By Susan Audrey Everyone knows that an oil spill is not good for the environment. Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser has been traveling the world for years, spreading the word that GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are just as detrimental—to the land, wildlife, farmers, our food supply, and to us. Percy’s story is a famous […]
A half-hour documentary film on Monsanto, from Germany. http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/6274/Poison-in-the-Offer—The-Success-Story-of-U-S–Giant-Monsanto Director: Manfred Ladwig | Producer: Manfred Ladwig Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2007 | Story Teller’s Country: Germany Tags: Americas, Asia, Conflict, Crime, Ecology, Environment, Science, United States, Vietnam Synopsis: This very moment is not true, one could think. Thirty years after American GIs and […]
Below is in follow-up to 2013-02-12 A million signatures on AVAAZ petition to US FDA, stop the licensing of GM salmon. = = = = = = = = = = = CONTENTS 1. “THE ONLY SOURCE OF GM SALMON EGGS ON THE PLANET“, PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDERS ARE MOBILIZING (again) TO STOP IT! 2. BERTRAM VERHAAG`S […]
OTHER POSTINGS related to Jeremy Rifkin: 2011-01-18 Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization. 11-minute YouTube: Highly recommended!! The YouTube video (11-minutes) at 2011-01-18 (Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization) makes the point that nation states are artificial constructions pitting us against each other, when really we are connected. (Excerpt from 2011-03-10 Myths for Profit:) 2011-10-28 Jeremy Rifkin […]
The statements are applicable to public institutions in general, not just “Government”. They are compelling. Related: Cause-and-effect relationship between public-private-partnerships and corruption – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – THINKERS OF THE DAY SAY: […]
Leo writes: The first of this movie is more or less new to me. The last half is something most of us guessed was the problem, but it is so well explained and illustrated, be sure to watch all of it. Sandra speaking: The movie is 2 hours. Click on the icon in the bottom-right […]
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wallstreet-protests-social-idUSTRE79G6E420111018 Occupy Wall Street protesters meditate while a sign bearing their twitter handle hangs from a railing in Zuccotti Park in New York October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi It all started innocuously enough with a July 13 blog post urging people to #OccupyWallStreet, as though such a thing (Twitter hashtag and all) were possible. […]
http://planetsave.com/2011/07/21/hungary-destroys-all-monsanto-gmo-maize-fields/ In an effort to rid the country of Monsanto’s GMO products, Hungary has stepped up the pace. This looks like its going to be another slap in the face for Monsanto and other large scale agribusiness. A new regulation was introduced this March which stipulates that seeds are supposed to be checked for GMO […]
Two letters to the University are followed by the response received. (1) FIRST COMMUNICATION, February 14, 2006 TO: University of Saskatchewan Board of Governors, Members listed below CC: Pat Atkinson, MLA Saskatoon Nutana, Minister of Advanced Education and Employment Ernie Barber, Dean of Agriculture, U of S Lynne Pearson, Dean of Commerce, U of S […]
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/fox.html Ronnie Cummins Little Marais, Minnesota On April 2, 1998, two award-winning Florida TV producers, Jane Akre and Steve Wilson, held press conferences in Tampa and Tallahassee to announce a lawsuit against a Fox TV network television station, WTVT. The reporters sued Fox for firing them after they refused to broadcast false reports about Monsanto’s […]