Monsanto was recently sold to the Germans at Bayer and its name changed, no doubt to end-run its toxic history.…
Industrial Agriculture
Pesticides Are Killing My Planet–and Yours
C’mon, how long do we have to continue to read the evidence, as agriculture runs amok? We know what’s being…
Is It Really the Business of Business to Destroy Ourselves?
I suppose that, depending upon where you see the glass, this is just another of these half-full or half-empty conversations.…
More Good News from Nebraska Beef–a Company That Sues Its Victims
Nebraska Beef Recall Expanded Associated Press Friday, July 4, 2008; D02 Nebraska Beef is expanding a recall announced earlier this…
Global Warming Not the Only Threat to High Mountain Meadows
Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana Forest Service Angers Locals With Move That May Speed Building By Karl Vick…
The ‘Hard Data’ on Watermelon
Scientists: Watermelon Yields Viagra-like Effects By BETSY BLANEY The Associated Press Thursday, July 3, 2008; 5:48 PM LUBBOCK, Texas —…
The Question Is, Can You Still Call It “Meat?”
Engineering a Safer Burger Technology Is Entrepreneur’s Main Ingredient for Bacteria-Free Beef By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday,…
Priorities Shot to Hell, We Plunge into the Energy Abyss
Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says By Steven Mufson Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2008;…
Playing ‘Chicken’ with Labeling Laws–Tyson Lies for a Buck
Court Orders Tyson to Suspend Ads For Antibiotic-Free Chicken By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 2, 2008;…
Lesson #297 in Why We’ll Never Feed the World
Searching For a Fourth Wife Farid would take a fourth wife if he could afford one. This 29-year-old gravel supplier…