These two articles, both very long, and both very heart-wrenching, were shared with me by a friend in the U.K., Mr. D.W., and I present them first, without comment, for your consideration, before I indulge in a bit of speculation. Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy nations stall on solutions In India, verdant terrain conceals clues to a fatal kidney disease I'll bet you're thinking the same thing I'm thinking, and that Dr. Singh, quoted in the second article, is thinking: “'Our hypothesis is that an exposure to something in the environment, whether it’s in the soil or … [Read more...]