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Democracy Now!: The Monsanto Protection Act? Debate On Controversial Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: gmo, genetically modified, Monsanto, planet, food, cancer risks, tumors, health, environment, Monsanto Protection Act, President Obama, Democracy Now! )

Brian
- 49 days ago - youtube.com
Pres. Obama outraged many last week when he signed into law a spending bill that included what critics have called the "Monsanto Protection Act." Democracy Now! covers the story Gregory Jaffe and Wenonah Hauter.
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Washington Activists Pushing for New Labeling Requirements for Genetically Modified Foods
Health & Wellness  (tags: gmo, genetically modified, Monsanto, planet, food, people vs corporations, warning, cancer risks, tumors, health, environment )

Brian
- 104 days ago - pri.org
" Despite voters rejecting California's Prop 37, other states are now considering similar initiatives to require labeling of genetically modified food. In Washington, grassroots leaders are hoping for a victory against the deep-pocketed food industry."
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GMO A Go Go - Truth About GMOs Explained in New Animated Cartoon   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: gmo, genetically modified, Monsanto, planet, food, people vs corporations, warning, cancer risks, tumors, health, environment )

Brian
- 105 days ago - youtube.com
"This new animated cartoon covers all the basics on why GMOs are dangerous."
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GM Corn Should Be Taken Off Shelves - Greens
Health & Wellness  (tags: gmo, genetically modified, food, warning, cancer risks, safety, research, rats, tumors, study, health, environment, Green Party, Greens, New Zealand, Steffan Brownin )

Brian
- 229 days ago - nzherald.co.nz
"There are now huge concerns over the safety of this corn. Eating this corn has now been proven to cause the growth of tumours, so why was it approved a decade ago without the necessary evidence that it was safe to eat?"
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New Study Questions Safety of GMOs for Human and Animal Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: gmo, genetically modified, food, warning, cancer risks, safety, research, rats, tumors, study, health, environment, Green Party, European Greens )

Brian
- 238 days ago - europeangreens.eu
"The results are extremely worrying. Increased mortality in all groups of rats submitted to the GMO and/or herbicide.... For the Greens, this study requires no less than a complete halt to the marketing and cultivation of GMOs in Europe and the world."
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The Natural Sweetener That Makes People Fat | Care2 Healthy Living
Health & Wellness  (tags: HFCS, corn syrup, genetically modified, fructose, obesity, sweetener, unhealthy, disease, food additives )

Thubten
- 241 days ago - care2.com
Corn syrup is the sugar extracted from corn. When isolated it is not and never has been healthy, but as corn is now almost entirely genetically modified, it is even worse for us. The fructose in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) converts to fat stores...
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Richmond Bans Genetically Modified Plants
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, genetically modified, farmets, garden, great news, health, ethics, food, prevention, interesting, safety, risks, science, society, news, protection, humans )

Elena
- 360 days ago - theprovince.com
RICHMOND, B.C. -- Richmond City Council says engineered crops and plants have no place the gardens of Metro Vancouver. Councillors have voted unanimously to ban further genetically modified species from Richmond soilalthough the ban is unenforceable ...
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Please Sign: Praise Poland for Saying NO to Monsanto's Bt Bee-Killing Corn
Health & Wellness  (tags: bee killing, Monsanto, Bt corn, genetically modified, Poland, ban GMO, wildlife, environment, health, Polish Ministry of Agriculture, organic, food, illness, disease, protection, prevention, risks, honey bees, nutrition, news, death, study, safety, scienc )

Susan
- 374 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Millions must let Poland know we stand behind its decision to ban GMO corn its beekeepers showed was damaging their honeybees. We must stop Monsanto's games and attempts to control future damning research. Tell US and all to get with Poland's program!
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Tell the European Commission That Now Is the Time for a Thorough Study on the Effects of Monsanto's Roundup!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Monsanto, GMOs, genetically modified, agriculture, Europe, safety, protection, prevention, nutrition, interesting, investigation, research, risks, study, society, ethics, environment, disease, drugs, health, humans, illness, warning )

Elena
- 648 days ago - action.foodandwaterwatch.org
The European Commission has postponed a critical, independent safety assessment of Roundup. Will you email the Commissioners and officials responsible for Health, Agriculture and Environment to demand that a safety reassessment of glyphosate is conducted
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Court Rules Organic Farmers Can Sue Conventional, GMO Farmers Whose Pesticides 'Trespass' and Contaminate Their Fields
Health & Wellness  (tags: Good News, GMOs, genetically modified, law, protection, humans, health, food, government, ethics, risks, safety, science, society, warning, news, nutrition )

Elena
- 657 days ago - prisonplanet.com
Purveyors of conventional and genetically-modified (GM) crops -- and the pesticides and herbicides that accompany them -- are finally getting a taste of their own legal medicine.
46 comments
Tell FDA That Nanotechnology Must Not Be Used in Organic Food Production!
Health & Wellness  (tags: FDA, nanotechnology, GM food, genetically modified )

Nancy
- 693 days ago - secure3.convio.net
The FDA has just released its draft guidance for regulated industries describing what to consider when determining whether a product uses nanotechnology or nanomaterials. The comment period is open for 60 days. Please tell FDA that nanotechnology must...
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TAKE ACTION! USDA Completely Deregulates Genetically Engineered Alfalfa--It Is Time to Demand Congressional Hearings!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alfalfa, USDA, Deregulated, GMO, Genetically Modified, Demand Congressional Hearing )

Kenny
- 839 days ago - secure3.convio.net
We need to blanket Congress with protests, asking senators and representatives and oversight committees to review the deregulation decision. we need to put pressure on the USDA and the Obama administration. Tell them how angry you are...Please!
60 comments
GM Pigs: Green Ham With Your Eggs?
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, genetically modified, animals, pigs, food, science, risks, genetically engineered, interesting, research, nutrition, health, ethics )

Elena
- 866 days ago - bbc.co.uk
The project here is called Enviropig. The animals inside the clean, warm barns look like normal pigs and behave like normal pigs, but they are living, breathing wonders of modern science. Each one contains genes from mice and E.coli bacteria ...
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Unprecedented Debate on Genetic Engineering Secured in House of Commons for 2011 Thanks to Bill C-474
Health & Wellness  (tags: GE, debate, science, risks, protection, Monsanto, genetically modified, interesting, health, ethics, protection, investigation, society )

Elena
- 897 days ago - cban.ca
Ottawa. Thursday, December 2, 2010 - In a surprise move yesterday evening in the House of Commons, the New Democratic Party secured an extended debate, of up to 5 hours, on the highly controversial Bill C-474 on genetically engineered (GE) crops, currentl
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