Jeff McIntire-Strasburg has been blogging a greener world via sustainablog since 2003!
In the debate about GMO crops, the “threat of genetic contamination” is often raised as a reason to reject the technology. Is this threat real? Does it justify acts of vandalism? Could it lead to the “End of Organics“? Is it actually an over-blown issue? To answer these questions it is necessary to put this [...]
Each year, the USDA generates an extensive set of data which demonstrates that modern American consumers face no real threat from toxic pesticide residues on their food. This is particularly true in terms of “acute toxicity,” or short-term poisoning. Someone would have to eat thousands to millions times their own body weight to kill themselves [...]
On July, 14, three Greenpeace activists dressed in hazmat suits scaled a fence, and used weed whips to destroy a GMO wheat experiment in Canberra, Australia. The experiment was being conducted by CSIRO (the USDA equivalent for Australia). The activists posted video of the attack on You Tube. They also posted “explanations” by activists who could [...]
Desiderius Erasmus is a hero of mine. He was a 16th century monk from Rotterdam who maintained correspondence with most of the educated world of his day. He translated the Hebrew Scriptures to the vernacular language. On behalf of the Pope, he wrote grand theological works like “The Freedom of the Will,” which was a [...]
FAO (The food and agriculture organization of the United Nations) released their June estimate of global food price indices yesterday. The new numbers were mixed, but not encouraging overall. Sugar was up 15% over the month. All the other indices were nearly flat: Dairy up 0.2%, Oils down 0.6%, Meat down 1.5%, Cereals down 1.3%. [...]
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