GMO Mad Science

@AnnaKavanaugh hosts the radio series Mad Science: The Genetic Crossroad. Tuesdays 7pm PST. Listen live or OnDemand: Blogtalkradio, iTunes, or Stitcher.

[GMO Mad Science @GMOMadScience]

"If we destroy nature surely nature will destroy us. While we may hold dominion over nature, we do not possess its wisdom." - Anna Kavanaugh

[Robb Edwards 🌱 @RobRobbEdwards]

Meltwater flushed methane from Greenland seabed during ice-sheet retreat, researchers reveal

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[GMWatch @GMWatch]

Public health officials are investigating rare cancer cases in Eastern Kentucky children. Meanwhile, Kentucky lawmakers pass legislation that shields makers of dangerous pesticides from being held accountable for the harm their products cause. https://t.co/WBByscFj3O

[Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @BonnConvention]

The ocean is full of sound. For marine wildlife, sound is essential as it helps animals communicate, find food, avoid predators, navigate and sense the world around them. 🐋

When noise from human activities becomes too loud or lasts too long, it can harm marine animals in serious ways. It can damage hearing, mask the sounds they depend on, push them away from important habitats and, in some cases, even be lethal.

A quieter ocean can make a real difference for the marine migratory species that depend on sound to move and survive. 🔇

Learn more about Underwater Noise Pollution: https://t.co/JE1MBu8L1S

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

We cannot protect our #EndangeredSpecies by ignoring data. This ruling on malathion is a massive victory for 1,500+ species and the pollinators vital to our #foodsecurity. 🙌 A huge step in prioritizing real science over shortcuts. #environment 🦋🐝💙

https://t.co/jq87OHi4G6

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

Our planet is interconnected, our footprint has no boundary. #Microplastics have now reached tadpoles in the Amazon #rainforest, one of our most secluded sanctuaries. It is imperative we end #plasticpollution to protect our #ecosystems #environment 🌎🙏

https://t.co/afO9BRpf56

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

#Coralreefs are critical for food systems and #biodiversity, but are also a vast "molecular library" with the potential for life saving breakthroughs. We must protect this vital connection between our #oceans and life on land. #environment 🌎🌊🙏

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[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

David Attenborough: We need to focus on surviving

Yes, it is that serious

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041…
•That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide.

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Please god people will listen and take David Attenborough’s most important warnings seriously. He is not exaggerating. We are in the most unimaginable trouble.

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

“In my lifetime, I have witnessed a terrible decline [of nature]. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery.” – David Attenborough.

We can do this
But if you are going to wait for Govts to act
It will never happen
Communities and people must act now

[Epoch Health @epochhealth]

A Surprising Cause of Pancreatic Cancer

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[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

🥤Unlike natural materials, plastic goes back into Earth as a contaminant, endlessly polluting—WITHOUT regenerating, nourishing, or supporting Earth’s natural cycles that sustain us. It's time to #BreakFreeFromPlastic.

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

🚰 This World Water Day, let’s remember that it would take less than half of global annual bottled water sales to fund public, accessible drinking water to the 1 in 4 people globally without it. ‼️💧

The plastic bottled water industry undermines necessary investment in public infrastructure that could legitimately affirm the human right to safe drinking water, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Let's call on big business and government to put the health of people and the planet over profit.

🌊 Learn more about solutions to safe drinking water—without the plastic: https://t.co/lSaUA4OQTK

#WorldWaterDay #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #WaterEquity

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

The #EPA is to protect us from toxic threat. The administration is choosing unprecedented industrial deregulation instead. Public health certainly must come before dismantling safeguards for our air and water. There must be accountability. #environment

https://t.co/ZsS8QGwmLk

[Martin K Jonathan @kafeeromj]

The planet is warming faster than ever before. What once felt like distant scientific warnings is now visible in burning forests, prolonged droughts, and unpredictable seasons. Climate change is no longer a future problem-it is today’s reality.

But the burden is not shared equally. While global emissions come largely from industrialized systems, the deepest wounds are often felt by communities with the fewest resources to respond. The climate crisis is increasingly becoming a crisis of inequality. ⚖️

In many rural and vulnerable communities, changing weather patterns mean failed harvests, food insecurity, water shortages, and rising disease risks. Families that already live on the edge of survival are pushed even further into uncertainty.

If we truly want climate justice, solutions must reach the most vulnerable first....supporting local resilience, protecting livelihoods, strengthening health systems, and empowering communities to adapt and lead the change. The future of the planet depends on it.
@AbiluTangwa
@Greenisamissio1
@ClimateCentreUK

[IUCN @IUCN]

Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving oxygen out of the ocean and coastal waters, threatening marine life and fisheries.

Discover the impact of ocean deoxygenation in our report.

https://t.co/jq1xyaONes #ClimateAction

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

We know the danger of #plastics. This study reviews how particles can reach the brain and disrupt processes linked to #Parkinson's. A sobering reminder of the risk factors in this devastating and progressive disease. We must act. #environment #health 🙏

https://t.co/ivED8seVhO

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

Only two weeks remain now before the March 23, 2026 window to submit public comments on old-growth forest protections and the critical environmental, #conservation, and #climate issues at stake. Please make your voices heard. #Oregon #environment 🌎🙏

https://t.co/zJoabXz60q

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

I am deeply opposed to #Trump plans to maximize logging on 2.5 million acres for profit. A billion board feet annually is not management or leadership. It is a violation of #Oregon's natural heritage and clean water. #environment #sustainability 🌎🌲🙏

https://t.co/Xuk0rTEBmr

[Anna Kavanaugh @AnnaKavanaugh]

The loss of #Arctic ice is a fundamental loss of planetary stability. Incrementalism is not a stabilization strategy. We must prioritize systemic transition to #renewables and a resilient infrastructure to address our #climate reality. #environment 🌎

https://t.co/wGLlkM7ocu