Tag: food
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Target, Giant Eagle, Meijer Join Major Retailers Saying No to GE Salmon
“There’s no room on our plates for genetically engineered seafood. Consumers don’t want it and price-competitive stores across middle America are refusing to sell it …
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March Against Monsanto This Saturday
Instigated and driven completely by grassroots activists, this global day of action hopes to demonstrate that, when many people ban together for justice and transparency, they can fight back against the powerful few …
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Is Outrage Over Monsanto Protection Act a Turning Point for the Food Movement?
The law—conveniently snuck into the must-pass budget bill—requires the USDA to ignore a court order and allow the planting of new genetically engineered crops while the agency conducts further review, after which time it’s likely too late to undo any harm …
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A Guide to Food Industry Front Groups: How Corporate Lobbyists Control Public Discourse
With growing concern over the negative impacts of our highly industrialized and overly-processed food system, the food industry has a serious public relations problem on its hands. Instead of cleaning up its act, corporate lobbyists are …
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Enabling Greed Makes U.S. Sick
As long as there are insufficient checks and balances on big business and its powerful lobbies, we are at their mercy. Their ability to buy off public officials is an assault on democracy and a threat to our lives and health. When an entire political s…