Thursday, August 22, 2013
...And Now for Something Completely Different: Skateboarding Monks
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Chile Fights GMOs in National Protest Against Monsanto
Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the
“Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists
say it will not only compromise food sovereignty in Chile, but will
also harm consumer health.
Mass protests were held in at least nine cities across the Latin American country to protest the bill that would allow for the development of genetically modified seeds. Activists carried banners emblazoned with slogans such as “Monsanto kills” and “Monsanto will patent your life.”
Other protesters dressed up as bees and zombies to illustrate their fear that the new legislation could lead to the degradation of Chile’s biodiversity.
Read the RT article and see photos here.
Mass protests were held in at least nine cities across the Latin American country to protest the bill that would allow for the development of genetically modified seeds. Activists carried banners emblazoned with slogans such as “Monsanto kills” and “Monsanto will patent your life.”
Other protesters dressed up as bees and zombies to illustrate their fear that the new legislation could lead to the degradation of Chile’s biodiversity.
Read the RT article and see photos here.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Worse than Bush: Obama Fills Key Government Posts in Agriculture and Trade with Biotech Execs
From Natural News:
"Contradicting nearly every promise he made on the campaign trail with regards to reforming American agriculture and kicking out the special interests, Obama has done the exact opposite of virtually everything he said he would do, filling key government positions in both agriculture and trade with executives from the chemical and biotechnology industries.
"One key nomination that the mindless masses of Obama supporters conveniently ignored was that of Islam "Isi" Siddiqui, who was given the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) back in 2009. Siddiqui had previously worked as a lobbyist for CropLife America (CLA), a global lobbying group that represents Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, Monsanto and others. Siddiqui even served as Vice President of Science and Regulatory Affairs for CLA, which actively promoted chemical interests all across the globe.
"The FDA, USDA, USAID, Supreme Court, Executive Cabinet all work for chemical industry under Obama."
Read more here.
"Contradicting nearly every promise he made on the campaign trail with regards to reforming American agriculture and kicking out the special interests, Obama has done the exact opposite of virtually everything he said he would do, filling key government positions in both agriculture and trade with executives from the chemical and biotechnology industries.
"One key nomination that the mindless masses of Obama supporters conveniently ignored was that of Islam "Isi" Siddiqui, who was given the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) back in 2009. Siddiqui had previously worked as a lobbyist for CropLife America (CLA), a global lobbying group that represents Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, Monsanto and others. Siddiqui even served as Vice President of Science and Regulatory Affairs for CLA, which actively promoted chemical interests all across the globe.
"The FDA, USDA, USAID, Supreme Court, Executive Cabinet all work for chemical industry under Obama."
Read more here.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Book Recommendation--A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America's Children
Authors: Beth Lambert and Victoria Kobliner. From the book's website:
A Compromised Generation reveals how seemingly benign elements of American culture are making millions of children chronically ill, disabled, or dysfunctional. Children are being diagnosed with illnesses such as autism, asthma, allergies, diabetes, and ADHD at a breathtaking rate.
The etiology of autism continues to confound mainstream medicine, yet parents, medical researchers, and healthcare practitioners dedicated to unraveling the mystery are beginning to put the pieces of the puzzle into place. They have found that environmental factors that cause autism are the same ones causing epidemics of ADHD, juvenile diabetes, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, and many other chronic illnesses.
Although the specific pathophysiology of each individual child’s illness varies, they all have the same basic underlying causes.
It is a “perfect storm” of environmental factors including decades of pharmaceutical over-usage, toxic or nutritionally anemic diets, excessive exposure to environmental toxins, specific American habits and lifestyles, and excessive or improperly administered vaccines. A Compromised Generation provides details on how this epidemic can be reversed and how to prevent more children from becoming ill, supplying evidence that children can recover from chronic illnesses, including autism, by altering their environmental influences and by stepping outside of the traditional western medical paradigm.
Read more here and at Amazon here.
A Compromised Generation reveals how seemingly benign elements of American culture are making millions of children chronically ill, disabled, or dysfunctional. Children are being diagnosed with illnesses such as autism, asthma, allergies, diabetes, and ADHD at a breathtaking rate.
The etiology of autism continues to confound mainstream medicine, yet parents, medical researchers, and healthcare practitioners dedicated to unraveling the mystery are beginning to put the pieces of the puzzle into place. They have found that environmental factors that cause autism are the same ones causing epidemics of ADHD, juvenile diabetes, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, and many other chronic illnesses.
Although the specific pathophysiology of each individual child’s illness varies, they all have the same basic underlying causes.
