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Food, Inc.
Written by ThePanelist   
Monday, 21 December 2009 19:08


Are you curious about where your food comes from?


MANOHLA DARGIS of the NY Times writes: "Forget buckets of blood. Nothing says horror like one of those tubs of artificially buttered, nonorganic popcorn at the concession stand. That, at least, is one of the unappetizing lessons to draw from one of the scariest movies of the year, “Food, Inc.,” an informative, often infuriating activist documentary about the big business of feeding or, more to the political point, force-feeding, Americans all the junk that multinational corporate money can buy."
Last Updated on Monday, 21 December 2009 21:37
 
The Real Victor in Iraq: Monsanto
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Tuesday, 28 October 2008 12:20

Five years of occupation, more than $558 billion spent, 4,182 U.S. soldiers and 655,000 Iraqi civilians dead, and it now looks like Monsanto (NYSE.MON - $71.95) is going to be the real victor in Iraq thanks to a postwar document known as Order 81.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 November 2008 10:53
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I Can Live with Peak Oil, but Peak Coffee is a Dealbreaker
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Friday, 24 October 2008 16:50
News from Green Options Media via the blogspot EcoWorldly suggests that coffee addicts in Western nations may soon face shortages.
Last Updated on Sunday, 26 October 2008 09:52
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In a Warming World Coastal Forests Are the Only Defense
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Friday, 17 October 2008 14:02
As the world warms and oceans rise, coastal forests of mangrove, beach grasses, tupelo and bald cypress help protect coastlines from the ravages of hurricanes and typhoons.
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 October 2008 11:14
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FDA Approvals and What They Mean to You
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
Thursday, 16 October 2008 17:43
FDA Approvals and What They Mean to You
Photo: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com, Creative Commons, Flickr
I recently wrote an article on a Supreme Court ruling that limits the ability of patients to sue over defective medical devices if the item has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 October 2008 20:39
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