Tag: Monsanto
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Here a shill. There a shill. Everywhere a shill-shill.
Last January 20 at about nine in the evening I got a call from Dr. Kevin Folta. He would be passing through my area of Portland on his way back to the airport after completing an engagement in Salem. If I had time, could we meet for an IPA? He already knew via our email […]
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Show “The Doctors” Has Hint of Rationality Regarding Glyphosate (Roundup)
Earlier this week I was putzing around my house in the afternoon with the TV blaring to keep me company and ABC’s show The Doctors came on. I’ve always put this show, perhaps mistakenly, in the same category as Dr. Oz, mainly because these types of shows come off, to me anyway, as generally somewhat […]
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Another One Bites The Dust (Of Reason)
Well, well, well, Mr. Bill Nye appears to be the latest GMOs-Are-Actually-Pretty-Neat-Come-Lately. Welcome to the fold, Mr. Nye. I doubt many science types are surprised that you eventually got here, even if it took you awhile. Apparently a face-to-face encounter with Monsanto scientists was enough for the science guy to stop questioning the safety, utility […]
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Another Anti-GMO Scare Tactic Bites the Dust
Even from the outside looking in, if you hang around the dubious controversy over GMOs long enough, you see things come full circle time and again – the most recent iteration being the retraction by the Food and Chemical Toxicology Journal of the now infamous tumorous rat study by Giles Seralini, first published in November, […]
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Shill Schmill
You can’t have a blog without the appearance of trolls [1]. Even if they don’t comment on your blog directly, you see them tearing you down when you comment elsewhere. I have experienced this enough times now to realize it is unavoidable. Speak your mind and someone’s going to speak theirs and it won’t be […]
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Visit to Monsanto Piilani Farm on Maui
Part One of Three/Biotech in Hawaii Some of my readers may already know that I recently spent nine glorious days on the beautiful island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. In addition to the scuba diving, snorkeling and general ocean frolicking that my husband and I engaged in, we also lucked into a private tour […]
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My Biotech Weekend
Leaving soon for Maui but had to do one last post… Awhile back I received an email from Janice Person, the Monsanto social media gal whom many of you know. She was coming to Portland in late June and wanted to know if we could meet up for lunch. She admitted that it might be […]
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Eugene’s Monsanto March
Originally posted on oregongreen:
On Saturday May 25th there were rallies, protests & marches held around the world against Monsanto, a biotechnology, seed & chemical company. I disagreed with the whole premise of the “march”. I disagree with their view about biotechnology. I disagree with their view about chemicals. I believe in multiple methods of farming.… -
Look Out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising
Guest post by Daniel Moss of Yes! Used by Permission. Chewing on a mouthful of locally grown lettuce, I wondered if the claims I’d heard about the global food-justice movement were true. Was there a line to follow, however crooked, between my purchase of these greens, land reform in Brazil and opposition to genetically modified […]
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Will Monsanto Ties Influence Nutritionists’ Stance On GMOs?
One of my favorite go-to writers is Food and Ag columnist Tom Philpott of Mother Jones. In my index of great sources, Philpott is top tier – absolutely A list – along with a handful of others. As to be expected, this post doesn’t disappoint. Here is an excerpt of Philpott’s article about two members […]
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