agrichemicals, biodiversity, food production, forever chemicals, pfas

‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Made Their Way to Farms

“Forever chemicals” stop your food from sticking to the pan. They prevent stains on clothes and carpets. They help firefighting foam extinguish fires. But the very thing that makes “forever chemicals” so useful also makes them dangerous. Forever chemicals — the catchier name for the class of chemicals known as PFAS, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances ...

Troy Oakes

A farmer spraying chemicals.

Biodiversity: The Key to Happiness

Biodiversity has taken on a new and vital importance in the conscience of humanity. Money has usually been the main driving force behind efforts for achieving an opulent life. If not opulent, at least a fairly well-supported and comfortable life, but money cannot buy the satisfaction a person feels from within. The pandemic of 2020 ...

Jack Roberts

Macaws sitting on a fence.