The governments are going to great lengths to make sure corporations make a profit. Even with subsidies and government handouts, they pay a lot of tax and provide jobs. After the companies have made their money, and have pulled out, the taxpayers are on the hook for the environmental damage they caused. A good example…
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Our Groceries are Poisoned
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are in 60-80 percent of our processed foods and some of these are clinically documented to cause depression, fatigue, infections, brain fog, nausea... even cancer. Name brand products you buy right off the shelf at the grocery store are poisoning you, and the large corporations behind these products are funnelling millions…
Read moreFarmland fertilizer: biosolids and fracking wastewater
An article by the CBC this week said "that a biologist at Acadia University has discovered sea birds are depositing contaminants on land that they've picked from food sources in the ocean." An article on Water Encyclopedia claims, ” A major public health concern is the safety of seafood as it relates to the chemical…
Read moreHelp Keep Newfoundland and Labrador Frack Free
By Graham Oliver 709-643-5426 grahamoliver5@gmail.com Port au Port Bay St. George Fracking Awareness Group Hi folks in other provinces and countries; My name is Graham Oliver and I live on the island of Newfoundland in Canada and we are being targeted for fracking. The Government is presently conducting an External Panel Review on Hydraulic Fracturing…
Read moreBiosolids risk in the Bay of Fundy
Biosolid sludge spread on farmland across the province is leaching into the waterways and making their way into the Bay of Fundy. Nova Scotia Environment claims it is a safe practice and that biosolids meeting the Class A criteria -- do not require an approval for land application provided the facility producing the Class A…
Read more16 Seafood Choices to Avoid
CBC News reported on May 7th, 2015, that "B.C. wild salmon campaigners claim victory over fish farm ruling," and goes on to say that the Federal "Court strikes down conditions that allow transfer of diseased fish into ocean pens. While many applaud this decision , and it certainly is a big win, there is still…
Read moreStop LaFarge using Fracking Wastewater
It's a WIN for the Bay of Fundy, not so much... for Brookfield and Alton, Nova Scotia. As previously mentioned, the remaining fracking wastewater will be processed by LaFarge, the cement plant in Brookfield. But a big kudos to the Colchester County council and Sewer Use Committee for their decision to not allow it to…
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