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California's Prop 37 and the story of knowledge

Source: Al Jazeera, Nov 9 2012, 4:51am CST

After California's GMO labelling measure, Proposition 37, was securely defeated on Election Night, "No on 37" spokeswoman, Kathy Fairbanks, repeated to the press the same mantra that she presaged to me last Septe ...

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5 hours ago

Required Reading With Your Breakfast of Champions

Source: Motley Fool  |   May 23 2013, 4:51pm CDT

What's in a label? As someone who opposes forcing tobacco companies Altria and Lorillard to print ridiculously graphic labels on their cigarette packs warning of the dangers of smoking, why would I support requiring fo ...

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6 hours ago

Is Outrage Over the Monsanto Protection Act a Turning Point for the Food Movement?

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 23 2013, 3:38pm CDT

In March, when I first wrote about how the biotech rider -- called the Monsanto Protection Act by its vocal opponents -- undercut the constitutional concept of separation of powers, it seemed hardly anyo ...

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27 weeks ago


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"If a company can control the research that appears in the public domain, they can reduce the potential negatives that can come out of any research."


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12 hours ago

Will Food Labeling of GMOs Impact These Companies?

Source: Motley Fool  |   May 23 2013, 9:10am CDT

Eileen is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. The movement surrounding the labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is gaining ...

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15 hours ago

An A for Amaranth

Source: The Hindu  |   May 23 2013, 7:02am CDT

The promises are so alluring. The back stories so romantic. The reality so prosaic. Super foods are the heroes of our time. You can’t go online without stumbling on goji berries from Mongolia. Acai from the Amazon rainforest. Maca from the Andes. Al ...

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17 hours ago

March against Monsanto (opinion)

Source: Natural News.com  |   May 23 2013, 4:47am CDT

(NaturalNews) This coming Saturday, May 25, 2013, there is going to me a nationwide march against Monsanto. Because of Monsanto's stupidity, callousness, and total disregard for people's health, they have made people aware of little ...

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1 day ago

The GMO labeling debate isn’t over

Source: Bennington Banner  |   May 22 2013, 9:15pm CDT

If the adage is true that you are what you eat, then what might you be if you’re eating a lot of genetically modified organisms? GMOs are plants or animals that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and anima ...

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1 day ago

Consumers In the Dark About Hidden Dangers of Packaged Food

Source: Scoop - New Zealand News  |   May 22 2013, 6:59pm CDT

Consumers In the Dark About Hidden Dangers of Packaged Food An international food quiz designed by Consumers International (CI) to highlight the benefit of clear, consistent nutrition labelling on the fro ...

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1 day ago

Exposed:Obama Administration's Selective Law Enforcement

Source: Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog  |   May 22 2013, 4:01pm CDT

In a piece for the Hoover Institution’s journal, Defining Ideas, Dr. Henry I. Miller and I highlight yet another abuse of power in the Obama Administration. As questions swirl around the IRS scandal, we expose the ad ...

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Who will help me plant my wheat?

Source: For What It's Worth  |   May 22 2013, 1:18pm CDT

I don’t know CF, I kind of like to know what I’m eating. Didn’t the Swedes just come up with petri dish meat? One issue these losers could deal with would be to return to the days of knowing where your crap was made! When did we the people decide we did ...

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