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02/17/2019 / By Amy Goodrich

Diabetes journal article retracted after author found to have copied and pasted the “sciency” images

As a society looking for answers to our health and environmental problems, we place a high value on the thoughts and work of scientists. When an article states the words “new study found” or “scientists revealed,” most of us just read on and accept whatever follows to be the truth. Unfortunately, many of the academic […]

08/08/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Climate change blamed for drying of Great Plains streams, but it’s actually caused by groundwater pumping for irrigation

Streams and rivers in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and other parts of the central Great Plains are drying up as farmers continue to pump groundwater to irrigate their crops, a new study found. Though climate change often gets blamed for turning creeks into dry riverbeds, the water needed to irrigate one sixth of the world’s grain […]

07/16/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Nearly all “warming” evidence found to be based on temperature “adjustments” rigged by people

Recently, a controversy over temperature adjustments has spiraled out of control — with proof of records being changed to support Obama’s climate policies and the global warming narrative. A new research report — published June 27, 2017, by two scientists and a veteran statistician — found adjustments made to global surface temperature readings by scientists […]

07/10/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Greenland ice melt caused by more sunny days, not catastrophic climate change, scientists discover

Since the mid-1990s, the Greenland ice sheet has been losing ice mass at a fast rate, resulting in raising sea levels worldwide. Lately, Greenland’s loss of ice has been the center of climate-related news. Though climate change alarmists blame global warming and CO2 emissions as the driving factors behind the accelerated rate of ice melt in […]

06/11/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

12-year-old boy is the latest pawn of the vaccine industry’s propaganda push to get everyone vaccinated

Study after study has shown a clear link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), yet health authorities repeatedly fail to protect the people. In fact, they keep defending the industry by stating that childhood vaccines do not increase the risk of ASD or other illnesses. How much more evidence do they need before they finally […]

06/06/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Despite links to cancer, the EU proposes a 10-year license renewal for key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” which is the second-highest classification for substances that can cause cancer. Glyphosate is the main ingredient of Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide Roundup. Instead of protecting public health and removing it from their products, Monsanto […]

05/30/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

VACCINE HOAX unveiled as rigorous scientific study finds NO reduction in measles, mumps, rubella, influenza or rotavirus among vaccinated children

The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine controversy started with the 1998 publication of a research paper in the medical journal The Lancet. Former gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield and his team found a link between the MMR vaccine and inflammatory bowel disease. The paper was eventually retracted under the weight of an organized vaccine industry […]

05/29/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Desperate: Dairy study claims drinking more milk will reduce diabetes, hypertension

Thanks to a rapidly growing community of health-conscious consumers, the dairy industry has seen its profits plummet over the last several years. Though raw milk was once a wholesome, nutrient-rich drink, today’s milk is pumped with hormones, sugar, and other health damaging substances. The idea that we need to consume calcium-rich milk to sustain healthy […]

05/16/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Leonardo DiCaprio’s war on carbon is actually a war against all plants, rainforests and ecosystems on the entire planet, warns new video

When you hear the word carbon dioxide or CO2, what’s the first thought that springs to mind? If you are like most people, the answer will be “a pollutant.” For years scientists, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the mainstream media have reported that the leading cause of climate change is heightened levels […]

05/10/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Mindless intolerance of climate change debate on full display as NYT columnist is blasted for suggesting people listen to BOTH sides of the argument

After months of being bullied by Trump supporters, Bret Stephens, a newly hired columnist for the New York Times’s opinion pages, has come under fire from the “nasty left” for casting doubt on aspects of climate change in his debut op-ed column. He wrote about how absurd it is to blindly support climate change claims […]

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