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Pamela Drew tracks the legislation, politics, science and spin surrounding the genetically altered foods. She is a freelance researcher, writer and documentary film producer living in New York City, where she works with advocacy groups and small producers to create sustainable farming practices and community based agriculture programs. Pamela is the executive producer of the controversial film 'Roundup Ready Nation ~ dying for profits' www.roundupreadynation.com
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Monsanto buys 'Terminator' Seed CompanySHARE
The United States Government has been financing research on a genetic engineering technology which, when commercialized, will give its owners the power to control the food seed of entire nations or regions. The Government has been working quietly on this technology since 1983. Now, the little-known company that has been working in this genetic research with the Government's US Department of Agriculture Delta & Pine Land.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Blueprint for the Disintegration of AmericaSHARE
Recently, there has been an increasing amount of talk centering on the possibility (or even probability) that President Bush and his administration are going to declare martial law and bring around a new fascist state. There has been a lot of predictable nodding and hand-wringing on one side, and just as equally predictable laughter and dismissal on the other. What we're going to do here is take a serious look at the situation
Sunday, November 18, 2007 Shriners Hospital Violated FDA Regs, Part 18SHARE
Sandy Frost ~ The FDA News reported today that Timothy A. Ulatowski, Director of the Office of Compliance for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, sent a warning letter to Dr. Richard J. Kagan, chief of staff at the Cincinnati Shriners Hospital, for violating FDA regulations. The Shriners Hospitals is a 501c3 charity made up of 22 hospitals
Sunday, November 18, 2007 "Apocalypse Now" PAINTING, GEO-4 "now or never"SHARE
Gideon Polya ~ "Apocalypse Now" is a huge painting about man-made and natural catastrophes threatening the Planet. The World IGNORES the shocking 2007 UN GEO-4 report – but can ART prompt global responsiveness?
For a PROPERLY-DIMENSIONED and EXPANDABLE image of my HUGE (1.3 meter x 2.9 meter) painting "Apocalypse Now" see "US Nuclear, greenhouse & Poverty Threats...
Monday, July 16, 2007 Thinking broadly about the risks of gmo's: Conversation with Jack HeinemannSHARE
The risks seem almost unmeasurably complex. If we start to use food crops to produce medicine how do we regulate the doses? What happens if we unknowingly mix different kinds of medicinal foodstuffs, or mix medicinal foodstuffs with traditional medicines? How do we measure the safety?
Friday, July 6, 2007 Monsanto tells pack of lies in South AfricaSHARE
The suit proves again the strategy of lying. Monsanto addressed the ASA at length and submitted inter alia that it had a strict code of conduct and that MON 863 was not their product. The facts are that MON 863 is indeed a product of Monsanto and that Monsanto had suppressed the evidence of serious damage to the liver and kidneys of rats in their own GM maize trials until ordered to release this evidence by a German Court.
Thursday, July 5, 2007 Irish Medical Journal Identifys GMO Food Health ConcernsSHARE
This is a review of the risks relating to genetically engineered foods. While this is a rather technical article it is written in an informative manner which helps to explain the terms, concepts and causes for concern in a way an average consumer can follow and benefit from.
(2 comments) Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Monsanto's False Claims OpEd CampaignSHARE
Bothe The New York and Washington Times OpEd pages have helped to kickstart a Monsanto PR assault using the front group strategy perfected by big tobacco and helped by a policy of American media to turn a blind eye to false claims in support of corporate profits. Selling scams disguised as benevolence and science.
(1 comments) Saturday, February 10, 2007 Pure Activism Raw AppealSHARE
Meet some of the individuals making the world of food politics a force for change that's sweeping acroos divides that politicians can't stop.
(1 comments) Thursday, February 8, 2007 Feinstein Caught in Conflict of Interest on Military ContractsSHARE
Sen. Dianne Feinstein�s husband was a major beneficiary of military appropriations blessed by a subcommittee that she headed, Metro Newspapers reports this week.
Feinstein (D-Calif.) acted in a conflict of interest while approving billions of dollars in military construction expenditures for the global war on terror, according to investigation by award-winning journalist Peter Byrne and Fund of the Nation Institute.
(1 comments) Friday, February 2, 2007 What's At Stake: EPA Set to Abandon 30 Years of Air Quality ControlSHARE
EPA Set to Abandon 30 Years of Air Quality Control
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate all air pollutants that pose a threat to public health and welfare by establishing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The EPA is required to apply the best available science to update the standards every five years.
Six highly dangerous air pollutants are monitored under these standards:
(3 comments) Thursday, October 5, 2006 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Profiteers and HypeSHARE
If you watch nightly, network news it is impossible to miss commercials for drugs that help improve your chemotherapy experience. Cancer is a term used casually and better treatment is sold like every other consumer product.
(3 comments) Saturday, June 17, 2006 New green/labor alliance brings Sierra Club and Steelworkers togetherSHARE
Last week, Carl Pope, head of the Sierra Club, and Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, announced the formation of the Blue/Green Alliance, linking the nation's biggest industrial labor union with the nation's largest environmental organization. Their motto: "Good jobs, a clean environment, and a safer world."