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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... 59 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
Obama looks to Monsanto ally to oversee food safety
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... Sign up: USDA June 29th deadline to halt dismantling GE Regs
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... Health Care Reform: Scrap GMOs
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... Yerkes Researchers Develop First Transgenic Nonhuman Primate Mode
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 | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
116 views | 46 recommendations | 4 comments
116 views | 46 recommendations | 4 comments
Mr. Potato Head Goes Organic
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 | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
207 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
207 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
Stop eating Genetically Modified Foods immediately doctors say
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... Diet Don't : Popcorn’s deadly butter-vapor diacetyl
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... Germany bans GM maize
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... Biotechnology Seed Companies Accused of Thwarting Research
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... Superweeds Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon
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 | 40 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
539 views | 45 recommendations | 11 comments
539 views | 45 recommendations | 11 comments
These GE Animals Don't Come With Lightbulbs
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... 416 views | 67 recommendations | 5 comments
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
"#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....
created by happytribe | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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4764 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
WTO Biotech Ruling Reveals Special Interests, Say Critics
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...
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