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John Oliver: How Big Pharma Makes Doctors Into Drug Pushers [Video]
In this hilarious and chillingly honest video, John Oliver reveals the stunning truth about how doctors are bribed to push drugs. It turns out that nine out of the top ten drug makers spend more money on marketing than they do on research. And most of that money is spent not on marketing to consumers,…
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Monsanto’s Roundup. Enough to Make You Sick.
By Alexis Baden-Mayer • Originally posted on Organic Consumers Association Monsanto invented the herbicide glyphosate and brought it to market under the trade name Roundup in 1974, after DDT was banned. But it wasn’t until the late 1990s that the use of Roundup surged, thanks to Monsanto’s ingenious marketing strategy. The strategy? Genetically engineer seeds to grow…
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The 12 most pesticide-contaminated foods (Infographic)
Pesticides have been linked to cancer, developmental disabilities, endocrine disruption, and many other serious problems. This infographic from Juicing with G gives critical information about which are the most, and the least, pesticide contaminated fruits and vegetables. This chart does not address GMOs. So sweet corn shows up as being less contaminated with pesticides, mainly because…
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Organic Nearly as Productive as Industrial Farming, New Study Says
By Doug Gurian-Sherman on December 10, 2014 Originally published on Civil Eats Industrial agriculture has huge, unsustainable impacts on our environment. And while organic and other ecologically based farming systems (agroecology) have huge benefits, some have suggested that it will never produce enough food. Production is only one of the challenges for food security. But, according…
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Herbicide and Insecticide Use on GMO Crops Skyrocketing While Pro-GMO Media Run Interference
Former EPA Senior Scientist’s New Article Sets Record Straight Michael Specter’s recent articles bashing Vandana Shiva and the labeling of genetically engineered foods (Seeds of Doubt and The Problem with G.M.O. Labels, 8/25/14) in the New Yorker are the latest high-profile pro-GMO articles that fail to engage with the fundamental critique of genetically engineered food…
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Four Ways the US Government Just Derailed Climate Progress
By Andrew Kimbrell • Founder and Director, Center for Food Safety | Photo from chesapeakeclimate In order to avert another government shutdown, President Obama will sign a 1,600 page, 16 pound, $1.1 trillion spending bill–oddly called “the cromnibus.” While it may sound like a robot from the latest Transformers saga, it’s actually a term referring to the continuing…
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Help Expose the Heartbreaking Abuse of Temple Elephants & Watch Gods in Shackles Documentary for Free
Guest post from Sangita Iyer, Director/ Producer of Gods in Shackles. Editor’s note: If we want to live in a world where humane food is a reality, we need to strive to achieve a society where humans coexist with all sentient beings. We hope you’ll join us in learning about this important issue and spreading the…
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VIDEO Expose: How the food industry is deceiving you
How To Get Fat Without Really Trying This is a stunning, insightful, and critically important expose of the food industry. Produced and hosted for ABC News by Peter Jennings, it exposes the truth about the deeply disturbing insider ties between the food industry and the government that serves their interests. And it reveals the cost,…
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U.S. Agencies Consider a Diet for a Healthy Planet
By Kari Hamerschlag • Originally posted on Friends Of the Earth’s Politico Pro For the first time, U.S. agencies consider a diet for a healthy planet If the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee has its way, America’s dinner plates are about to include a healthy portion of much needed environmental awareness. For the first time, the U.S. Department…
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How To Make Fresh Food Last Longer
Forty to fifty percent of all food ready for harvest in the United States never gets eaten. Over a billion dollars is spent each year in the US disposing of food waste. The average family in the US wastes up to $2,000 annually on food that never gets eaten. Don’t let that be you! Here are…
