EarthTalk.org
Questions & Answers About Our Environment

glysophate

Green Revolution

EarthTalk

Conventional Agriculture: Far From A Green Revolution

Georgina Guiney agriculture, EPA, farm, farming, fields, glysophate, Green Revolution, health, herbicides, Local Harvest, organic, pesticides, Roundup, spraying, standards, WholeFoods, workers

You call this a revolution? Spraying fields with synthetic chemicals to keep pests down is no way to take care of the planet and its inhabitants’ health.

peanuts

EarthTalk

Peanut Allergy Rise Worries Environmentalists

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer allergen, allergies, allergy, GE, genetic engineering, genetically, genetically modified organism, genetics, glysophate, GMO, nut, peanut, peanut allergy, Roundup, vaccination, vaccine, vaccines

Do scientists think there’s a big environmental component to the huge rise in peanut allergy cases in the U.S. and beyond in recent years?

RSS Our Latest EarthTalk Q&A Columns…

  • Mitigating Climate Change One White Roof At A Time
  • Spotting Social Media Misinformation On Climate Change
  • The Planetary Health Diet: Healthy You, Healthy Earth
  • Barred Owls In Federal Crosshairs For Threat To Spotted Owls
  • Are Pesticides Worth It? Trading Off Human Health For Less Bugs
  • Solar Powered Trains Show Promise For Short Hops

Back to Top

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
EarthTalk, a Washington-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, survives on your donations,
so please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today!
Copyright © EarthTalk.