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12/13/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Growing vegetables in your own yard now confirmed as a criminal offense by Florida courts… INSANITY is now LAW

It’s a sad day in Florida: Property rights for homeowners have taken a huge blow as courts confirm that growing edible plants in your own front yard is, in fact, a crime. Out of all the terrible things a person can do these days, gardening is the last thing you may have suspected would become […]

09/25/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Whales washed up on Germany’s shore found to have stomachs full of plastic trash

A devastating sight came to shore last year, when over a dozen whales beached themselves along the German coastline. Four of the 13 stranded sperm whales had stomachs filled with plastic trash and other garbage — a sign of the times and a clear indicator that humans are taking their toll across the globe. “These […]

07/13/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Solar panel manufacturing devastates the environment with toxic heavy metals, warns report

Solar energy sounds great in theory doesn’t it? What could possibly be better for the environment than making use of one of Earth’s most abundant natural resources: Sunlight. Plants use sunlight to create energy, and they do so flawlessly. It is no wonder that scientists have been seeking to use the sun as a source of […]

06/13/2017 / By Vicki Batts

TOTAL MYTH: No, McDonald’s did not stop using all antibiotics in their chicken

You’ve probably seen the headlines about McDonald’s forgoing the long-held practice of feeding their chickens a never-ending stream of antibiotics. In fact, the massive food corporation has even been praised for dumping antibiotics from their chicken. While even the smallest steps forward should always be appreciated, the fact of the matter is that McDonald’s new […]

06/12/2017 / By Vicki Batts

The war on CARBON is a war on natural medicine, since all medicinal molecules are made from CO2

You may have heard that carbon is the “building block of life,” but what about carbon dioxide? While the mainstream media continues to purport the myth that carbon dioxide (CO2) is a dangerous pollutant, the truth is that it’s actually an essential nutrient that gives plants life. While it is fairly well-recognized that CO2 is […]

05/19/2017 / By Vicki Batts

“Environmentalists” have been fooled: The very molecule they’ve declared war on is the same molecule necessary to re-green the entire planet

Carbon dioxide has been vilified as the harbinger of climate change for years now, but it seems that this belief may have been misguided. Indeed, carbon dioxide may be what saves the planet as opposed to what destroys it. The media has done a brilliant job of putting carbon dioxide (CO2) at the forefront of […]

05/18/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Scientists under fire for irresponsibly testing genetically engineered microalgae in open ponds

Field testing of GMO plants has been a controversial issue since its inception. The world’s first open field experiment of genetically modified organisms took place almost exactly 30 years ago, in 1987 — and the practice is no less frowned upon today, as concerns about the environmental impact of GMOs remain high. Scientists from the […]

05/08/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Victory: Seed sharing platform disrupting dangerous companies who control more than 60% of the global seed supply

A new peer-to-peer seed sharing program could turn the agricultural world upside-down. In order to help preserve biodiversity and increase food security, some gardeners and small farmers are focusing on growing and saving seeds from heirloom plants and crops. Heirloom crops and plants that can be open-pollinated and that have adapted to specific climates and […]

05/07/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Monsanto funneled money to front groups to attack anti-GMO activists like the Health Ranger, court documents reveal

Things just keep getting worse for Monsanto: Not only has the biotech firm been found guilty of crimes against humanity by the International Monsanto Tribunal, the corporation has also recently been involved in a number of scandals. First, it came to light that the world’s most hated company had been colluding with the EPA, and […]

05/07/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $110 million to woman who developed cancer from using their talc baby powder

Talc-containing powders have been used for decades for a variety of cosmetic purposes. You can find talc in baby powder, eye makeup and other products with relative ease, but is it really safe? Recently, a 62-year-old woman who had been using Johnson & Johnson products for roughly forty years developed cancer from the ingredient. Lois […]

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