Archive for July, 2005

Monsanto and what they have to say about your food

I stumbled across this today. Big business, government officials, GMO, etc.
In order for the FDA to determine if Monsanto’s growth hormones were safe or not, Monsanto was required to submit a scientific report on that topic. Margaret Miller, one of Monsanto’s researchers put the report together. Shortly before the report submission, Miller left Monsanto and […]

Who owns organic/natural foods companies?

Mergers in the Food Industry - Updated June 16, 2004
Know who you are giving your money to. For example:
Odwalla Juice and Fresh Samantha (juice) are owned by Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola prohibits unionizing: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire — Edgar Paez, of the Colombian trade union Sinaltrainal, was joined on Monday by Teamster representatives, the AFL- CIO, members of […]

Climate Blogs for Your Reading Pleasure

Included in the 30 - 40K blogs being added to the world each day (Sifry can tell you more about that) are these two climate focused blogs.
http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/

http://climatechangeresources.blogspot.com/
Take read here. Calvin has some good information I think you’ll enjoy.

Surfrider, Jim Moriarty, and Asbury Park, NJ

It’s been a week since the Surfrider Asbury Park Surf Clinic put on by the Jersey Shore Chapter of Surfrider. It was awesome as usual.
This was the third year for the event and had grown significantly in those 3 years! 170 tykes from all backgrounds, all ampted to ride waves. It was also the […]

President Bush remains the odd man out in global environmental affairs

President Bush conceded Wednesday that global warming is a real environmental problem and that human-caused pollution worsens it. “Listen, I recognize the surface of the Earth is warmer,” Bush told reporters in Denmark, “and that an increase in greenhouse gases caused by humans is contributing to the problem.”
Finally, in the hours before the G-8 summit, […]

Schwarzenegger Urges Global Warming Action

The Govinator, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has said that global warming exists and something needs to be done about it! He also said he is going to convert his fleet of Hummers into Biodiesel. He didn?「どィび「t go that far but it?「どィび「s a start.
Funny things happen when celebrities speak out. Sometimes they get shunned (Dixie […]

Acid Buildup in Oceans Threatens Food Chain

Here?「どィび「s a good one that talks about how the oceans are responding to industrial and auto pollution. Acid Buildup in Oceans Threatens Food Chain
Highlights include:

How the oceans act as a giant carbon sink
How.human-produced C02 has been absorbed by the oceans and just how the lives of little critters like phytoplankton and zooplankton will be […]