Monthly Archives: February 2010

Why would we want to have an infamous pro pesticide lobbyist as our country’s Agricultural Trade Negotiator?

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The Obama Administration is nominating pro pesticide lobbyist Islam Siddiqui as the US Agricultural Trade Negotiator. Siddiqui is vice president for science and regulatory affairs at CropLife America, otherwise known by environmentalists as a “pesticide pusher.” The big irony is … … READ ON

Kellogg claims there is a ‘worldwide consensus’ on the safety of GMO ingredients

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Bovine Growth Hormone was given the thumbs up for widespread use in our dairy cows for decades. Now, after years of evidence leading to the contrary, its use in this country has largely declined. Now it is GMO’s that are … … READ ON

Disappointment Valley… A Modern Day Western premiers at the Santa Barbara Film Festival

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Disappointment Valley… A Modern Day Western has its first screening on February 11th, And it’s very timely. The Bureau of Land Management is using our tax dollars to hunt and kill off 30,000 remaining wild horses, an animal that represents … … READ ON

Food, Inc. “lifts the veil” to reveal the hidden underbelly of American Agribusiness

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Food Inc. was recently released on DVD on November 3rd, 2009 and many of us who missed it in the theaters finally got an opportunity to see it. One of the most influential documentary films in several years is also … … READ ON