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Neonic Insecticides and Metabolites ID’d in IA Tap Water, May Become More Toxic from Water Purification Process

Posted on February 21, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, Hot Science, Pesticides | 298 Views | Leave a response
Two years ago in 2017, scientists with the USGS and the University of Iowa first reported that neonicotinoid insecticides were “persistent” in drinking water samples collected at the University’s Iowa City campus during a seven week period after the corn planting season (May-July). The reason why was no mystery — at least 80% of the GMO […]

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“Intensive Agriculture” is the Root Cause of Worldwide Declines in Insect Populations, New Global Analysis Shows

Posted on February 13, 2019 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, Hot Science, Pesticides | 1,714 Views | Leave a response
A duo of research scientists from Australian universities have conducted an extensive review of global data on insect populations, with stark results. Their analysis of 73 historical reports was published this month in the journal Biological Conservation.  It reveals “dramatic rates of decline that may lead to the extinction of 40% of the world’s insect species over the […]

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Glyphosate is Increasing Phosphorous Levels in Agricultural Watersheds — An “Overlooked Impact” of Rising Herbicide Use

Posted on January 31, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, Hot Science, Pesticides | 517 Views | Leave a response
Phosphorous is a key nutrient promoting plant growth, and a standard ingredient in many fertilizer blends.  But if too much phosphorous ends up in the region’s watershed, it can wreck havoc on wetlands, streams, and lakes,  causing harmful algae blooms (like the extreme cyanobacteria algae blooms in Lake Erie last year) and depletion of dissolved […]

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Occupational Pesticide Use More Than Doubles Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Hispanics

Posted on January 30, 2019 in Hot Science, Pesticides | 211 Views | Leave a response
A team of epidemiologists studied the impact of occupational exposures to organic solvents, metals, and pesticides among 7,404 Hispanic/Latino workers in four major urban areas, and reported a surprisingly high Odds Ratio of 2.18 (confidence interval of 1.34 to 3.55) for some form of cardiovascular disease, or CVD. For atrial fibrillation (a-fib), one of the […]

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Latest Gene Mapping Techniques Reveal Unintended Genetic Consequences of Common GE Technique

Posted on January 28, 2019 in GMOs, Hot Science | 313 Views | Leave a response
A research team led by scientists with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California have applied the latest gene sequencing and mapping technology to take a closer look at the unintended consequences of the method most commonly used to create genetically engineered plants, including today’s herbicide-resistant varieties of corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, and cotton, as […]

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Research Team Documents Key Behavioral Changes in Bumblebees Exposed to Neonic Imidacloprid Using Robot-Guided Camera System

Posted on December 5, 2018 in Animals, Hot Science, Pesticides | 503 Views | Leave a response
We know that neonicotinoid insecticides are no-good for bees and other pollinators, even at very low levels of exposure. We know the major neonic — imidacloprid (Admire®) — is the single most acutely toxic pesticide to bees ever discovered, narrowly edging out the former #1 methyl parathion. But scientists are still trying to figure just […]

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New Climate Change Report Highlights Challenges Ahead for Ag

Posted on November 26, 2018 in Environmental Impacts, Hot Science | 363 Views | Leave a response
A dark new climate report was released on Black Friday, a day usually reserved for the kind of news someone wants overlooked. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was produced by 13 federal agencies including the Department of the Interior, EPA, NOAA, and the Department of Commerce.  Together with experts from non-governmental science institutions, they make up […]

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Rising Herbicide Use Linked to Extensive Declines in Monarch Butterfly Populations

Posted on November 10, 2018 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, Hot Science, Pesticides | 521 Views | Leave a response
Troubling and significant declines in monarch butterfly populations in Florida have occured over the last 30+years, according to a research team from the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, part of the Florida Museum of Natural History. A paper by the FLA team was published this summer in the Journal of Natural History, and reports […]

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Organic Food Consumption Lowers Overall Cancer Risks in Large-Scale Study of French Adults

Posted on October 23, 2018 in Hot Science, Organic | 2,767 Views | Leave a response
The results are in on one of the first, large-scale studies on organic food consumption and cancer risks and they are significant and encouraging.  It is widely recognized we need to do much more in preventing cancer, as opposed to treating it, and this study suggests that organic food may be an important piece of […]

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Insect Declines are Severe and Widespread, Studies Show

Posted on October 16, 2018 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, Hot Science | 274 Views | Leave a response
In the latest study revealing the extent of declines in global insect populations, researchers working in Puerto Rico’s Luquillo rainforest have documented a “bottom-up trophic cascade” triggered by large declines in the biomass and abundance of arthropods, the family of animals that include insects and spiders. Populations of insectivorous predators like lizards, frogs, and birds […]

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