Monthly Archives: March 2015

GMO Weed Killer’s Cancer Risk

Posted on March 24, 2015 by John Blair

March 20. 2015, – by Mary Ellen Kustin, Senior Policy Analyst, Environmental Working Group Glyphosate – the active herbicide in the widely used Monsanto’s Roundup and Dow Agrosciences Enlist Duo weedkillers – is “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a working group of … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: SECOND DAY of “Unhealthy” air but no alerts. A situation far too common in Evansville and we deserve better.

Posted on March 11, 2015 by John Blair

March 12, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor For the second day in a row, air quality in Evansville deteriorated to “unhealthy” levels and still no alerts. What goes here? Actually the level got all the way to 45.3µg/m3 at … Continue reading →

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Blair on WEHT “In Depth” interview with Brad Byrd discussing Indiana Gasification

Posted on March 10, 2015 by John Blair

March 10, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Last night after the news was disclosed that Indiana Gasification had dropped their plans for a coal gasification plant in Rockport, I was asked by WEHT to come in to discuss … Continue reading →

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Valley Watch, partners chalk up major victory with Indiana Gasification permit being revoked

Posted on March 9, 2015 by John Blair

March 9, 2015 = by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor First, I must say Hooray!!! Perseverance of real people fighting for their health and communities win a big one, beating back a ridiculous project that reeked of crony capitalism and corruption in … Continue reading →

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That gallon of gas is actually costing you $6.25

Posted on March 6, 2015 by John Blair

March 6, 2015 – by Lindsay Abrams in Salon (Credit: nattanan/Shutterstock) Paying $2.45 for a gallon of gas is a lot more of a bargain than it sounds. If you took into account the health and environmental costs of burning fuel, finds a … Continue reading →

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