Tag Archives: pesticides

Happiest Child

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Pam Lazos

HAPPIEST CHILD “You’re only as unhappy as your unhappiest child,” my friend who has cancer says. I believe her. You have to accumulate a lot of stress and heartache to get cancer. It’s easy enough to acquire. A small bad habit, … Continue reading →

Posted in pesticides, Uncategorized | Tagged #BigHug, #BigLove, #thankyou, happiest child, International Women's Month, love, parenting, pesticides, stress | 28 Comments

Rounded Up, But Definitely Not Ready

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Rounded Up, But Definitely Not Ready The first verdict came in August 2018 when a San Francisco jury told Monsanto that it had to pay $289 million in damages to a Dewayne Johnson who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after years … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, air, biocides, ecosystems, endocrine disruptor, environment, environmental conservation, environmental effects, food, Glyphosate, herbicides, organic farming, pesticides, Sustainability, Uncategorized, water, water purification | Tagged Bayer Science Corp, clean air, clean water, conservation, Glyphosate, hericides, lawsuits, Monsanto, organic farming, pesticides, Roundup, roundup ready | 31 Comments

When Fish Poop Feeds the World

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Pam Lazos

When Fish Poop Feeds the World If you or your kids have ever won a goldfish at a carnival, chances are you took it home and stuck it in a glass bowl where it swam happily for years. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in aquaponics, ecosystems, farmed fish, fertilizers, fish, organic vegetables, overpopulation, science, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, water, water conservation | Tagged aquaponics, clean water, ecosystems, farmed fish, fertilizers, fish, fish poop, gofundme, goldfish, grow light, herbs, nutrients, overpopulation, pesticides, save the fishies, Sustainability, toxic chemicals, vegetables, water conservation, when fish poop feeds the world | 44 Comments

Slipcover the World

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Slipcover the World If given the choice, most people would not wash their hands with a pesticide even if it assured them a squeaky clean, bacteria-free experience. Yet every day in kitchens and bathrooms across America, people are unwittingly doing … Continue reading →

Posted in endocrine disruptor, pesticides, water, water conservation | Tagged anti-microbial, blog, blogging, endocrine disruptor, immune system, pesticides, science, slipcover the world, soap, sterilizing agent, triclosan | 2 Comments

When Chemicals Combine

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Pam Lazos

When Chemicals Combine It’s a tenet of the modern age that if you are alive and thriving on our planet, walking around in a “meat suit” — to steal a term from the TV show, “Supernatural” — you are likely … Continue reading →

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Nix the Nics

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Day 14 of the #AtoZChallenge Nix the Nics The honey bees, our fuzzy four-winged friends responsible for pollination of about 70% of the foods we eat are dying at a rate of about 30% per year and getting harder to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #atozchallenge, Bees, France study, fruit files, Harvard study, honey bees, neonicotinoids, Nix the Nics, pesticides, Université d’ Orléans, varroa mites | 6 Comments

Home Is Where Your Honey Bee

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Pam Lazos

[I previously posted a version of this essay in my former blog.] I never really thought much about bees other than the ones hiding in my soda can during family picnics and never had that warm fuzzy space in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, biocides, pesticides | Tagged Bayer Science Corp, Bees, chlothianidin, Colony Collapse Disorder, decreased foraging areas, Einstein, honey bees, parasites, pesticides | 1 Comment

Silent Spring

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Silent Spring When Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring, first published in 1962, she probably had no idea that it would be one of the most influential books of the modern environmental movement. A smart, savvy scientist, Carson wrote the seminal … Continue reading →

Posted in biocides, herbicides, pesticides, Uncategorized | Tagged biocides, cancer, do-it-yourself gardens, environmental movement, herbicides, pesticides | Leave a comment

Don’t care about spots on my apples…

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Don’t care about spots on my apples… Today, in a magnanimous and demonstrated show of concern for the health and wellbeing of the citizens of our nation, for their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of a toxin-free happiness, … Continue reading →