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May 15, 2006
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All bird flu viruses seem to start out harmless, arising out of the perpetual, benign, stable reservoir of innocuous waterfowl influenza. They begin as mild, low grade, so-called LPAI viruses, which stands for low pathogenicity avian influenza.
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Investors Question Dean Foods at Stockholders Meeting
Horizon Organic Milk Brand Faces Consumer Boycott
Over Factory Farms
Investors Question Dean Foods at Stockholders Meeting
Horizon Organic Milk Brand Faces Consumer Boycott
Over Factory Farms
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How many times have you seen a recipe for a cake that called for two cups of high-fructose corn syrup? Or been sitting at the dinner table with your parents and asked your father to pass the sodium-lactate?
Who has ever had a craving for Yellow #40 or partially hydrogenated soybean oil?
Who has ever had a craving for Yellow #40 or partially hydrogenated soybean oil?
May 1, 2006
Scientific Study
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1. Congress may exempt factory farms from pollution laws
2. USDA proposes robust standard for grass-fed label
3. Hospitals to serve organic food
4. Australia avoids antibiotics - and has fewer resistant bacteria
5. Support access to pasture for organic dairy
6. What's for dinner? The Omnivore's Dilemma
7. Ban on terminator technology upheld
1. Congress may exempt factory farms from pollution laws
May 15, 2006
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In our efforts to streamline farming practices to produce more meat for more people, we have inadvertently created conditions by which a harmless parasite of wild ducks can be converted into a lethal killer of humans. University researcher E.F. Torrey.(1)
By Dr. Michael Greger
How does naturally occurring, innocuous waterfowl flu mutate into virulent, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)?
May 15, 2006
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We Be Grubbin' By ibrahim abdul-matin, WireTap. Posted May 15, 2006.
A new book by food activists Bryant Terry and Anne Lappe dishes up the political impact of our food choices with a side serving of artwork, poetry and soundtracks for cooking.
Time to do some math, shall we? What happens when you take food that is organic, raised in a sustainable way, whole and locally grown, and add food that is produced fair from seed to table -- good for our bodies, communities and environment?
I know, it's a mouthful, and perhaps a tad bit bourgeoisie?
A new book by food activists Bryant Terry and Anne Lappe dishes up the political impact of our food choices with a side serving of artwork, poetry and soundtracks for cooking.
Time to do some math, shall we? What happens when you take food that is organic, raised in a sustainable way, whole and locally grown, and add food that is produced fair from seed to table -- good for our bodies, communities and environment?
I know, it's a mouthful, and perhaps a tad bit bourgeoisie?
May 15, 2006
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Mad cow disease was recently confirmed in a cow in Alabama, according to two tests conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Even so, the USDA seems just as reluctant as usual to admit that U.S. herds continue to be infected with mad cow disease. Even though the results of this second test have been announced, there is a whole lot of spin from the USDA on trying to suppress the severity of this news -- so let me translate it into plain English for you.
May 15, 2006
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AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 15, 2006 (ENS) - Which are the most toxic air polluters in the United States? The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts has answered that question with the Toxic 100, an updated list of the top corporate air polluters issued Thursday. The Toxic 100's top five companies are E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., US Steel, ConocoPhillips, General Electric, and Eastman Kodak.
