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Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report LONDON - Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. The daily said the report was finished in April but was not published to avoid embarrassing the US government, which has claimed plant-derived fuels have pushed up prices by only three percent. Biofuels, which supporters claim are a "greener" alternative… Continue

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/29/food.agriculture Home-grown veg ruined by toxic fertiliserGardeners across Britain are reaping a bitter harvest of rotten potatoes, withered salads and deformed tomatoes after an industrial herbicide tainted their soil. Caroline Davies reports on how the food chain became contaminated and talks to the angry allotment owners whose plots have been destroyed Gardeners have been warned not to eat home-grown vegetables contaminated by a powerful ne… Continue

The Humorous Artwork of David Dees http://www.deesillustration.com This art is free to use for non-profit individual purposes and blogs. I encourage you to openly distribute to others with the hope it will educate, enlighten, deprogram, and at least, entertain. For magazine, book, or website use please inquire at davodees@hotmail.com All material Copyright©2006-2008, David Dees … Continue

Including something new in a food isn't always a good idea, especially when it comes to your health. Here are 12 additives to subtract from your diet: (Please understand these are not my assessments, but those by MSN Health and Fitness. My comments and recommendations are in my comment below.) 1. Sodium Nitrate (also called Sodium Nitrite) This is a preservative, coloring, and flavoring commonly added to bacon, ham, hot dogs, luncheon meats, smoked fish, and corned beef. Studies have linked e… Continue

"Dental and Public health administrators should be aware of the total fluoride exposure in the population before introducing any additional fluoride programme for caries prevention." - World Health Organization. (1994). Fluorides and Oral Health. WHO Technical Report Series 846.

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A Month of Fast Food Can Wreck Your Liver Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by: Joanne Waldron (NaturalNews) Just one month of eating fast food and walking less than 5000 steps in a day is all it takes to impair liver function. That’s what scientists found in a study published in Gut, a peer review journal for health professionals and researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology. Just for reference, some doctors recommend that normal, healthy individuals should walk about 10,000 steps (or about one hou… Continue

Cancer patient recovers after injection of immune cells A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the first case of its kind, doctors have disclosed. A promising step | Gene therapy cures cancer for first time Search for the jab that can combat cancer The 52-year-old, who was suffering from advanced skin cancer, was free from tumours within eight weeks of undergoing the procedure. After two years he is still free from the disease… Continue

Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes: study WASHINGTON - Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday. In a small study, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer who decided against conventional medical treatment such as surgery and radiation or hormone therapy. The men underwent three months of major lifest… Continue

California Lawsuit; Whole Foods, Avalon and Others With Products Containing Carcinogenic 1,4-Dioxane Shocking report on California's suit against Whole Foods Markets, because of ghastly carcinogen hidden in body care products; calls into question the integrity of Whole Foods and whether it is committing related antitrust abuses in Whole Foods Merger Issued By: New Millennium Fine Art Jun 11, 2008 22:32:18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 11, 2008 – California Files Lawsuit Ag… Continue

Common Spice May Cure Diabetes and Obesity June 21, 2008 Shown to reverse inflammation associated with obesity and improves blood sugar control Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both obesity and Type 2 diabetes, Drew Tortoriello, M.D., an endocrinologist and research sci… Continue

http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20080612_cancer_transients.asp 12/06/2008 - Mains wiring transients linked to cancer rates Two researchers from the United States, Sam Milham and Lloyd Morgan (who is also a columnist on our site), have found a strong and novel association between a new exposure metric, high frequency voltage transients (on mains wiring), and an increase in cancer incidence. Results (taken from abstract): A cohort cancer incidence analysis of the teacher population showed a p… Continue

Canada puts brakes on electric vehicles MONTREAL - Despite increasing local demand for zero-emissions cars and trucks and robust exports of electric vehicles, Canada will not allow them on its roads, lament manufacturers. "It's a daily embarrassment," said Ian Clifford, president of Zenn Motor Company, which builds "zero emissions no noise" vehicles in Canada for export primarily to the United States. "Even my employees can't drive to work in a Zenn. It's absurd," he said of federal and provi… Continue

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4133668.ece June 14, 2008 Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol Silicon Valley is experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide 'renewable petroleum' Chris Ayres “Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal, 33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon Californian sun. “I mean, this is essentially agriculture, right? But the people I t… Continue

Virginia man sheds 80 pounds eating at McDonald's QUINTON, Va. - A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's. Not Big Macs, french fries and chocolate shakes. Mostly salads, wraps and apple dippers without the caramel sauce. Chris Coleson tipped the scales at 278 pounds in December. The 5-foot-8 Coleson now weighs 199 pounds and his waist size has dropped from 50 to 36. The 42-year-old businessman from Quinton says he chose McDonald's because it's… Continue

for those not 'in the know', Summer comes from Sumer, which refers to Samara, which means 'regard', or 'guardian'... the guardian of our lives, when the crops begin to mature, the Summer... --- The Strange Science of Summer With 8 inches of hail falling in parts of Nebraska this week and Arizona reaching triple digit temperatures last week, it may seem rather arbitrary to call June 20 the first day of the summer this year, aka the summer solstice. But scientists really do have a reason. It's… Continue

http://tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=764 Energy Guzzled by Al Gore's Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month Gore's personal electricity consumption up 10%, despite "energy-efficient" home renovations NASHVILLE - In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President's home energy use surged more than 10%, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. "A man's commitment to his beliefs is best measured… Continue

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Introducing the New E-Fuel - At-Home Ethanol Factory... E-Fuel Unveils World's First Home Ethanol System by Staff Writers Los Gatos CA (SPX) May 12, 2008 With its breakthrough membrane technology, E-Fuel has made an industrial process possible on a much smaller scale, and without dangerous combustion processes. Additionally, the MicroFueler has achieved an 80% power improvement over commercial ethanol manufacturers, thus raising the bar of the renewable fuel standard for carbon reduction.… Continue

Light fantastic: pedestrians to generate power

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