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Editorial - New York Times
Meat and the Planet
Published: December 27, 2006
When you think about the growth of human population over the last century or so, it is all too easy to imagine it merely as an increase in the number of humans. But as we multiply, so do all the things associated with us, including our livestock. At present, there are about 1.5 billion cattle and domestic buffalo and about 1.7 billion sheep and goats. With pigs and poult.. Read More
Environment Related | 01.1.07
By Jeffrey M. Smith
Spilling the Beans/Institute for Responsible Technology, April/May 2006
Straight to the Source
Pioneer Hi-Bred's website boasts that their genetically modified (GM) Liberty Link corn survives doses of Liberty herbicide, which would normally kill corn. The reason, they say, is that the herbicide becomes "inactive in the corn plant." They fail to reveal, however, that after you eat the GM corn, some inactive herbicide may become.. Read More
Environment Related | 07.17.06
Charles Williamson, M.D., co-director of the Toxic Studies Institute in Boca Raton, Florida and colleague, Jordan Davis, M.D., sat down with Life Extension magazine for an in-depth interview on the problem of mercury toxicity caused by dental fillings. Unlike past treatments of this subject, the two physicians spoke from a clinical, medical and scientific-not a dental-perspective.
The issue of mercury toxicity is a delicate one. For decades, most.. Read More
Environment Related | 06.30.06
In order to combat the problem posed by Chlorine water treatment authorities have begun to replace it with Chloramine. Chloramines, a mixture of chlorine and ammonia, are supposed to be more stable than chlorine, forming less deadly disinfection by-products (DPB's) such as Tri-Halomethanes. Because they have a stable chemical nature Chloramines last longer in the distribution system, which means Chloramines are better suited to countries like t.. Read More
Environment Related | 04.24.06
AMALGAM WARNING BY MANUFACTURER!
Dentsply/Caulk,a major manufacturer of dental amalgam, has placed the following warning for its amalgam products Dispersalloy, Megalloy, and Unison on their internet site. The URL's for the various products are:http://www.caulk.com/ MSDSDFU/DispersDFU.html,www.caulk.com/ MSDSDFU/UnisonDFU.html, and www.caulk. com/MSDSDFU/MegalloyDFU.html.
Contraindication
The use of amalgam is contraindicated:
In proxima.. Read More
Environment Related | 04.1.06
Are plastic products, such as plastic food and drink containers, causing the current breast cancer epidemic? The EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) may soon find out. On Oct. 5, 1998, EDSTAC announced that they are "moving toward" launching a screening program that will evaluate health and environmental effects of endocrine-disrupting synthetic chemicals used in thousands of common products, from plastics .. Read More
Environment Related | 03.24.06
One of the reasons for this is that Americans pride themselves in having very high quality water from every tap and assume that all water is the same. A thorough study of water in America and the world in general tells a different story. A few well-placed hours on the Internet show that the world is in an unprecedented water quality crisis as well as water shortage. Depending on what part of the country one lives in, it is easy to find trace amou.. Read More
Environment Related | 03.24.06
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