Popular international magazine New Scientist found itself in the midst of an intense controversy (of the social media variety, that is) after publishing an article titled ‘Stop buying organic food if really want to save the planet,’ along with a video that was viewed more millions of times on Facebook. [...]
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While many companies fight against using genetically modified ingredients, and others do not care that they are using them, the first company to openly brag about being pro-GMO has officially arrived on the scene. That company is Ethos Chocolate, which is creating and selling its product with hopes that [...]
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Is Bill Gates a hero humanitarian, or simply another in a long line of extravagantly rich business tycoons with only his own best interests at heart? That depends on who you ask, but the Microsoft co-founder is a polarizing figure to say the very least. One of his [...]
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Genetically engineered food, also known as GMOs or genetically modified organisms, has practically become a household term in recent years. But most people still have no idea what foods are actually GMO and which aren’t, ahd haven’t adjusted their shopping lists accordingly. Confusing, inaccurate Internet memes and commentary from pundits [...]
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When the state of Vermont passed what would have been the first-of-its-kind, text-based GMO labeling law in May 2014, it was a cause for celebration; a vital first step in the fight to empower consumers the way over 60 countries around the world already have. But recently the hard [...]
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The Monsanto Company has repeated ad nauseum that one of the main goals of its GMO crops is to use less pesticide, along with “feeding the world (which one recent report debunked).” But newly released research from the 2015 National Ag Statistics Survey (NASS) has revealed that the pesticide [...]
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We look to our universities for research, leadership and guidance on crucial scientific issues. But with so much corporate money influencing their daily decisions (especially when it comes to health, farming and food) can we really trust them? While the world is clamoring for more organic, sustainable (i.e. permaculture and [...]
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The influx of healthy foods and healthy eaters in America has led to the declaration of a new “disorder” called “orthorexia,” which describes someone a little too preoccupied by healthy eating. But is that the real issue considering the sad state of the American food supply (just look at [...]
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Television and movie stars receive their fair share of criticism for not speaking out on issues that matter, and oftentimes it’s justified. But now that word is getting out about what Monsanto has really done, more and more of Hollywood’s most well known actors and actresses in recent years [...]
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The constant mantra that GMOs are needed to “feed an increasing world population” has been one of the few defenses Monsanto and other companies have had for their increasing production of the highly controversial crops, but are they really necessary? We already know that the United Nations has weighed in [...]
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