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Michael Pollan Thinks Wall Street Has Way Too Much Influence Over What We Eat
In a wide-ranging interview, the renowned author explained what studying the food system can teach us about capitalism.
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Victory in Vermont Pushes Monsanto and Big Foods on the GMO Defensive
The Vermont Senate passed a bill to require labeling on all GMO foods sold in the state – signaling a wave of nationwide victories against the Gene Giants may be underway.
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Exposed: Dow Chemical Backed Anti-Union Nonprofit with $2 Million in Michigan
The giant chemical maker was one of several corporations that helped finance a web of so-called “social welfare” nonprofits not legally obligated to publicly identify their funders.
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Monsanto v. Monarchs: New Report Blames Corporation For Record Butterfly Decline
Monarch butterflies have suffered a 44 percent decline in the past year.
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Food Fights, States Rights – and the Demand for Health We Won’t Be Denied
Activists are forcing Monsanto, big biotech and the Grocery Manufacturers Association to go defensive – and now it’s time to win.
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Occupy Monsanto Protesters Push Labeling Resolution at Annual Shareholder Meeting
For the first time ever, Monsanto shareholders convened to vote on a resolution to support GMO labeling.
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Wake Up Before It Is Too Late: Lessons From a U.N. Sustainability Report
Last year's UN Conference on Trade and Development study offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and strategic approaches to deal with hunger and poverty, poor health and nutrition, climate change and environmental sustainability.
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Suppressing Science, Supporting Monsanto: An Academic Journal Retracts
Scientific journal publishing reached a low point in November, when the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology
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Revealed: Food Industry Giants Try to Muscle Pro-GMO Federal Law Through Congress
The Grocery Manufacturers Association representing food and beverage leaders like ConAgra, PepsiCo and Kraft is pushing a federal law with non-mandatory labeling standards in an effort to kill GMO labeling initiatives across the country.
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General Mills Bans GMOs in Cheerios, Setting New Bar for Cereal Production
Across America the news was greeted with measured optimism as food activists praised the company's decision, saying it would help end the still-popular belief that GMOs are a viable, sustainable future solution for food production.
