Tag: Genetically modified organism
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Organic Groceries Delivered to Your Door
Ever thought about trying Green PolkaDot Box, the national door-to-door discount distribution service for organic and non-GMO foods, but just weren’t ready to commit to a full membership? Now’s your chance to take Green PolkaDot Box for a spin. For a limited time, Green PolkaDot Box is offering a $10 Trial Membership. To take advantage of…
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Agrochemical Companies and their stockholders the only ones who need genetically engineered crops
In the opinion section of Pambazuka News, Ali Masmadi Jehu Appiah, a Chairperson for Food Sovereignty Ghana, asserts, “The only people who need genetically engineered crops are the foreign seed and agrochemical companies and their stockholders.” He provides a compelling argument for why Ghana should reject genetically engineered Bt cotton: After several years of apparent short-term success in…
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Torturing Animals with GMO Feed
Katherine Paul of The Organic Consumers Association asks, “what happens when animals are confined in cramped, filthy environments and force-fed monoculture diets of genetically modified corn and soy?” A lot can happen. Calves are born too weak to walk, with enlarged joints and limb deformities. Piglets experience rapidly deteriorating health, a “failure to thrive” so…
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List of Common GMO Products
Many of us would like to have a list of GMO foods in order to make better informed choices at the supermarket. Rayshell Clapper at redOrbit.com compiled a list of some of the most common GMO foods to help discerning shoppers: 1. Corn Corn is perhaps the most controversial on the list of GMO foods because…
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Anti-GMO Activists Launch Fishy Art Car Campaign
Fishy Art Cars set to launch anti-GMO campaign on August 5th reports Arin Greenwood at the Huffington Post: On August fish — sorry, make that August 5th — anti-GMO activists will be launching a nationwide demonstration with a visual punch. Part of that punch is a car topped by a fish tomato sculpture, nicknamed Fishy Tomato,…
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Organic food more expensive because federal government uses your tax dollars to subsidize GMOs, junk food
One of the biggest complaints among ordinary families trying to eat healthy is that clean, organic food is simply too expensive, and thus out of reach for the average budget. But eating right does not have to break the bank, especially when you know what to look for and how to shop for it. Here…
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Monsanto Feeling Pressure from the Public
Mandy Adwell at The 9 Billion blog notes that “it has been a rough year for Monsanto, especially in Europe.” After several countries banned the use of genetically modified seeds and several others banned the use of certain pesticides, the company has announced it will withdraw all pending approval requests for new genetically modified crops…
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How GMO foods alter organ function and pose a very real health threat to humans
The Health Ranger, Mike Adams, explains how studies in cell research have demonstrated the mechanism by which micro RNA from genetically engineered foods may alter organ function in humans. I thought the information was salient enough to post. However, I caution that some of Adam’s Monsanto quotes are taken out of context. For a more…
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Food Sovereignty Ghana Tells US Embassy to Be Transparent
Food Sovereignty Ghana, a civil society group, has asked the US Embassy in Accra to join its call for openness and transparency on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops in Ghana. In a statement signed by the Chairperson of FSG, Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah, the group said it was ready to “critically examine every…
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Here’s Why I Am Such a Huge Fan of Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva, physicist and environmental activist. en.wikipedia.org HOMEINTERVIEW THURSDAY, 11 JULY, 2013 | 12:24 WIB Vandana Shiva: Ecology, Economy Come from the Same Root Word Vandana Shiva is a member of the World Future Council, holder of the 1993 Right Livelihood Award, and a 2003 Time Environmental Hero. In her speech at Deutsche Welle’s…
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