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Are You Ingesting Pesticides in Every Bite of Food?
Genetically modified crops are one of the UK’s most passionately debated environmental subjects. Those who advocate them claim that they are beneficial for your wellness and wellbeing because they don’t have any pesticides sprayed onto…
Surprising Study Questions Environmental Impact on Teen Diet
While childhood obesity often gets blames for environmental wellness causes, a new survey has thrown a spanner into the works. According to the study, which was published in the July/August issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and!--
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Why are Sanitary Pads Causing Controversy in India?
When it comes to personal hygiene, you can’t get more personal than a sanitary pad. However, while they may be a Godsend to female wellness, environmental wellness is taking a hit and Indian officials are starting to do something about it.…
Fume Facts: How Does Air Pollution Affect Your Wellbeing?
Whether you’re passionate about environmental wellness or not, I think everyone can agree that air pollution is bad, at least for your health and wellbeing. However, while you may think the only damage being done is to your lung wellness, a…
Reusable Bags: Good for the Planet, Bad for Your Family
Your reusable shopping bag may be helping you to do your bit for environmental wellness, but you could be doing so at the expense of your family’s well-being. This is according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and George…
An Environment Filled with Toxins: Not the Planet, Your Gut!
In your gut, there are trillions of bacteria that live in your gut but, according to J. E. Williams, OMD, FAAIM, a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, longevity, and natural health, these bacteria are as damaged as the environment…
Dramatic Loss of Coral Reef Stirs Scientists Into Action
Scientists are aiming to complete a survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean, in order to assess how much climate change, pollution, overfishing and degradation has affected the well-being of one of the world's biggest and most important…
Warning: The Hidden Dangers That Are Posed By Wind Turbines
Many supporters of environmental wellness have campaigned extensively against wind turbines. Now new evidence has emerged that they could be really damaging for human health and wellbeing.
It has come to light that human health…
Environmental Reporting Cleans Up at Canon Media Awards
This month, the print industry celebrated some of the best journalism of the last year at the Canon Media Awards in Auckland, New Zealand. While news stories were celebrated across a range of categories, environmental wellness reporting was…
Could 3D Printers Be As Bad For You As Cigarette Smoke?
When you think about the environmental hazards in today’s world, you probably think about things such as smoking, chemical fumes, pollution and emissions from vehicles. The threat that a simple 3D printer could have on your wellbeing is…
Government Gives Million Pound Fund to Save London Trees
Under a new £1.5m government fund announced this month, environmental wellness experts will increase the spraying of insecticide on oak trees in order to eradicate a pest moth that causes health problems and can strip the trees bare. This…
Could Antarctic Ice Loss Affect the Ecology of the Ocean?
The polar ice is having an environmental effect on the creatures that can be found on the floor of the ocean, according to a new study. The wellness and wellbeing of these creatures could be severely affected by the changing climate,…
Could Imported Bumblebees be Damaging our Wildlife?
Scientists have made an alarming discovery that could have alarming environmental consequences. It has been discovered that thousands of imported colonies of bumblebees are infected with a parasite that could be transmitted to native bees,…
Could Dangerous Global Warming be Totally Reversed?
The environmental repercussions of global warming could be catastrophic to the future wellbeing of the planet, but scientists are now claiming that there is a chance that the effects could be totally reversed.
Researchers claim that…
UK Shale Gas Companies Intend to Flare Excess Gas
Environmental wellness experts have condemned a move to be made by the two companies exploring for shale gas in the UK. Cuadrilla – with gas operations in Lancashire and plans for new drilling in West Sussex – and iGas –, which has recently…
Does the Weather Impact Your Opinion on Global Warming?
Summer has come pretty late this year, but people in the US are seeing the bright side; obviously, this means that the planet isn’t heating up. This is according to the latest poll from the National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE),…
Global Warming in the Last 10 Years Was Higher than Ever
Several environmental wellness experts have questioned fears about the planet’s wellbeing, arguing that global warming has plateaued and is not as bad as everyone says. However, according to the United Nations (UN), the world has warmed…
Is Global Warming Really as Scary as Environmentalists Say?
Climate change and global warming are huge environmental wellness concerns, but is it all as scary as you think? Grassroots Conservative and historian of science Dr James Hannam believes that global warming is getting us concerned for our…
Current Mix of Crops Used for Energy Takes Toll on Planet
We use a certain mix of crops for energy, but our environmental wellness is suffering as a result. This is according to a new report published last week by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stated that the current mix of crops…
Conservative MP: Is Environmental Wellness the New Religion?
According to Peter Lilley, the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden and former Cabinet minister, ‘One of the ersatz religions which fills the void in recent years is belief in Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warming. It claims to be based…
Projects Related to the Environment get Faster Approval
Improved environmental investment looks like a real possibility in India – a move that should benefit the wellness and wellbeing of future generations. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is keen to simplify the rules for key investments and…
How to Raise a Baby Without Making a Carbon Footprint
For those who care a lot about the environment, raising a baby is another opportunity to live life in a way that benefits environmental wellness. One woman, Keya Chatterjee, claims to have been able to reduce her carbon footprint to zero…
Melting Ice is causing Norway to feel closer to Asia
Global warming is causing an interesting effect in Norway. Due to melting ice, the country is now able to have much closer links with Asia. This environmental effect is causing serious concern for the wellbeing of countries around the…
The First Ever Mental Health Action Plan goes Global
All environmental issues are dealt with in a global sense, and so the issue of mental health should also be dealt with on the same platform, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). During their most recent assembly, the…
Would a New Labour Government be able to Ditch Carbon Tax?
Christine Milne, leader of the Green Party in Australia, has been talking about the serious environmental issues that are affecting politics today. She claims that even if labour were re-elected, they would need the support of the coalition…
What Everyone Ought to Know About the Practice of Fracking
What is seen as exciting news for economists is being seen as potentially devastating news for environmentalists. It has been found that Britain may have an enormous shale gas reserve, which could be a wonderful thing for the money that it…
Save Britain’s Bees: Government Launches Urgent Review
The crisis facing bees and other pollinators in the UK has caused the government to launch an "urgent" review of the country’s environmental wellness, and pledge to introduce a national pollinator strategy. Lord Rupert de Mauley, minister…
Could New Wind Farm Subsidies Scare Off Green Investors?
Under the government's reforms of the electricity market, subsidies for wind farms – which have been added to the bills of energy consumers – will rise by nearly 10% from next year. However, environmental wellness experts have questioned…
What are Obama’s Plans for America’s Carbon Footprint?
America has been under fire for a number of years due to the vast quantities or greenhouse gases emitted each year, which contribute towards the effect of global warming on the planet. Recently, Obama announced plans to attempt to reduce…
Study Finds a Few Homes Can Have Big Impact on Environment
You may think that switching the lights off and lowering the heating isn’t doing much for environmental wellness, but you may be having a bigger impact on the planet’s wellbeing than you thought. This is according to a new study appearing…