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So I was driving down the street and I saw a team mowing a dry parkway. And I started to think about what was on all that dust they were spraying into the air. Besides all the herbicides and pesticides … Continue reading →

Dairy farmers in the U.S. are pouring out excess milk at the highest rate in decades, amid a glut that has slashed prices and has filled warehouses with cheese. Source: America’s Dairy Farmers Dump 43 Million Gallons of Excess Milk … Continue reading →

Source: Robotic Bees Are Now Being Built To Pollinate Crops Instead of Real Bees Honeybees pollinate almost a third of the food we consume, but they’ve been dying at alarming rates due to threats like habitat loss and disease, as … Continue reading →

Chemical Company salesman manipulate half-life determinations to their own ends. Chemicals don’t simply evaporate at their half life time. It is what they break down into that is also critically important. DDT has a half life as little as 22 … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.firefly.org/how-you-can-help.html Create water features in your landscape. Most species of fireflies have one thing in common: they thrive around standing water and marshy areas. Ponds, streams and rivers can all provide good habitats for fireflies, but even a small … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/09September/Pages/Gut-bacteria-may-be-linked-to-dangerous-body-fat.aspx Gut bacteria may be linked to ‘dangerous’ body fat The article is based on a UK study looking at faeces samples taken from twins and various measures of obesity. The study showed that people who had fewer different … Continue reading →

www.youtube.com/shared?ci=kxz3NMRcoo4 Hahahaha loved it. Nice interview. The Monsanto rep is the ultimate snake oil salesman. Do what I say, not what I do. He says multiple times it’s safe to drink and then refuses to drink it. I’m still laughing. … Continue reading →

If you ever doubted the value of a dead tree, please allows us to change your mind!  And please share this entertaining video with others. Source: http://cavityconservation.com Very cool video. Bluebirds woodpeckers and more. Click it. It is not long. … Continue reading →

I have spent 20 years providing non-chemical ponds to my clients all over Southern California. I have never before seen the numbers of dead dragonflies that I have in the last 2 months. Ecdysteroids are insect moulting and sex hormones. … Continue reading →

This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the … Continue reading →