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Genetically Modified Democracy: Monsanto and Congress Move to Stomp on Your Rights	17.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Ronnie Cummins Reliable sources in Washington D.C. have informed the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach one or more “Monsanto Riders” or amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on genetically engineered (GE) foods.(Photo: via OSGATA.org) read more
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Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant: Our Critics Are Fueled By 'Elitism'	17.5.2013	Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
It's not controversial pesticide-resistent crops that fuel Monsanto's critics, according to the company's CEO; it's their own desire to keep poor people from cheap food. Click here to read this article
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Genetically Modified Democracy: Monsanto and Congress Move to Stomp on Your Rights	17.5.2013	Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
Reliable sources in Washington D.C. have informed the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach one or more “Monsanto Riders” or amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on genetically engineered (GE) foods. Click here to read this article
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Monsanto CEO: 'Elitism' Fuels Our Critics	16.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It's not controversial pesticide-resistent crops that fuel Monsanto's critics, according to the company's CEO; it's their own desire to keep poor people from cheap food....
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Food, Farms, Forests, and Fracking: Connecting the Dots	14.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Ronnie Cummins Zack Kaldveer If ever there was a time for activist networks and the body politic to cooperate and unite forces, it's now. Global warming, driven in large part by the reckless business-as-usual practices of multi-billion-dollar fossil fuel and agribusiness corporations, has brought us to the brink of a global calamity. read more
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Utah pesticide use not dangerous	11.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Leonard M. Blackham Published May 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT As a government agency responsible for regulating Utah’s agriculture industry, we find it necessary to offer a balanced view of the role pesticides play in our food system. Brian Moench, in a May 4 op-ed, “Spray at your own risk,” offer a very narrowly focused and unrealistic view that all pesticides should be removed from the market because of their potential to do harm. This is simply an irresponsible position to advocate, especially for a doctor. Are pesticides risk-free? Certainly not. But t... ...
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Environmental Review to Delay Two Engineered Crops	11.5.2013	NY Times: Business
Environmental Review to Delay Two Engineered Crops
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Ignoring Bee Crisis, EPA Greenlights New 'Highly Toxic' Pesticide	9.5.2013	CommonDreams.org Headlines
Despite new findings that prove a heightened crisis in US bee populations and a recent ban in Europe on similar chemical applications, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to further endanger the population Monday by approving a "highly toxic" new pesticide. read ...
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Food, Farms, Forests and Fracking: Connecting the Dots	9.5.2013	Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
If ever there was a time for activist networks and the body politic to cooperate and unite forces, it’s now. Global warming, driven in large part by the reckless business-as-usual practices of multi-billion-dollar fossil fuel and agribusiness corporations, has brought us to the brink of a global calamity. Click here to read this article
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The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan \| Trouble in the Hive: Researching the Decimation of Honeybee Colonies	8.5.2013	NY Times: Education
The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan \| Trouble in the Hive: Researching the Decimation of Honeybee Colonies
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Seven Dodgy Food Practices Banned in Europe But Just Fine Here	8.5.2013	Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
Last week, the European Commission voted to place a two-year moratorium in most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides, on the suspicion that they're contributing to the global crisis in honeybee health Click here to read this article
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Updated Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce	8.5.2013	Organic Consumers Association News Headlines
Research has shown that pesticides and other agricultural chemicals are neurotoxins and can cause disruptions to your neurological system and your brain. The reason why neurotoxins still enjoy widespread use on our fresh 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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One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply	8.5.2013	Wired Top Stories
One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply
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Bee Deaths May Have Reached A Crisis Point For Crops	8.5.2013	NPR Health Science
The number of honeybees has now dwindled to the point where there may not be enough to pollinate some major U.S. crops, including almonds, blueberries and apples. And this year brought farmers closer than ever to a true pollination crisis.
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Critical Review on the Environmental Fate of Quaternary Ammonium Herbicides in Soils Devoted to Vineyards (Cached)	7.5.2013	pubs.acs.org
Environmental Science & Technology DOI: 10.1021/es400755h
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Genetically modified foods: A 30-year history of promise still unrealized	7.5.2013	MinnPost
What a lot of work has been done, and how little genuine progress made, in the three decades since techniques for making genetically modified foods were first laid before the world. The British journal Nature has devoted much of its May issue to a special report on the subject , aiming for even-handed coverage of what it calls "the messy middle ground." That would be the territory ceded by both anti-Frankenfood fanatics, who see genomic tampering as reckless or immoral or both, and the blithe proponents who still insist the benefits of engineered crops vastly outweigh their multiplying problems. The middle ground has been my own natural landing place in not quite 20 years of following these issues as an engaged, though certainly nonexpert, journalist who finds all the angles interesting. I care about food safety and quality, and think most portrayals of GM foods as somehow health-threatening are far overblown. I care about environmental protection, too, and think recent history has shown ...
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Cadmium, Mercury and Phthalates—Oh My!	5.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Kathleen Schuler Over 5000 children’s products contain toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption and reproductive problems, including the toxic metals, cadmium, mercury and antimony, as well as phthalates and solvents. A new report by the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States reveals the results of manufacturer reporting to the Washington State Department of Ecology. read more
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Customers pushing for GMO in labeling in state	5.5.2013	Seattle Times: Business & Technology
Washington voters will decide this fall whether to label foods with genetically modified ingredients. One grocer in Bellingham has a head start.
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Why are bees dying? The U.S. and Europe have different theories.	4.5.2013	Ezra Klein
Why are bees dying? The U.S. and Europe have different theories.
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True cost of producing a T-shirt	3.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
CNN's Richard Quest talks to the editor of Women's Wear Daily, James Fallon, about the garment industry in Bangladesh.
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