A San Francisco based, synthetic biohacker group has made hundreds of headlines for creating cheese without the use of cows. Young biohackerspace people from BioCurious and CounterCultureLabs make up the group. They beat out 243 other groups to take first place at this year’s iGEM “jamboree” competition. iGEM stands for international genetically engineered machine. The winner’s […]
Your life is in the hands of TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)
Years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, we’re still seeing repercussions of the disaster, and the effects will likely continue for decades. This disaster is contributing to untold health concerns and environmental damage. A recent report from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says 2 trillion becquerels of radiation may have flowed into the Fukushima power […]
RADIATION DANGER from the FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT DISASTER in Japan settling on the WEST COAST OF UNITED STATES
Be Careful of ANYTHING you consume that originates from the WEST COAST of America and Hawaii. When Radiation Fallout descends from the atmosphere and settles in an environment,it contaminates the Land, Sea, Air and Water for many hundreds or thousands of years.RADIOACTIVITY bio-magnifies and can be internally emitted in humans and animals by ingested food […]
“Spinning food” New Report How Food Industry Front Groups Are Shaping The Story Of Food
GMO pushers’ corporate links exposed. A new report, “Spinning food”, investigates how Big Food and agrochemical corporations are deliberately misleading the public – and reporters – on facts about industrial agriculture and organic and sustainable food production. Taking their cues from the tobacco industry, these companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the […]
‘Runoff’ Movie A Thriller Of Everyday Farm Life Dangers, Harsh Realities And Sacrifice
RUNOFF explores what might a loving wife and mother do in hopes of pulling her family from the brink of financial disaster? The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when […]
McDonald’s says no to GMO potato
(Organic Slant) The McDonalds Corporation has stated that they will not sell french fries made from the recently approved “Innate” genetically engineered potato. The Capital Press reported that a McDonalds spokesperson stated, “McDonald’s USA does not source GMO potatoes nor do we have current plans to change our sourcing practice.” Genetically Modified Organisms and genetically engineered food products have […]
Obama Breaks GMO Food Label Promise
President Barack Obama has signed H.R. 933, which contained the Monsanto Protection Act, into law. President Obama failed to live up to his promise to protect the American people and label GMO’s. Hidden inside a short-term congressional resolution that averts a government shutdown is an alarming rider that protects genetically modified seeds from lawsuits in […]
Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food
Readers of Bet the Farm will glimpse the power behind global food and understand what truly supports the system that has brought mass misery to our planet. Our food is getting less healthy, less delicious, and more expensive even as the world’s biggest food companies and food scientists say things are better than ever and that […]
Japan Reduces Radiation Testing On Food Items
If nobody tests for radiation in food stuffs, does it mean it doesn’t contain radiation. The Japanese Ministry of Health and Labor announced testing for radioactive cesium in food will be scaled down. They have been testing only 132 food items to begin with. Ministry of Health and Labor announced that the radioactivity testing for […]
Fruit Flies Fed Organic Diets Are Healthier Than Flies Fed Nonorganic Diets, Study Finds
Fruit flies raised on diets based on organic foods performed better on a variety of health tests, including fertility and longevity. A new study looking at the potential health benefits of organic versus non-organic food found that fruit flies fed an organic diet recorded better health outcomes than flies fed a nonorganic diet. The study […]