Tag: Monsanto

  • GM Foods Cont.’d

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    I’d like to know why Americans aren’t more skeptical of these GM crops. Why we are so quick to accept studies, put out by the industry, that assure us they’re safe to eat? In the industrialized world our population is the fatest and sickest. Our life expectancy, in some demographics, is decreasing. Allergies are going…

  • Another State to Require Labeling of GMO Foods

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    Steve Mistler reports on the status of a new bill, requiring the labeling of GMO products, making its way through the Main State Legislature.  The emphasis at the end of the post  is mine.  The fact that the FDA would “assume” the products are safe until proven otherwise and that the industry can dictate the…

  • Monsanto Wins Again

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a previous ruling that found organic growers had no reason to try to block Monsanto from suing them as the company had pledged it would not take them to court if biotech crops accidentally mix in with organics. Organic farmers and others have worried for…

  • Beth Greer Interview with Vandana Shiva

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    Another great interview with Vandana Shiva – errant cell phone ringing, dog barking, birds chirping LOUDLY, bad sound and all!!

  • Asia Curbs US imports of wheat after genetically modified sample found

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    The discovery of rogue genetically modified wheat in a farmer’s field in Oregon shook global confidence in the safety of America’s food supply on Friday. Billions in food exports were potentially at stake following the disclosure by the US Department of Agriculture of the existence of the GM wheat plants. The GM variant, developed by the agricultural giant Monsanto, has never…

  • Say No to GMO

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    Corporations will always try to cross the line, that is their nature. But government institutions are around to keep them from doing so. At least, that’s the way the system’s supposed to work. You wouldn’t know it from the kinds of stuff that GMO developer Monsanto has pulled off in just the past few months…

  • Scientists Discover Bt Toxins Found In Monsanto Crops Damage Red Blood Cells

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    May 11, 2013 by Arjun Studies are showing that Bt toxins found in Monsanto crops are harmful to mammalian blood by damaging red blood cells and more. RBC’s are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body tissues through blood flow.Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) is a bacterium commonly used as a biological pesticide. It is a microorganism that produces…

  • Up to 2 million in the U.S. and in over 50 countries march against Monsanto

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    Up to  two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in more than 50 other countries on Saturday to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it.  Founder and organizer Tami Canal said protests were held…