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Canadian Epidemiologists Claim Processed Foods Cause Bad Kids

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Apparently The Frog-pocalypse Is Still A Thing

Apparently The Frog-pocalypse Is Still A Thing

Mar 23 2015 | comment(s)


Lost in all of the hype and hysteria and White House panels on how industry is killing bees is the last indicator species that was being doomed by non-organic pesticides: frogs.
Federal GMO Rules - An End To Patchwork States Bills Or Going DARK?

Federal GMO Rules - An End To Patchwork States Bills Or Going DARK?

Mar 22 2015 | comment(s)

A bipartisan duo has floated the idea of putting an end to having 50 rules for 50 states when it comes to labels on genetically modified foods. The federal government is usually hands off about processes that don't involve safety - they don't do spot testing of organic or kosher food, for example they rely on companies to be honest in filling out paperwork and for the public to be punitive when food makers are unethical. Likewise, GMO is just a process, so the FDA and the USDA hasn't much cared, as long as products show substantial equivalence.
Bee Colonies In 2014 Increase Another 4 Percent

Bee Colonies In 2014 Increase Another 4 Percent

Mar 20 2015 | comment(s)


The National Agricultural Statistics Service  of the United States Department of Agriculture has released its honey report for 2014 and found it's boom times for bees.

Hives increased again, another 4 percent, up to a whopping 2.74 million colonies, and honey production is up 19 percent. Yield per colony averaged 65.1 pounds, which is up 15 percent.

If there is a Beepocalypse, the bees have not gotten the memo.
Obama Administration New Guidelines For Fracking On Public Lands

Obama Administration New Guidelines For Fracking On Public Lands

Mar 20 2015 | comment(s)


The big question in policy circles for the last month has been, would the Obama administration that has repeatedly said that putting solar panels on public land should be allowed side with science or with environmentalists when it came to natural gas?
Do You Think Science And Religion Are In Conflict? You Are On One Fringe Or Another

Do You Think Science And Religion Are In Conflict? You Are On One Fringe Or Another

Mar 20 2015 | comment(s)


America has the luxury of being able to dash from one culture war to another, primarily because we are a wealthy country with plenty of food and medicine and energy, providing ample opportunity for people who have never lacked for any of those to be opposed to science related to food, medicine and energy, while others can claim pollution is our friend or worry about abstract ideas like the conflict between science and religion.
Science 2.0 And Intel #TailgateTheScienceFair

Science 2.0 And Intel #TailgateTheScienceFair

Mar 19 2015 | comment(s)

Last Friday and Saturday, the 2015 Synopsys Sac STEM Fair was held at Folsom High School.

I moved here from the football town of Pittsburgh and one thing everyone in football fandom knows about football towns is that for 8 or more days during football season, the parking lots at stadiums are jam-packed with "tailgating" fans, even if they don't have tickets to the actual game. Tailgating is named such because in its earliest form it was just driving a truck up before the game and putting down the tailgate and sitting on it and having a refreshment. Then it became about bringing a grill and cooking some food, then suddenly it became a football event in itself.