Organic Consumers Association News Headlines

Payback Time! Boycott the Brands that Helped Kill Prop 37

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:53:42 CST

Six Ways to Build a Better Urban Garden

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:51:05 CST

]]>From corporate campuses to thousands of schoolyards and backyards across the country, from hospital grounds to the White House lawn, interest in edible gardens has exploded over the last decade.]]> Click here to read this article

The Folly of Big Agriculture: Why Nature Always Wins

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:53:16 CST

]]>Large-scale industrial agriculture depends on engineering the land to ensure the absence of natural diversity. But as the recent emergence of herbicide-tolerant weeds on U.S. farms has shown, nature ultimately finds a way to subvert uniformity and assert itself. ]]> Click here to read this article

Should Environmentalists Just Say No to Eating Beef?

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:40:09 CST

]]>Conservation organizations are working with industry to try to make beef production more sustainable. But some are questioning whether green groups should be accepting funds from the beef industry or whether they should instead be urging consumers to stop eating beef. ]]> Click here to read this article

Going Beyond Carbon Dioxide

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:34:55 CST

]]>WE all know (or should know) by now that the carbon dioxide we produce when we burn fossil fuels and cut down forests is the planet's single largest contributor to global warming. ]]> Click here to read this article

Rare Note of Harmony at Doha as Action Agreed on Black Carbon

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:26:39 CST

]]>The 25 members of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition have agreed to vastly reduce black carbon, methane and ozone ]]> Click here to read this article

Hawaii's version of Proposition 37 (opinion)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:58:49 CST

]]> For several years now, Hawaii has been having hearings regarding the implementation of labeling GMOs. We have had Neighborhood Board meetings, Legislative hearings, and, of late, City Council hearings. Anything involving government officiality has always been lip service.]]> Click here to read this article

How Walmart is Devouring the Food System (Infographic)

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:55:28 CST

]]>Walmart now captures $1 of every $4 Americans spend on groceries. It's on track to claim one-third of food sales within five years. Here's a look at how Walmart has dramatically altered the food system - triggering massive consolidation, driving down prices to farmers, and leaving more families struggling to afford healthy food. ]]> Click here to read this article

Is the Fast Growing AquAdvantage Salmon Safe to Eat?

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:26:46 CST

]]>Many are hoping the AquAdvantage salmon (AAS), often referred to as a "Frankenfish," is not approved by the FDA. The genetically modified salmon, created by Boston-based AquaBounty Technologies, is created to grow twice as fast as wild Atlantic salmon--reaching its full size in 18 months instead of three years. ]]> Click here to read this article

Action Alert: Synthetic Nutrients in Organic Foods?

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:18:42 CST

]]>The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public comment on a rule that would continue its policy of allowing the indiscriminate and illegal addition of synthetic nutrients to organic foods.]]> Click here to read this article

There Is No Stopping Climate Change Unless We Can Mobilize Against Plutocracy

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:59:43 CST

]]>Neoliberalism is not the root of the problem: it is the ideology used to justify a global grab of power, public assets and natural resources by an unrestrained elite. ]]> Click here to read this article

Stand Still For the Apocalypse

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:00:20 CST

]]>Humans must immediately implement a series of radical measures to halt carbon emissions or prepare for the collapse of entire ecosystems and the displacement, suffering and death of hundreds of millions of the globe's inhabitants, according to a report commissioned by the World Bank.]]> Click here to read this article

Dr. Oz Flip Flops as High-Profile Attacks on Organic Food Intensify

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:29:14 CST

]]>"So you're being told organic food is no more nutritious than conventional and it's not worth your extra money. Well I'm here to say that it is worth the investment. Why do I say that? Pesticides." - - Dr. Oz, Oct. 19, 2012 Less than two months after telling millions of TV viewers that organic food is "worth the investment," America's most popular TV doctor is singing a different tune. In the December issue of Time magazine, Dr. Oz described organic foodies as "elitist" - part of the 1% - and claimed that conventional foods are nutritionally equivalent to organic foods. According to Dr. Oz: ]]> Click here to read this article

No Agent Orange Crops!

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:22:33 CST

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Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Rider!

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:53:11 CST

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How Dr. Oz Got It Wrong on Organics

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:27:53 CST

]]>"There's nothing like a block of frozen spinach to make you feel bad about your family dinner," observes heart surgeon, TV personality, and health pundit Dr. Mehmet Oz in the latest Time. The advice in Oz's piece is mostly on point-foodie trends shouldn't keep people from eating unglamorous, wholesome foods like frozen veggies or canned beans, especially if that's all they can afford.]]> Click here to read this article

Is 350's Carbon Divestment Campaign Complete?

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:15:01 CST

]]>I have much respect for Bill McKibben and 350.org, the organization he started. Future generations will hail the 350 activists of today as heroes. That said I am very worried about the pitfalls of 350′s current "Do the Math" campaign, which seeks to pressure universities, churches and other institutions to divest their investment portfolios of all fossil fuel stocks.]]> Click here to read this article

Foodies Get Wobbly

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:04:48 CST

]]>Food supply chain workers adopt the IWW's radical actions to fight abusive employers. ]]> Click here to read this article

Will Obama Seize Key Opportunity to Fight Climate Change?

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:50:48 CST

]]>NRDC unveils "groundbreaking proposal" that would "eliminate hundreds of millions of tons of carbon pollution" ]]> Click here to read this article

“Fishycorn Car” to do National GMO Education Tour this December

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:40:07 CST

]]>Environmental, education and advocacy organizations partner with Organic Food and Natural Products Companies to educate US citizens about GMOs from California to Washington DC. ]]> Click here to read this article