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Federal Dollars Subsidize NY CAFOs - Publicly Funded Cruelty
Dollars flow from federal coffers to support the largest of New York's dairy, poultry and pig CAFOs. A review of public records from 1995 through 2006 show that New York's CAFOs have been receiving generous public support while maintaining extreme confinement methods for... Survivors of Sichuan Earthquake Face Further Challenges
Survivors of the massive Sichuan Earthquake last year in which 68 000 were killed and massive property damage was done are now facing further challenges. The aluminum plant in Wenchuan county is spewing...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Battle for Cow Protection Has Begun
With the continuous ten-minute shankhnad (Blowing of Conch) by world-renowned shankhwadak Shri Shavantha, the 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra began from historic Kurukshetra on September 30. About 50,000 people including leading saints from different parts of the country... French Farmers Protest Food Prices
Farmers in France protested the falling return on their efforts across France. Prices for food production have fallen below the cost of production since the world wide recession began.The spokesperson for...
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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New York "PHARMS" Serve Up Adulterated Meat
Last January, Papas Dairy in North Bangor, New York received a letter from the Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration's New York District Office in Buffalo, New York. Papas Dairy is a dairy CAFO, registered with New York State's DEC that maintains... Cedar Farmers' Market Ends Successful Season
Cedar Farmers' Market ended another successful season on a sunny, warm October day. The Cedar Farmers' Market traditionally opens on Mothers' Day and closes Thanksgiving weekend. The Cedar Farmers'... Environmental Lawsuits Rake in Billions for Lawyers
By Jake PutnamCheyenne--During harsh economic times, rancher Karen Budd-Falen reached the breaking point on a day last fall. Falen had read about a huge court settlement the Federal Government paid out to a... Meet an Idaho Farmer
Ted Higley feeds Barley Malta,Idaho--Ted Higley runs 700 head of cattle just outside of Malta, Idaho. The Higleys feed their cattle during the winter months and were looking for a rotation crop that wouldn't... NY Assembly Agriculture Chair Magee, Ethics & the NY Farm Bureau
What would you think if you saw the Chairman of your State Assembly Agricultural Committee staffing the trade fair booth for Monsanto or Dow Chemical or a big pharmaceutical firm that made antibiotics... Free Milk - Farmers On Strike
Those two epigraphs were written on signs at the European roadside. The story behind these signs has a depression-era like black and white film recollection, showing similar scenes at that time. Newsreels from the... Persephone Has Left My Garden But She Left Behind Some Jewels
Persephone has left my garden but she left behind some magical jewels. These jewels promise health and food for generations to come, but only if each generation takes care and treats this wealth with... 57 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
The "Animal PHARM" - Antibiotic Farming in America
An estimated 70% of the antibiotics and other microbial drugs used in the United States are fed to farm animals for non-therapeutic purposes, including (i) growth promotion; and (ii) compensation for crowded, unsanitary, and stressful farming and transportation conditions.... Hemp Reduces Eutrophication of Lakes and Rivers
Port Hope is trying to overcome the negative and work towards a green future. Will it be enough? Only time will tell. "Stonehedge Bio-Resources Inc. wants to convert hemp into a biomass energy crop. The... Economic Growth is Unsustainable
One thing has become clear with this financial crisis, trees don’t grow into heaven in other words any growth has its limitation. The question arises whether economic growth the so-called GDP increases year on... World to Heat up 6 Degrees - ACT to LIVE
"Climate researchers now predict the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit. A change in the world's tempreture by this much is the end of our civilization." The world is changing rapidly, a report that...
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