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Food for People or Cars?

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
The Earth Policy Institute reports that the massive diversion of U.S. grain from food to fuel for cars is raising world food prices. The article notes that corn prices have doubled over the last year, wheat futures are trading at their highest level in 10 years, and rice prices are ...
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A Link Between Honeybee Decimations and GM Crops?

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
An online German publication, Spiegel online, recently questioned a possible connection between the mysterious decimation of bee populations in the U.S. and Germany and the spread of genetically-modified (GM) crops. In some cases, bee populations are down 70-80 percent. The article noted that politicians in ...
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Breaking the Chains: Buy Local, Fair Made

Monday, March 5th, 2007
Organic Consumers Associataion "Breaking the Chains Campaign"
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Frankenfood Returns

Monday, February 19th, 2007
A new report from GRAIN* reveals the new lobbying offensive from the global seed industry to make it a crime for farmers to save seeds for the next year's planting. At least two-thirds of the global crop area is currently planted with farm-saved seed every ...
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Schmeiser vs. Monsanto

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser continues to fight Monsanto claiming their genetically modified food is destroying human health, the environment, and the social fabric of rural Canada. Schmeiser, the international spokesperson for farmers' rights, spoke about the control Monsanto wields over Saskatchewan farmers, who, he said, are coerced into signing contracts saying they ...
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