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‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’

April 15, 2025 by sergneri Leave a Comment

‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’ – Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time. politico.eu

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Politics, Science, the Anthropocene Tagged: Air pollution, Bas Bloem, Bayer, carcinogenic, disease, European Food Safety Authority, Farmer, glyphosate, herbicide, industrial solvents, intensive agriculture, Monsanto, MPTP, multiple sclerosis, neurologist, neurotoxic, Paraquat, Parkinson's, pesticides, Radboud University Medical Center, Ray Dorsey, Roundup, stroke, substantia nigra, Syngenta, William Langston

‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels

February 9, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

At the Guardian’s International Edition today, an article titled: ‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals shows a stunning increase in morbidity from fossil fuel pollutants. Oliver Milman … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Politics, Racism, Science, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: Air pollution, coal, deaths, disease, fossil fuels, heart disease, mortality, oil, pollution, respiratory ailments

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