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By the way, if you were not aware of it, the “genetic literacy project” is a Monsanto funded research laboratory whose mission is to scientifically show that smoking does _not_ cause cancer. Just so you know

After a decade of debate, the causes of the mid-2000s spike in bee deaths is coming into focus. Culprits are multifactorial, a rebuke of simplistic fingering of pesticides. Time for targeted solutions.

Source: Beepocalypse Myth Handbook: Dissecting claims of pollinator collapse | Genetic Literacy Project

Oh wait, contrary to the grandiose sounding “genetic literacy project” lower case letters intentional :-)

– smoking does cause cancer and insecticides do kill bees. Just my two cents :-)

A new type of genetically engineered crop {sold by Monsanto ed:note} is tempting farmers to use a weedkiller illegally. The illicit chemical use has damaged nearby crops and provoked conflict among neighbors.

Source: Crime In The Fields: How Monsanto And Scofflaw Farmers Hurt Soybeans In Arkansas

What a wonderful marketing strategy :-) . The neighbors will “just have to” buy Monsanto’s seed in the future.

Children exposed to insecticides inside their homes have a 47 percent higher risk of developing certain cancers in childhood, according to a new report.

Source: An Important New Reason to Keep Pesticides Away from Children

And this is just looking at cancer rates. Most insecticides are neurotoxins. Think about the autism, ADHD, and Alzheimer’s rates.

And you really should think about changing that chlorinated chemical wasteland of a swimming pool in your backyard to a naturally filtered system. :-)

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The Monsanto Co. caught the attention — and much of the aggravation — of the pesticide committee of the state Plant Board on Monday as it tried to address damage wrought by the illegal spraying of dicamba on some cotton and soybean fields in the state.

Source: Monsanto draws state heat over drift

And some people still believe that Monsanto is not worse than the tobacco companies in the 60-70s.

Think what the farmers who lost 5% of their crop to Monsanto’s wind spead poisons will do to prevent that from happening again. Because Monsanto can take your farm if their corn blows into your field and take your crop when their pesticide blows in too.

A farmer who losses their profit this year will know that you can’t fight the corporate lawyers and in all likelyhood take the easy way out and next year give in and buy Monsanto’s NEW GMO product too. And heck since the NEW GMO product is already herbicide “friendly” why not just go ahead and spray that toxin too.

The team identified 355 genes that trace to the last ancestor by phylogenetic criteria.

The idea of how LUCA could be found came when a researcher from Martin’s group was giving her 20-minute summary of a Masters thesis in bioinformatics.

“That genomes have retained traces of life’s earliest history is an exciting prospect. Even more exciting is the prospect that we can decipher some of that history,” said Martin.

Source:

Great reporting. Other news stories/reporters covering the original article could not even get the three kingdoms correct. Sheesh ☺

We love the tangy and fresh flavor of kefir, a fermented beverage often described as drinkable yogurt. However, those of you who aren’t as fond of kefir might say that describing it as “tangy” is a little too kind.  What, you wonder, is there possibly to like about what is essentially a glass of thick, […]

Source: Homemade Coconut Milk Kefir

Cool sumertime drink!

Residents and police in Wichita, Kansas, broke bread together after a planned Black Lives Matter protest was turned into to a free community cookout amid racial tensions across the country.

Source: Black Lives Matters protest changed to cookout with police

Officials are moving ahead with a major revitalization of the Los Angeles River – removing miles of concrete along its banks and re-greening areas now covered with pavement. But the project raises an intriguing question: Just how much of an urban river can be returned to nature?

Source:http://e360.yale.edu/feature/restoring_the_los_angeles_river/3015/

Wow, cool. We have destroyed 99 percent of California’s freshwater marshes and while I promote small-scale restoration in people’s own backyards with my Pool2Pond system, a Billion Dollar Plus project in the LA River is also a cool thing. Look at the slider in the “proposed” versus “now” images and move it back and forth. A very cool way to present the proposed system. Best to everyone. The restoration of wetland habitats is crucial.

News has been buzzing about Monsanto’s RoundUp now that the truth is finally available to the public about the chemical’s deadly properties. America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, discusses the dangers with Thom Hartmann. For detailed information, visit Monsanto Roundup Litigation. Transcript of the above video: Thom: Earlier this month the EPA posted, then retracted a study

Source: The Cancerous Dangers of Monsanto’s RoundUp – Lawsuit News – The Ring of Fire Network