Tag Archives: GMO

Rick Bayless Says Mexico Ending Its GMO Ban Is ‘Immeasurable Cruelty’

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BY ANTHONY TODD IN FOOD ON AUG 27, 2015 1:49 PM  Rick Bayless is a staunch good food advocate, but he’s not given to hyperbole or political hysteria. So when he says something is bad, it at least deserves our attention. Writing on Good Food On Every Table, Bayless decried the recent overturning of the …

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Monsanto Video Revolt: Global anti-GMO online rally launches

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A new initiative to bypass the corporate media blackout on GMO foods and bring the issue to world attention has been launched. Monsanto Video Revolt is to hit the net in the upcoming weeks, editor of Naturalsociety.com Anthony Gucciardi tells RT. Anyone can become a part of the Monsanto Video …

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Illinois illegally seizes Bees Resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills remaining Queens

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The Illinois Ag Dept. illegally seized privately owned bees from renowned naturalist, Terrence Ingram, without providing him with a search warrant and before the court hearing on the matter, reports Prairie Advocate News. Behind the obvious violations of his Constitutional rights is Monsanto. Ingram was researching Roundup’s effects on bees, …

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Farmers Rally at White House to Protest Monsanto’s GMO Empire

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As court hears pivotal case for small farmers and organic seed growers, opponents to industrial agriculture speak out – Jon Queally, staff writer Hundreds of small farmers and advocates for organic seed growers gathered outside the White House Thursday, calling on President Obama and other lawmakers to come to their …

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GMO debate: Consumer activists seek labeling of genetically modified foods

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They have become so common that even organic retailer Whole Foods says it can’t avoid stocking some Protesters demonstrate against GMOs in food at the Whole Foods Market on North Kingsbury Street in Chicago earlier this month. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / May 24, 2011) By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter …

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Activists to Dump Genetically-Modified Groceries at Whole Foods Today

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If you’re walking past the Lincoln Park Whole Foods this morning and see a huge heap of food sitting on the ground, it’s not a sale. The Organic Consumers Association, as part of their “Millions Against Monsanto” campaign, is dumping genetically modified foods in front of Whole Foods at noon. …

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