It is a “perfect storm” of environmental factors including decades of pharmaceutical over-usage, toxic or nutritionally anemic diets, excessive exposure to environmental toxins, specific American habits and lifestyles, and excessive or improperly administered vaccines. A Compromised Generation provides details on how this epidemic can be reversed and how to prevent more children from becoming ill, supplying evidence that children can recover from chronic illnesses, including autism, by altering their environmental influences and by stepping outside of the traditional western medical paradigm.
Read more here and at Amazon here.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Monsanto Invades the Vatican
From GM Watch:
Catholics are pushing back against the campaign by the U.S. and Monsanto to gain endorsement for GMOs from the Roman Catholic church. U.S. and Monsanto representatives at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences are working hard to ensure that no opposing voices to their interests are appointed to committees or heard at all in the academy.
This article includes two open letters to Pope Francis I and Cardinal Turkson of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The second letter is particularly moving as it provides details on the decimation Monsanto has brought to the Argentinian people. Here is a brief excerpt from their summary:
Aside from potential GMO risks to humanity, we wish to emphasize our conviction regarding the growing problem of "world hunger." The solution will not come from an increasing number of agri-businesses. On the contrary, there is a need to increase the numbers of rural workers and small and medium-sized producers who have long-established links to the land and to growing food. As a community and as a Church, we cannot sidestep this issue. We believe that the strategy of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences within this field should undergo a radical reorganization. Additionally, it should be re-focused so that it incorporates other scientific points of reference whose priority is a love for life, humanity and for Creation, and who are not motivated by corporate profit, technological efficiency or scientific gain.
Please see the entire article here.
Catholics are pushing back against the campaign by the U.S. and Monsanto to gain endorsement for GMOs from the Roman Catholic church. U.S. and Monsanto representatives at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences are working hard to ensure that no opposing voices to their interests are appointed to committees or heard at all in the academy.
This article includes two open letters to Pope Francis I and Cardinal Turkson of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The second letter is particularly moving as it provides details on the decimation Monsanto has brought to the Argentinian people. Here is a brief excerpt from their summary:
Aside from potential GMO risks to humanity, we wish to emphasize our conviction regarding the growing problem of "world hunger." The solution will not come from an increasing number of agri-businesses. On the contrary, there is a need to increase the numbers of rural workers and small and medium-sized producers who have long-established links to the land and to growing food. As a community and as a Church, we cannot sidestep this issue. We believe that the strategy of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences within this field should undergo a radical reorganization. Additionally, it should be re-focused so that it incorporates other scientific points of reference whose priority is a love for life, humanity and for Creation, and who are not motivated by corporate profit, technological efficiency or scientific gain.
Please see the entire article here.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
UNREAL (Candy Unjunked): Reinventing Candy
UNREAL, a new brand of candy, replaces the poisons found in corporate produced candy with natural ingredients. It's still candy, of course, and not health food, so why I am posting about it? Because, as Dr. Mark Hyman says in this video, if we can do it with candy we can do it with any food. When people catch on to that fact, it could be the beginning of a healthy paradigm shift transferring power back to individuals and away from corporate tyranny. So, buy some and enjoy!
Link to the UNREAL Candy website.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
"It's a Girl!"--The Three Deadliest Words in the World
From MercatorNet on a 'gendercide' documentary film:
The United Nations estimates that as many as 200 million girls are missing today, the majority from India and China. What are the cultural patterns and individual stories behind this shocking statistic? Evan Grae Davis, an American who has extensive experience in the developing world, has produced a documentary film that answers this question through the mouths of women immersed in these cultures and activists who are campaigning for them. In this email interview with MercatorNet he explained how he came to make the film and what needs to happen next.
Read the article and view the trailer here.
It's a girl official website here.
The United Nations estimates that as many as 200 million girls are missing today, the majority from India and China. What are the cultural patterns and individual stories behind this shocking statistic? Evan Grae Davis, an American who has extensive experience in the developing world, has produced a documentary film that answers this question through the mouths of women immersed in these cultures and activists who are campaigning for them. In this email interview with MercatorNet he explained how he came to make the film and what needs to happen next.
Read the article and view the trailer here.
It's a girl official website here.
The
United Nations estimates that as many as 200 million girls are missing
today, the majority from India and China. - See more at:
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/its_a_girl_the_three_deadliest_words_in_the_world#sthash.0DrzPX5B.dpuf
The
United Nations estimates that as many as 200 million girls are missing
today, the majority from India and China. What are the cultural patterns
and individual stories behind this shocking statistic? Evan Grae Davis,
an American who has extensive experience in the developing world, has
produced a documentary film that answers this question through the
mouths of women immersed in these cultures and activists who are
campaigning for them. In this email interview with MercatorNet he
explained how he came to make the film and what needs to happen next. -
See more at:
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/its_a_girl_the_three_deadliest_words_in_the_world#sthash.0DrzPX5B.dpuf
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