Articles by EcoWatch
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Chile to Build Largest Solar Farm in Latin America
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jul 2014
A large solar power plant is coming to Chile’s Atacama Desert, and the U.S. is providing financial support to make it happen.
→ read full articleSave the Bees, Ban Neonic Pesticides
Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jul 2014
Bees may be small, but they play a big role in human health and survival. The insects pollinate everything from apples and zucchini to blueberries and almonds. If bees and other pollinators are at risk, entire terrestrial ecosystems are at risk, and so are we.
→ read full articleUSDA Reports Honeybee Death Rate Too High for Long-Term Survival
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Jun 2014
Honeybees in the U.S. are dying at a rate too high to ensure their long-term survival, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
→ read full articleGreenpeace Blocks Two Major Oil Rigs to ‘Save the Arctic’
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Jun 2014
In the early hours of Tuesday [27 May 2014] morning, Greenpeace activists from 12 countries blocked two separate oil rigs destined for offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
→ read full articleMinnesotans vs. McDonald’s Toxic Taters
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 May 2014
McDonald’s french fries are suspected of killing farm animals and poisoning wildlife and Minnesotans, including students and farmers.
→ read full article‘Extreme Levels’ of Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Found in Soy Plants
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Apr 2014
The study, coming out in June’s [2014] issue of Food Chemistry and available online, looked at 31 different soybean plants on Iowa farms and compared the accumulation of pesticides and herbicides on plants in three categories.
→ read full articleShocking Court Documents Expose SeaWorld’s Continued Cruelty of Orca Whales
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Apr 2014
SeaWorld has faced intense criticism since the release of Blackfish, a documentary telling the story of orca whales kept in captivity at SeaWorld theme parks. Now court documents reveal that SeaWorld is pumping these marine animals full of psychotropic drugs.
→ read full article15 Plants to Help Save Bees
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Apr 2014
With spring upon us, it’s a perfect time to think about what we can plant to help save the bees. Here’s a list of 15 plants to consider if you’d like to help.
→ read full articleReport Exposes Products Driving International Killing and Trade of Whales
Whale and Dolphin Conservation, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 Mar 2014
Whale and Dolphin Conservation released a new report [23 Mar 2014] which highlights the global scale of killing and trade in whales in the twenty-first century. WDC demonstrates that consumption of whale and dolphin meat and by-products is not confined to just a few nations, as many believe.
→ read full articleWorld’s First Battery-Powered Bus Transports 135,000 Passengers in 10 Days
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 Mar 2014
Electric buses have been rolled out at trade shows in recent years, but a suburb of São Paulo, Brazil began picking up riders earlier this month in what officials say is the world’s first battery-powered public transit bus.
→ read full article3 Years after Fukushima: How Survivors’ Mental Health Continues Deteriorating
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Mar 2014
“After the Chernobyl disaster children were diagnosed many years later,” she told the BBC. “My boys may be fine now, but if there is any risk I need to find out as soon as possible.” She’s not comfortable relying on the government for information. Just two weeks ago, Japanese officials announced plans to restart reactors that were closed after the incident, calling nuclear energy a “vital source” of power.
→ read full articleYellowstone Announces End to 2014 Bison Slaughter Following One-Man Blockade
Buffalo Field Campaign, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Mar 2014
Comfrey’s action demonstrated strong public opposition to the buffalo slaughter. The day following Jacob’s blockade, Yellowstone National Park issued their only press release for this year’s controversial bison operations, announcing that Yellowstone had no further plans to capture this season. “My action raised enough public awareness that Yellowstone announced a cease to their operations the following day,” Jacobs said.
→ read full articleGMOs: Ban Them or Label Them?
Ronnie Cummins, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Mar 2014
Since the controversial introduction in the mid-nineties of genetically engineered (GE) food and crops, and the subsequent fast-tracking of those crops by the federal government—with no independent safety-testing or labeling required—there has been a lively debate among activists, both inside and outside the U.S., about how to drive these unhealthy and environmentally destructive “Frankenfoods” off the market.
→ read full articleWhy You Should Eat Fermented Foods
Delia Quigley, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Mar 2014
Every culture in the world has some form of fermented foods they eat with meals to aid in digestion. It isn’t necessary to eat very much, just enough to provide the proper enzymes to help break down food and make the nutrients available for absorption in the small intestine.
→ read full articleVegan Myths Debunked
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
10 Mar 2014
You’ve heard it all before: Vegans are so pasty and unhealthy—they certainly can’t be getting enough protein! And you have to have pockets full of cash to even think about going vegan. Right? Wrong. This infographic explains.
→ read full article400 Youths Arrested at White House Protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
10 Mar 2014
2 Mar 2014 – Today more than 1,200 youths from across the country marched to the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. 400 youths were arrested while participating in a nonviolent civil disobedience sit-in, the largest youth act of civil disobedience at the White House in a generation.
→ read full articleMonsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Mar 2014
A new U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that pesticides can be found in, well, just about anything.
→ read full articleHow the GDP Measures Everything ‘Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile’
Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Mar 2014
“Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.” —Robert F. Kennedy.
