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(Video) Bill Moyers and Vandana Shiva on Monsanto and the Problem with GMO Seeds

Monsanto: Food Safety and the Battle for GMO Labeling

Is it weird that under Codex Alimentarius, which is reviled by conspiracy and naturalist types, the convention is to label GM foodstuffs, while in america we are up in arms about Codex and the lack of GMO labeling?

Millions Against Monsanto: The Food Fight of Our Lives

‘For nearly two decades, Monsanto and corporate agribusiness have exercised near-dictatorial control over American agriculture, aided and abetted by indentured politicians and regulatory agencies, supermarket chains, giant food processors, and the so-called “natural” products industry.’

propAGanda: Outrageous Lies Monsanto and Friends Are Trying to Pass off to Kids as Science

‘In a blatant attempt at brainwashing, the Council for Biotechnology Information (CBI) has widely circulated what it calls a Biotechnology Basics Activity Book for kids, to be used by “Agriculture and Science Teachers.” The book — called Look Closer at Biotechnology — looks like a science workbook, but reads more like a fairy tale. Available on the council’s Web site, its colorful pages are full of friendly cartoon faces, puzzles, helpful hints for teachers — and a heavy dose of outright lies about the likely effects of genetic engineering on health, the environment, world hunger and the future of farming.’

Occupy vs. Monsanto: Activists, Farmers Fight the Corporation They Fear Will Take Over All America’s Crops

‘Monsanto, if you will, is the 1 percent of Big Agriculture—the scourge of small farmers everywhere. But now those farmers are fighting back, backed by activists from Occupy Wall Street.

In March 2011, Jim Gerritsen turned the tide, filing a lawsuit on behalf of OSGATA, this time against Monsanto. Since March, 82 other plaintiffs representing over 300,000 organic farmers, seed companies and food associations have joined the case. ‘

How Genetically Modified Foods Could Affect Our Health in Unexpected Ways http://mys.tc/1mt gmo gm monsanto

How Genetically Modified Foods Could Affect Our Health in Unexpected Ways

‘Chinese researchers have found small pieces of rice ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the blood and organs of humans who eat rice. The Nanjing University-based team showed that this genetic material will bind to receptors in human liver cells and influence the uptake of cholesterol from the blood.’

We’ve Lost Nearly All of Our Wild Foods — What Happened? And What Are We Missing?

“A few days from now, a single bluefin tuna will make international headlines when it sells for an ungodly amount of money — perhaps more than $100,000 — at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market. And while the high price of the first bluefin of the year will be extraordinary, the rarity, and thus the prestige and high pricetag of bluefin in general, provides a clue to humans’ dietary history. Once upon a time, wild foods were a regular and beloved part of the American diet. Today, the American epicure might dine on foraged mushrooms and ramps, but for many of us, fish are the last wild food we eat. What happened? And what are we missing?”