Author: Ocean Robbins
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The True Cost of Meat
Infographic produced by Pounds to Pocket. Infographic originally published by Pounds to Pocket.
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BREAKING NEWS: GMO labeling has the votes to win in Oregon
UPDATE: Oregon’s GMO Labeling initiative is now “too close to call”. The latest data has Oregon’s Measure 92 trailing by less than 850 votes, with a mandated recount now a certainty. Get the latest vote count data here: oregonvotes.gov/results/2014G/1029276478.html Watch the stunning Fox News story about the historic shift from “no” to “too close to call” here.…
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Election Day And The Food Movement
In California in 2012, and then in Washington in 2013, and now in Oregon in 2014, it’s been the same story. In each case, voters have initiated ballot measures to mandate GMO labeling. At first, the measures have been overwhelmingly popular. Because, after all, most people want to know what’s in their food. Then Monsanto, DuPont,…
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Vermont Attorney General’s Office Releases Draft GMO Labeling Rules
In Vermont, GMO labeling law goes into effect July 2016. However, a lawsuit has been filed by food companies. Who will prevail? Vermont will hopefully be the first state in the nation to require the labeling of food made with genetically modified organisms. The right to label was hard won in a fight against biotech…
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Bill Nye on GMOs
This is a powerful and entertaining explanation of GMOs. You can share this with friends who just don’t get it. Make sure to check out the part that starts at 6:27.
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10 Foods That May Prevent Dementia and Alzheimer’s
By Hayley Hobson • Originally published on Mind Body Green When I was 14 years old, my grandfather died of Alzheimer’s disease. I remember the years leading up to his death and how quickly his mind wore away. I’d accompany my father to the hospital and be shocked to watch my grandfather drinking imaginary tea…
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US Farmers Launch Billion Dollar Suit Against Syngenta
By Christina Sarich • Originally published on Nation of Change Another biotech-giant fail: Syngenta may have destroyed the corn export business that U.S. farmers count on by releasing a genetically altered variety before its was approved. Will the U.S. still be the world leader in corn production? Syngenta may have single-handedly destroyed the corn export business that US…
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The Outgoing Texas Ag Commissioner’s Red Meat Agenda
Shortly after denouncing Meatless Mondays, Todd Staples resigned to head the state’s oil and gas trade association. By Jim Hightower • Previously published on Other Words In Texas, not all goobers are produced by peanut farmers. A bumper crop of some of our nuttiest goobers comes out of far-right-wing political soil. Check out this blue-ribbon specimen:…
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8 Pink Foods that Fight Breast Cancer
By Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh • Originally published on GreenMedInfo.com It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when companies love to showcase pink packaging…but sometimes, what’s inside those packages isn’t so healthy. So we’ve rounded up 8 naturally pink foods that have all been shown to help keep away breast cancer. Always choose organic to avoid pesticides and toxins.…