February 2012
24 posts
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New Research: GMO Food Far Worse Than We Think →
parkstepp:
Disturbing new research published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology indicates that genetically modified (GM) crops with “stacked traits,” that is, with multiple traits such as glyphosate-herbicide resistance andBacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal toxins engineered together into the same plant, are likely far more dangerous to human health than previously believed, due to their...
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How To Solve The Fossil Fuel Crisis
fakescience:
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A Fix for the Housing Market →
One long-term solution would be a type of co-op in which residents buy and sell shares according to their changing needs and circumstances. Unlike traditional co-ops, residents could purchase shares corresponding only to the units they occupy, not the land beneath, which remains in the hands of a “community land trust.” Such a structure would keep housing costs down while limiting residents’...
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Farmers advance in their suit against Monsanto
globalproxy:
In one corner you have the biotech seed giant, in the other you have 83 non-GMO seed producers, farmers, and agricultural organizations who want Monsanto to stop suing and threatening them. http://dlvr.it/1BLFLL
500 showers heated from one small compost pile how... →
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WatchThe Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants
By Matthew Wood
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kad budu gorjeli gradovi: How farms are using... →
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
Louise Cartwright visits three farms in England and discovers how they have used permaculture principles to diversify yields and manage their businesses
Haye Farm education centre
The rise in fuel prices has seen greater awareness and a wider concern for what life…
Genetically Modified Foods Not Served in Monsanto... →
n-morgan:
The fight to ban genetically modified foods has won more converts — some employees of Monsanto the company that is doing the most to promote GM products.
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Warning To the People of Earth
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
William Rees is the co-creator of the Eco-Footprint concept. He has measured humanity’s use of the planet’s resources, and what he has discovered is frightening. We are using more resources than the planet can possibly supply us with. Without a huge change in the way we live, our planet-wide civilization will likely collapse. This 29-minute documentary is a compilation...
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steve brill & evelyn dean - identifying and...
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
rosalind northcote - the book of herbs
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
richo cech - growing at-risk medicinal herbs
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
January 2012
26 posts
stephen harrod buhner - sacred and herbal healing...
kadbudugorjeligradovi:
“Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) — Monsanto Co., the biggest seed maker, said the bushy plant...”
– Monsanto Says Weedkiller-Resistant Kochia Found in Canada - Businessweek
If Monsanto admits it, it must be bad.
(via stopkillingourworld)
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Monsanto Now Owns Blackwater (Xe) →
No wonder that a company engaged in the “science of death” as Monsanto, which has been dedicated from the outset to produce toxic poisons spilling from Agent Orange to PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), pesticides, hormones and genetically modified seeds, is associated with another company of thugs.
Almost simultaneously with the publication of this article in The Nation, the Via Campesina...
Why Yoplait is crap. →
themindlesswanderer:
berryhealthy:
beccasfitlife:
Want some petroleum and modified corn starch for breakfast? Be my guest.
oh daaaamn. i don’t eat yoplait, but i just checked my danone yogurt and it has a couple of these ingredients. looks like i’m looking for a new yogurt next time i go grocery shopping! but canada’s choices are serious lacking. especially since i’m not near a whole...
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WatchNever buy green onions again.
Harvard Declares Dairy NOT Part of Healthy Diet ... →
parkstepp:
The Harvard School of Public Health sent a strong message to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and nutrition experts everywhere with the recent release of its “Healthy Eating Plate” food guide. The university was responding to the USDA’s new MyPlate guide for healthy eating, which replaced the outdated and misguided food pyramid.
Harvard’s nutrition experts did not...
