United States contain mercury, according to a federal survey released August 19. The survey looked at over 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the U.S, and found that they were all...

Ecuador: Chevron Named in $27 Billion Contamination Case

Chevron is facing a $27 billion bill in an environmental contamination case involving dumping of toxic waste into Amazon waterways.  Chevron lawyers and former Ecuadorian offiicials face fraud charges over the...

Canadian farmers take on Monsanto over GM alfalfa

The Monsanto Corporation wants to introduce it's genetically modified form of alfalfa into Canada.  These crops are designed to work effectively with Monsanto's herbicide Roundup.  If Monsanto is...

Mexican Farm Co-owned by Smithfield Swine Flu's 'ground zero'

Finger pointing is starting in Mexico's Veracruz district over the outbreak of swine flu.  A young boy who recovered from this strain of swine flu is the only one in the small town of La Gloria, population 3...

Got Milk?

The milk scandal in China, still reads like a horror story. Six babies poisoned and dead, 300,00 thousand babies still critically ill and grieving mothers crying at their precious baby's death beds. The poisonous...

Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise

We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....

China Milk Scandal Companies Text Message Apology to Millions

In the wake of a guilty plea by 66-year-old Sanlu chairwoman Tian Wenhua in Chinese courts, the 22 companies involved in the melamine milk scandal apologized to millions of mobile users on January 1st via text...

Halloween Breakdown: The Melamine Trick AND Treat

Did you hear about the melamine warnings? Sure, Health Canada has issued a few on a handful of products and recalled some others. But Mark Kastel, co-director of The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based...