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Written by Stephen Lendman
05/16/2008
Reviewing F. William Engdahl’s “Seeds of Destruction” — by Stephen Lendman (Part I) Order here Today, we’re all lab rats in an uncontrolled, unregulated mass human experiment the results of which are unknown. Once GM seeds are introduced to an area, the genie is out of the bottle for keeps. Bill Engdahl is a leading researcher, economist and [...] Read more...

Written by Rena Sherwood
05/16/2008
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… The messiest landfills have nothing in comparison to our oceans. But just how messy? How about six million pounds just on the world’s beaches messy? This was the finding (after doing a lot of tedious and odiferous counting) on September 15, 2007, [...] Read more...

Written by Alina Beloussova
05/16/2008
It’s Friday again and the Linkfest is here. We have a week of environmental news developments to catch up with so let’s start with the good news first. Good News Today is National Bike to Work Day in the US, so be sure to observe the occasion. Prius sales pass 1 million vehicles worldwide. Public transit ridership is surging [...] Read more...

Written by Amy Anaruk
05/16/2008
Because I live in Florida, it’s possible that I pay more attention to high-intensity storms than most. It’s also possible I follow the cycle of natural disasters and rebuilding in particular because I live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, which is battered by hurricanes practically every summer. While I’ve been lucky enough not to [...] Read more...

Written by Elissa Vallano
05/15/2008
There’s a new tuna on the block, and it’s causing quite a stir in culinary circles around the globe. Large, luscious and highly coveted, the Kindai Tuna’s going rate is estimated at about $60 a pound. It can currently be found in the best restaurants in America, but its true selling points are its relatively [...] Read more...

Written by Michelle Schaefer
05/15/2008
Several communities across the United State are using a novel, yet effective approach to monitoring the safety of their water supplies. Communities in New York, Washington, and California are using bluegill fish to detect potential toxins and contaminants in the water. Bluegills, also called Sunfish, are a common fish found in lakes and ponds across the [...] Read more...

Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman
05/15/2008
Growing up in the San Joaquin Valley of California, considered to be the ‘agricultural center of the world,’ I am familiar with farmers’ markets. My grandfather sold oranges at a roadside market once a year. I appreciate the fact that farmers’ markets provide local, quality produce, however, I must confess that until doing research for [...] Read more...

Written by Doug Snodgrass

05/14/2008

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If I chose to take a brief section from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first inagural address, and rearrange a few words, I could easily change this…

So, first of all,...
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Written by Jeffrey M. Smith
05/14/2008
by Jeffrey M. Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, and author of the highly acclaimed Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette. Here’s looking at you kid. Genetically modified crops are linked to death, disease, sterility and more. Big Biotech are effectively turning us into [...] Read more...

Written by Jeanne Roberts
05/14/2008
Faced with rising water costs and a water shortage, farmers in the breadbasket communities of Valley Center and Fallbrook are cutting back their operations — and cutting down their trees. … “I think eventually there’ll be no agriculture in Southern California,” said Bob Polito, a Valley Center grower with Polito Family Farms. “There may be little [...] Read more...