Let’s Not Get Too Gushy About Rob Ford
I get it, he’s got cancer. With the sludge that guy has pushed down his gullet and snorted up his nose, quelle surprise! As our friend, The Salamander, pointed out,…
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The Athabaska Oil Sands: Enough to make you sick. Real sick.
I don’t normally reprint news releases. This time I will make an exception. At the end of the news release are two videos I recorded earlier this year that speak…
Saturday At The Movies
There’s so much about animals we don’t understand. Check out this story of Max the wonder dog who saved his mistress’s life with his sense of smell.
Play a Game and Help Cure Cancer
This month Cancer Research UK released a game that helped scientists find a cure for cancer. It takes the obscure data that needs to be analyzed and translates that into…
P.INK takes heathcare to an unexpected place: the tattoo parlour
As a man with no tattoos, Noel Franus is an unlikely candidate as the founder of P.INK: an organization that connects breast cancer survivors with tattoo ideas and artists. But…
Air pollution causes cancer and kills
What do the deniers of global warmer have to say about the air pollution and its detrimental impact on our health? “It’s specifically about the danger in the air all…
Got Cancer?
9:58 am, pre-run, great fog! Well, Terry Fox did. And millions of other people. You likely know someone who has or had cancer. Maybe you encountered it yourself and went…
Say sayonara to seafood – the oceans are no longer safe to eat from in the wake of Fukushima
It looks like sushi time is over – seafood is no longer safe to eat after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Fukushima continues to dump 300-400 tons of radioactive contaminated water…
Altruism + Community
“It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I’m finished I’m not…
Guest Post: How A Battle With Cancer Made Us Stronger
Cameron Von St. James is a husband, father and caregiver. In this guest post, Cameron shares his family story of caring for his wife Heather through her cancer diagnosis and…
The Mole Whisperers: You, Cancer, Sugar & Naked Mole Rats
Cancer free naked mole rats A possible breakthrough in cancer treatment? Time will tell if The Mole Whisperers findings about the “goo” that naked mole rats use to prevent them…
Toxic weedkiller found in EVERY human urine sample tested – at levels 5 to 20 times legal safe limit for drinking water
A recent German study found glyphosate – the active chemical in Monsanto’s widely used Roundup weed killer – in all human urine samples tested – and at levels 5 to…
Mother Puts Body On Line to Prevent “Toxic Trespass” From Fracking
* Dr. Sandra Steingraber is a biologist, a mother, and a cancer survivor. She recently went to jail for 15 days after being sentenced for trespassing on a gas compression…
Arundhati Roy: Iraq and the ‘psychosis’ of U.S. foreign policy
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion. The occasion is upon us with barely a whisper from Washington. Hardly surprising… the legacy of the U.S. invasion has…
President Hugo Chávez Dies-The Vultures are Circling
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Democratic Socialist Hugo Chavez delivered democracy, human rights and reduced poverty for his citizens. He dared to stand up to the Americans and allied with Cuba. US…
Alberta Tar Sands Facilities Pollute Athabasca River: Ecojustice
By: EcoJustice (Press Release) | Mar 5, 2013: EDMONTON — Ecojustice, armed with research that shows how toxic oilsands emissions are contaminating the Athabasca River, has called on the federal…
Did Stephen Harper Just Celebrate Venezuelan Prez Hugo Chavez’s Death?
“Now, the death of Hugo Chavez offers the promise of domestic oil market changes that could roil the energy world and place substantial opportunities at the feet of Canadian oil…
Vegetarians Live Longer
If you’re not vegetarian yet, this may change your mind: vegetarians live longer than meat eaters. A plant-focused diet is fantastic at helping people with all sorts of ailments from…
World’s Largest Bra is up for Auction
Today is Wear it Pink Day in the UK, which is a fundraising initiative to fund breast cancer research, and to make this year unique the organizers are auctioning off…
‘Just Stay’ book details couple’s last journey together against cancer.
On this Thanksgiving long weekend, I decided this was a good day to publicize a book that my cousin has just published. It is called “Just Stay”; it details the…