Corruption is A Human Malady

Corruption is a deplorable human malady, tolerated, dismissed, overlooked by some sorts of governments. In different grades, companies, public service workers, and top government officials perform corrupt acts. Corruption is a damaging action against the most vulnerable and is sustained by offshore banks in some of the richest countries. Corruption is a criminal behavior in many cases forgotten by the […]

Are Mine Tailings Regulations Sufficient

A quick review of front-page news of the last few years brings us to ask the question: Are mine tailings regulations sufficient to assure the protection of human life and eliminate ecological disaster? The Piney Point phosphate mine in Florida and the Córrego de Feijão iron mine in Brumadinho Brazil among others throughout the world would seem to indicate that […]

The Ones Who Challenge the Virus

The refusal to wear a mask and to form agglomerations seems to be a current affair in the distribution of Covid-19 nowadays. The ones who challenge the virus putting themselves at risk and infecting others should be held accountable. We read on any press platform news about people protesting lock-downs and against the use of masks. They were promoting rallies […]

Is Covid-19 a reaction of a sick Planet?

Many of us question everyday the origin of a lethal virus which has taken thousands of lives and brought pain and despair to everybody all over the Globe. In every corner of the world there was an empty chair at the Christmas table and the joy of the season was taken away by a terrible pandemic. We listen to scientists, […]

In issuing new dietary guidelines, Trump once again spurns science

From the Washington Post, 3 January, 2021: “A GROUP of 20 doctors, nutritionists and public health experts from the country’s major academic centers was hired by the federal government to assist in the formulation of new dietary guidelines. This independent advisory committee, charged with offering science-based advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutritional needs and reduce the […]

What would happen if all the bees were gone?

In the last decades, the spreading disappearance of bees has caught the attention of many around the world. Gardens and backyards once packed with these wonderful natural pollinators dancing around flowers are being visited less and less every year. The bees definitely seem to be disappearing, what will happen when they are gone? The come and go of these insects, […]