By Mayukh Saha Pandora, the biggest jeweler in the world, had announced a monumental decision back in May 2021. The Danish jewelers will only be using artificially created diamonds for their products. They were officially the first major company in the industry to completely move…
By Elias Marat When scientists discovered the Tapanuli Orangutan in 2017, they were ecstatic. After all, these rare primates were the first great ape species to be discovered in almost a century. But now, with only about 800 of the newly-identified animals remaining, it is…
By Dagny Taggart Yesterday, the Associated Press published an exclusive report with an alarming headline: “50m Gallons of Polluted Water Pours Daily From US Mine Sites.” According to the report, millions of gallons of contaminated water tainted with arsenic, lead, and other toxic metals flow…
If you’re concerned about the environment, you might start questioning the environmental friendliness of all your purchasing decisions. The nature of your products matters—for example, buying lots of disposable plastic goods results in more waste—but you also have to consider the methods used to procure,…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze Here is an incomplete list of some of the culprits: A) Foreign Mining Corporations (PolyMet, Glencore, Twin Metals, Antofagasta, etc.); Minnesota’s Elected Politicians/Accomplices (both Corporate-influenced “Liberal” Democrats, and “Conservative” Republicans); Minnesota’s “Regulatory” Agencies that are Supposed to…
By Vic Bishop Sad but true, the dramatic opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota failed to achieve the result of stopping corporate and political powers from proceeding with the pipeline. Less than six months after the…
By James Holbrooks Due to mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, the government of Peru on Monday declared an environmental emergency in nearly a dozen districts within the Amazon rainforest, saying up to 50,000 people could be exposed to dangerous levels of the toxic element mercury….
