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Ecosystem and Food Supply Threatened by Toxic Neonicotinoids
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19.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| Research has shown that many pesticides are neurotoxic and can cause disruptions to your neurological system and your brain. The reason why neurotoxins still enjoy widespread use on our food supply is really more about the bottom line for farming operations than it is about the science of human health. Click here to read this article |
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[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
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Buzz Off, Monsanto
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18.6.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation. read more |
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[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
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Buzz Off, Monsanto
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18.6.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Last week, the term “bee-washing” emerged in public conversation. read more |
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Monsanto is Not the Only Corporate Thug: Syngenta's Campaign to Protect Atrazine, Discredit Critics
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18.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
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To protect profits threatened by a lawsuit over its controversial herbicide atrazine, Syngenta Crop Protection launched an aggressive multi-million dollar campaign that included hiring a detective agency to investigate scientists on a federal advisory panel, looking into the personal life of a judge and commissioning a psychological profile of a leading scientist critical of atrazine. Click here to read this article |
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Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill
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17.6.2013 |
LA Times: Top News |
| Some L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill |
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Carole Bartolotto: Is the Movement to Label GMOs Anti-Science?
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15.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The research related to GMOs can be hard to sort through. One study may find health problems in animals, but then proponents and biotech scientists say the study is flawed. But are there any scientists that question the safety and effectiveness of GMOs? |
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[flenvcenter :: Biotech]
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Bats And Man: Our Love-Hate Relationship
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14.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| NEW YORK -- A projected image of baby bats swaddled in blankets earned a collective "awww" from the audience. It apparently came as a welcome... |
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[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
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Today on New Scientist
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13.6.2013 |
New Scientist: Sex and Cloning |
| Today on New Scientist |
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[nwct :: Healthcare_USMag]
[demo :: GE GM Agriculture]
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Genetically Engineered Feeds Severely Damage Animal Health
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12.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| A significant number of genetically modified (GM) crops have been approved to enter human food and animal feed since 1996, including crops containing several GM genes 'stacked' into the one plant. Click here to read this article |
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Analysis: Biotech wheat furor shows GM food safety debate far from settled
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11.6.2013 |
Yahoo: US National |
| By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - The refusal of some foreign buyers to purchase U.S. wheat after an unapproved genetically modified strain was discovered growing in a farm field in Oregon is the latest demonstration that the issue of biotech food safety is far from settled. Japan and South Korea canceled purchases of U.S. wheat after the discovery of the experimental wheat developed by Monsanto Co. The furor erupted just days after a May 25 protest in cities around the world targeting Monsanto, the leading developer of crops with transgenic DNA. At the crux of the concerns is the question of ... |
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OCA Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Open-Air Field Testing of GE Crops
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11.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| FINLAND, Minn. - The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately end all open-air field testing of genetically engineered crops (GMOs). The request comes in response to last week’s discovery by an Oregon farmer of an unapproved, illegal variety of wheat, genetically engineered by Monsanto to withstand the company's toxic RoundUp herbicide, growing on his property. Click here to read this article |
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The Horrific Truth About Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide
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10.6.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
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In recent weeks, we've learned some very disturbing truths about glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup, which is generously doused on genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready crops. Click here to read this article |
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OCA Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Open-Air Field Testing of GE Crops
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6.6.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately end all open-air field testing of genetically engineered crops (GMOs). The request comes in response to last week’s discovery by an Oregon farmer of an unapproved, illegal variety of wheat, genetically engineered by Monsanto to withstand the company's toxic RoundUp herbicide, growing on his property. read more |
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Genetically Altered Crop in Oregon No Surprise
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6.6.2013 |
NY Times: Business |
| Genetically Altered Crop in Oregon No Surprise |
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Meghan Telpner: Down With Toxic Cleaning Products
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31.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Common chemicals found in everyday cosmetics and cleaning products are dousing us in poison. It's easy to get hooked on the stuff. Imagine how your liver, skin and other detox organs would sing if they didn't have to be choking on the chemicals we throw at them daily. |
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USDA: Unapproved modified wheat found in Oregon
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30.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| Unapproved genetically engineered wheat has been discovered in an Oregon field, a potential threat to trade with countries that have concerns about genetically modified foods. |
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Genetically Engineered Wheat Found in Oregon Field
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30.5.2013 |
NY Times: Science |
| Genetically Engineered Wheat Found in Oregon Field |
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Other voices: On genetically engineered food, let the market decide
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29.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: Opinion |
| The movement to force the labeling of genetically engineered food is gaining momentum. In November 2012, an initiative to require the labels in California was on the ballot; it was defeated. Now, federal legislation carried by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., would mandate labeling most bioengineered food nationwide. |
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Pesticides, Rural Living Linked With Higher Parkinson's Risk
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29.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| By Jeffrey Kopman Bug and weed killers are designed to attack bugs and weeds, not farmers and those who live in the country. Unfortunately,... |
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Soybeanland Stands Up to Monsanto
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28.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| In Argentina, a group of women calling themselves the "Mothers of Ituzaingo" are fighting against the spraying of Monsanto pesticide Roundup. Click here to read this article |
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