Source: 12 Toxins in Your Drinking Water by Dr. Edward Group Water quality is a subject that’s been big news lately. Residents of Flint, Michigan are suffering from toxic levels of lead in their water due to incompetent governance. Unfortunately, water quality issues are not a recent development. Industrial dumping, pesticide runoff, leaky storage tanks, and government … Continue reading 12 Toxins in Your Drinking Water
Effects of Pesticides
Source: Effects of Pesticides by Dr. Edward Group If it has the suffix –cide in it, then you know it’s meant to kill something. Pesticides are designed to kill insects, fungus, bacteria and other things that feed on crops, are vectors for disease, nuisances, and things that destroy property. Farming is big business and some farming companies … Continue reading Effects of Pesticides
Another species of bee added to the endangered list, almost wiped out by Monsanto
In case you thought that reporting on the rapidly diminishing number of bee colonies around the country was being over-hyped, this should tell you that prior warnings were spot-on, and indeed, prophetic. For the first time ever, a rare bee species is being placed on the endangered species list, giving them special legal protections enshrined in … Continue reading Another species of bee added to the endangered list, almost wiped out by Monsanto
Enormous supply of clean hydrogen fuel can now be tapped for the hydrogen economy
This is a seemingly insignificant news story, but don't let appearances fool you: this is in fact one of the most important news items of the year, with enormous long term ramifications. You see, a tremendous amount of clean hydrogen energy is stored in the form of gas hydrates (frozen gas and water, basically) found … Continue reading Enormous supply of clean hydrogen fuel can now be tapped for the hydrogen economy
Beyond honey bees, neonicotinoid pesticides now found to be killing baby birds
A class of pesticides widely blamed for a worldwide collapse in pollinator populations is also devastating populations of birds, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands and the Centre for Field Ornithology and Birdlife Netherlands, and published in the journal Nature on July 16. The chemicals, known as neonicotinoids, have increasingly come … Continue reading Beyond honey bees, neonicotinoid pesticides now found to be killing baby birds
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 