U.S. food supply more vulnerable than ever after government sold off emergency grain reserves
The U.S. once had extensive grain reserves, a concept derived around the time of the Great Depression. It was said to be so vast, that in the event of a food shortage, the government would have been capable of providing each American with half a loaf of bread, writes Michael Snyder on the Economic Collapse Read More
Regulatory agencies rubber-stamp more GMOs despite pesticide contamination in our food and everyday products
When considering the health impacts related to pesticides, we normally think of chemical-laden foods; however, another threat that receives a lot less attention is contaminated cotton. Recently, scientists from Argentina published a report finding that 85 percent of cotton-based feminine hygiene products contained glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, Natural News reported last Read More
Top 10 reasons to filter drinking water
Water is integral to our lives. The Greek philosopher Thales characterized water as the “primary principle” of matter and believed that water “held the potentialities for the nourishment and generation of the entire cosmos,” according to the University of Tennessee’s Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. If Thales were transported from 624 BC to the 21st century, Read More
Nearly 2 million Brazilians gather to protest corrupt government, poor economy, as water supplies dry up amid global drought
Hundreds of thousands of protesters met on the streets of Brazil to call for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. The protest revolts were fueled by government corruption and mismanagement of the economy. According to a survey conducted by the polling firm Datafolha , approximately 66 percent of Brazilians are in favor of the removal Read More
