You might think that milking a herd of bunnies is the latest in downsizing farm operations, but no it is an extremely high tech operation. A biotech firm in the Netherlands, Pharming, has developed a breed of...
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...
opinion by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 115 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
This is an alarming development for anyone who has a serious interest in food safety in America. "The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made...
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Sign up: USDA June 29th deadline to halt GE, drug and industrial chemicals in food crops
Many social welfare, health and environmental organizations are asking Americans to sign up before June 29 to halt the...
created by NonGMOTalk | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 154 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
In his latest weekly address, President Obama says health care reform must no longer mean “reform that throws good money after bad habits”.
An usually wide array of interest groups that have lined up...
Researchers at the Yerkes Primate Research Center have succeeded in creating a transgenic monkey that carries the gene for Huntington Disease. This group of monkeys now carries a copy of a human gene, albeit...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 201 views | 46 recommendations | 4 comments
Bicycle riders dressed as giant potatoes participated in a cycling tour to raise awareness of organic farming. It is a lighthearted approach to a very serious topic. "The PieperPad (Dutch for "Potato Trail") is a 1000 kilometer long cycling tour designed to raise...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 417 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) today released its position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating that “GM foods pose a serious health risk” and calling for a moratorium on GM...
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A decade after safety concerns were first raised by experts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted public hearings on Diacetyl – a chemical widely used to flavor microwave popcorn. The public comment period ended on April 21st.
Recent...
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Germany joins five other European countries in banning the planting of genetically modified maize(corn). This throws down the gaunlet to the manufacturer of the GM corn, Montsanto.Under World Trade...
As anyone who has ever heard about what companies like Monsanto do behind closed doors would already know, biotechnology remains a gray, and apparently somewhat shady, area. There are growing concerns over the...
created by Geneva B | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 330 views | 23 recommendations | 9 comments
Monsanto introduced the world to the weedkiller Roundup in the 1970's. It uses an chemical called glyphosate to kill plants. It was revolutionary and killed any plants that it was sprayed on. ...
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1626 views | 45 recommendations | 9 comments
Genetically modified organisms(GMOs) are a part of our everyday lives in N. America. If you've eaten soy products, used a corn sweetener or indulged in processed foods, chances are you've consumed...
opinion by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 493 views | 67 recommendations | 5 comments
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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Published on Thursday, February 9, 2006 by Inter Press Service
WTO Biotech Ruling Reveals Special Interests, Say Critics
by Emad Mekay
WASHINGTON - A World Trade Organisation decision that called European safety bans on genetically modified food illegal under its global...