Category: Environment

earth heals itself

How the Earth Can Heal Itself (If We Let It)

Recent research is revealing that the Earth utilizes several means to purify itself, and if we were to stop interfering with the process and adding to the problem, it would eventually find ways of metabolizing the pollution we have bombarded it with.

trees decrease crime

Natural Settings Lower Crime Rates

Researchers from Temple University have determined that areas with more trees experience reduced rates of violent crime. This confirms other studies that have found natural settings and greenery produce calmness.

BPA and hormones

Does BPA Really Cause Hormone Disruption?

Research being presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the AAAS is shedding doubt that current levels of human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is disrupting hormones to the extent characterized by many. Are we really safe from hormone disruptors?

fracking and water quality

Movie Exposes Strategies of Fracking Companies

Fracking companies use a mix of strategies to counter local opposition to fracking operations. Now a movie exposes some of these strategies. Promised Land movie exposes fracking strategies The movie, “Promised Land” starring Matt...

toxins in turkey

Is Your Thanksgiving Turkey Toxic?

The tradition of carving up a turkey might not yield as much thankfulness after knowing the kind of toxins and infections turkey meat can harbor. And new research is showing that toxins thought to be a thing of the past are still prevalent in turkey.