Tag: Health
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11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill to ban the dirty drilling process fracking, in petitions presented by Environment Massachusetts and its allies at a statehouse news conference. The petitions show wide support for H.788, a …
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Catholic Church Endorses GMOs As Cure for World Hunger
According to a 2009 WikiLeaks cable from the U.S. embassy in the Vatican, it was discovered that “Vatican officials remain largely supportive of genetically modified crops as a vehicle for protecting the environment while feeding the hungry,” as a result of lobbying efforts by the U.S. …
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Chinese Herbs: Health Remedy or Pesticides Cocktail?
Traditional Chinese herbs have a strong reputation for their medicinal benefits, but a Greenpeace East Asia investigation has revealed that these herbs are coated in a toxic cocktail of pesticide residues, posing long-term health risks …
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EPA Pushes Back Fracking Impact Study to 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving back its timeline for release of its study on the impact of hydraulic fracturing from 2014 to 2016, the agency announced …
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WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State
Pavillion-area citizens, landowners and environmental groups today condemned Gov. Mead’s announcement that the state is assuming control from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the investigation into groundwater contamination …