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Jinja minsky here for Thom Hartmann on the best of the rest of Science
in green news you need to know this the next report from the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change is due at the end of March
and according to the Associated Press we shouldn't expect good news
the AP summarized a draft version of the IPCC's
Impax adaptation and vulnerability report
and they boil it down to the fact that we are not prepared
the AP says that the report orange that starvation
poverty flooding heat waves droughts war and disease
likely to worsen as the world forms from man-made climate change
Chris field eight coach air up the working group drafting the IPCC report
says
that we are simply not ready for the extreme weather
we will experience he said I think if
you look around the world at the damages that have been sustained in the
wide-ranging
climate-related events it's very clear that we're not prepared for these kind
of events
we are already seeing in other words we are not even ready for the extreme
droughts floods
and super storms that are already occurring and we're not doing enough to
prepare for the fact that these events will
only get worse last report from the IPCC
warned that our window for impacting climate change
is rapidly closing but it has not yet shot
our world must prepare for the extreme events up today
and have the future and we have to act fast
and fight hard prevent our planet from getting even hotter
there's a new reason to put down that soft drink in addition to causing weight
gain and other health issues
and beverages may be exposing your baby to cancer
a new study by doctors at the University of Illinois fines
that fatal exposure to a chemical called BPA
makes men more susceptible to prostate cancer
that chemical acts like estrogen in the body
and it's commonly found in plastics and canned food and drinks
this is not the first study to document the dangers a
EPA and many plastic companies have already removed it from their products
however the chemical is still being used in get enough food cans
beverage cans paper receipts and even
dental sealants so you may want to think twice before picking up that next can
soda the so-called mainstream media is finally reporting on radiation from
Fukushima
getting the North American Coast well according to Brad cast .org that is not
new news
and we're still not being given complete information
high levels of cesium 134 and cesium 137
started leaking into the ocean in March of 2011 and those leaks have never
completely stopped
despite the obvious danger to human health and our environment no government
agencies have been assigned to monitor radiation levels in our oceans
officials maintain that radiation levels Ian ocean water
are still well below what is considered safe but they are not warning the public
that radiation can accumulate
much higher levels in the the ish and seaweed that we eat
over a year ago scientists at Stony Brook University
and Stanford found high levels of radiation in blue fin tuna
off the coast of California now our seafood is likely even more contaminated
this radiation has been in our water and in our food
but our media and our government as simply pretended that'd
isn't check out red cast .org what the real news
about nuclear pesticides are killing farmers around the world
a new study in the International Journal of Environmental Research in public
health
says there's a connection between Monsanto's
roundup weedkiller and a fatal chronic kidney disease
epidemic green medinfo is reporting
that this illness has affected many poor farming areas across the planet
according to the Center for Public Integrity in the last five years this
kidney disease has killed more people
just in El Salvador and Nicaragua then diabetes
aids and leukemia combined the disease was first seen it rice patty
farms in northern central Province of Sri Lanka
in the mid-nineteen ninety's however it has rapidly spread to
farming are areas throughout the world according to this study
kidney disease is responsible for at least 20,000 deaths in Sri Lanka
which means the worldwide impact of this poison
could be astronomical if we know that Monsanto's poisonous chemicals
is are killing people why aren't we doing something to stop it
and why are we even considering allowing the use %uh even stronger pesticides
and finally california is standing up for our right to know
what's in our food state senator noreen Evans has introduced a GM old labeling
bill in her state and she hopes that her effort will bring new life to the
important issue
senator kevin says her bill is more simple than prop 37
and earlier effort to require Gamo labeling
voters block that measure back in 20 well although many labeling
advocates point to outside spending as the reason for Prop 37
defeat edition senator Evans bill would protect
retailers would sell items that may be mislabeled
everyone should have a right to know what they are eating
hopefully boaters won't be swayed by outside groups
this time around I'm ginger in ski in for Thom Hartmann
and that's the way it is since science in green news for the week give March
3rd
2014
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