Tag: food
-
Asian Carp Quickly Advancing Toward the Great Lakes
The leading edge of the Asian carp invasion in Illinois has advanced dramatically, with spawning moving nearly 100 miles upstream this year to within 25 miles of an electric barrier that is the last line of defense …
-
Washington GMO Labeling Campaign Picks Up Where California Left Off
The measures passed in Connecticut and Maine are important, said Paul, but I-522 is different. “It’s voter-approved. It will force national labeling.”
-
Facebook Censors March Against Monsanto Event
The group March Against Monsanto announced yesterday that Facebook had removed an event page promoting a rally in St. Louis, MO, where the biotech giant is headquartered.
-
Humanity’s Demands Exceed Earth’s Carrying Capacity
Today, 20 August, is Earth Overshoot Day—when humanity has used as much renewable natural resources as our planet can regenerate in one year. For the rest of 2013, we are “in the red” …
-
New USDA Rules Leave School Snacks Loaded with Sugar and Aspartame
The rules seems overly concerned with calories, while allowing diet sodas, diet iced teas and diet juice drinks, without a care about the potential hazards of artificial sweeteners or dyes, or any other artificial ingredients for that matter.