→ read full articleExxon CEO Joins Lawsuit against Fracking Project Because It Will Devalue His $5 Million Property
Rebecca Leber, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 Feb 2014
As Exxon Mobil’s CEO, it’s Rex Tillerson’s job to promote the hydraulic fracturing and fight regulatory oversight. Yet he has joined a lawsuit that cites fracking’s consequences in order to block the construction of a 160-foot water tower next to his and his wife’s Texas home.
→ read full articleHumane Society Uncovers Unconscionable Animal Cruelty in Kentucky
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 Feb 2014
The object of posting this undercover exposé isn’t about shock value or sensationalizing an activist cause; rather, it has been published to convey a sad and simple truth—unspeakable animal cruelty heavily permeates America’s food industry.
→ read full articleDespite Majority Opposition, GMO Corn Gets Green Light in Europe
John Deike, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
24 Feb 2014
On Feb. 11, 2014 the European Commission gave DuPont Pioneer the green light to freely grow insecticidal corn, also known as TC1507. Nineteen of the European Union’s 28 states voted against the cultivation and openly criticized the commission.
→ read full articleWill Thorium Save Us from Climate Change?
Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Feb 2014
If the choice is between keeping nuclear power running or replacing them with coal-fired power plants, the nuclear option is best for the climate. But, for now, investing in renewable energy and smart-grid technologies is a faster, more cost-effective and safer option than building new nuclear facilities, regardless of type.
→ read full article50 Reasons We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima
Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
10 Feb 2014
Fukushima’s missing melted cores and radioactive gushers continue to fester in secret. Japan’s harsh dictatorial censorship has been matched by a global corporate media blackout aimed—successfully—at keeping Fukushima out of the public eye. But that doesn’t keep the actual radiation out of our ecosystem, our markets … or our bodies.
→ read full articleWorld’s Poorest Suffer from Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 Jan 2014
More than 60 percent of Niger’s population lives on less than $1 per day, and even more have no electricity. Still, French company Areva keeps contaminating those residents and their environment while mining away for uranium—one of the few resources the world’s poorest country still has.
→ read full article6 Crimes against Nature Perpetrated by the Food Industry
Martha Rosenberg, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
30 Dec 2013
Treating animals like heads of lettuce—“forget it’s an animal” says one farming magazine—has created institutionalized ruthlessness toward animals, workers and the environment, harming humans who eat the products thanks to meat-related obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and greedy, short-sighted land-use policies.
→ read full articleJapan’s New ‘Fukushima Fascism’
Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
16 Dec 2013
The site has been infiltrated by organized crime. There are horrifying signs of ecological disaster in the Pacific and human health impacts in the U.S. But within Japan, a new State Secrets Act makes such talk punishable by up to ten years in prison.
→ read full articleAttempts to Silence Environmentalists Continue
Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Dec 2013
A recent report by human rights organization Global Witness documents the murders of more than 700 environmental and indigenous-rights activists over the past decade—more than one killing a week, on average. They reviewed databases, academic studies and news reports, and consulted with the UN and other international agencies.
→ read full articleChevron Sues Rainforest Communities It Contaminated
Kevin Koenig, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
The implications of Chevron’s tactics are immense and should send shivers down the spine of anyone concerned about justice, human rights, the environment or corporate responsibility. The U.S. oil giant has taken “blame the victim” to a new extreme in its attempt to avoid the $19 billion guilty verdict handed down by an Ecuadorian court in February 2012.
→ read full articleHalliburton Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence a ‘Misdemeanor’
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
29 Jul 2013
This charge – knowingly destroying evidence during a government investigation in an attempt to cover up the cause of 11 human deaths and one of the largest disasters in the country’s history – is considered a ‘misdemeanor’ charge. Halliburton is required to pay a $200,000 fine.”
→ read full articleEnergy Efficient Process Discovered to Turn Seawater into Freshwater
Nathan August, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Jul 2013
The new method – electrochemically mediated seawater desalination – uses no membranes, is considerably simpler than conventional methods, and is so low-energy that it can be performed with the energy provided by store-bought batteries.
→ read full articleWorldwide Honey Bee Collapse: A Lesson in Ecology
Rex Weyler, EcoWatch - Greenpeace,
17 Jun 2013
Scientists know that bees are dying from a variety of factors—pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, global warming and so forth. The causes of collapse merge and synergize, but we know that humanity is the perpetrator, and that the two most prominent causes appear to be pesticides and habitat loss.
→ read full articleMonsanto: A Corporate Profile Sheds Light on GE Seed Giant’s Dark History
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
8 Apr 2013
From its beginnings as a small chemical company in 1901, Monsanto has grown into the largest biotechnology seed company in the world with net sales of $11.8 billion, 404 facilities in 66 countries across six continents and products grown on more than 282 million acres worldwide. Today, the consumer advocacy nonprofit Food & Water Watch released its report, Monsanto: A Corporate Profile
→ read full articleCitizens to Monsanto: ‘Get Out of Hawaii’
EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Jul 2012
Monsanto operates about 8,000 acres in Hawaii for GE seed production. According to organizers, these operations use the most valuable agricultural lands and water in food production, as well as large amounts of chemicals and pesticides that are required to grow these crops. Hawaii is a global center for the open-air field testing of experimental GE crops, but no impact studies have been conducted.
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