More Proof that the FDA Is a Tool of Big Corporations

By JULIE SCELFO of the New York Times
Published: December 23, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/dining/24chem.html
 
WEEKS after its own advisory board accused the Food and Drug Administration of failing to adequately consider research about the dangers of bisphenol-A, found in many plastic baby bottles, plastic food containers and metal can linings, the agency has agreed to reconsider the issue.
The F.D.A.’s draft risk assessment [...]

GMO Corn in Mexico: Another Confirmation

by: Joëlle Stolz, Le Monde
via:http://www.truthout.org/121208D
Raise the alarm for Mexican corn’s biosecurity: a molecular study conducted by Mexican, American and Dutch researchers demonstrates the presence of genes from genetically modified organisms (GMO) among the varieties of traditional corn cultivated in the remote regions of Oaxaca State in the southern part of the country, even though the [...]

Uprising Against the Corporation: Barrick Gold in Tanzania

by Sakura Saunders, protestbarrick.net
December 14th, 2008
 
Why would “criminals” set fire to millions worth in mine equipment? 
How was it that these “intruders” had an estimated 3,000 – 4,000 people backing them up?
In what appears to be a spontaneous civilian movement against Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold miner, thousands of people invaded Barrick`s North Mara Gold Mine this week in Tarime [...]

Who Owns Nature?: the ETC Group’s Latest Report on the Corporate Race to Control Food

Download the latest report [published November 13] at
http://www.etcgroup.org/en/materials/publications.html?pub_id=707
All of the players are named:
Monsanto, Dow, DuPont, Syngenta, Bayer, BASF, etc.

High Fructose Corn Syrup: truth on the propaganda campaign

From Dr. Mercola
 
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/21/guess-who-funds-high-fructose-corn-syrup-studies.aspx
 
Ads hyping high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) have been hitting the airwaves as part of a major marketing campaign from the Corn Refiners Association.Critics say HFCS contributes to weight gain and tricks your body into wanting to eat more. But the industry says it’s just fine, and argues that HFCS is the same [...]

Aspartame continues to attract scrutiny

http://www.naturalnews.com/024316.html
 
 
NaturalNews) High intake of the artificial sweetener aspartame may lead to the degeneration of brain cells and various mental disorders, according to a research review conducted by South African scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo and published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.”We propose that excessive aspartame ingestion might [...]

Dr. Mercola: what the chemical industry does not want you to know

Dr. Mercola @ Mercola.com

The global chemical industry annually produces about 6 billion pounds of bisphenol A (BPA), an integral component of a vast array of plastic products, generating at least $6 billion in annual sales. The value of BPA-based manufactured goods is probably incalculable. Environmental Working Group studies have found BPA in more than half [...]

Michael Pollan: to the next President (aka, Farmer-in-Chief)

From the New York Times
By MICHAEL POLLAN
 

Dear Mr. President-Elect,
It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy is not something American presidents have had to give much thought to, at least since [...]

A Closer Look at the Status of Alaska’s Environment

By ROXANNE CHAN and SARAH PETRAS
Anhorage Daily News

As public health professionals, we are concerned about the high rates of birth defects in Alaska and possible links to environmental contaminants. As reported last month in the Daily News, the fact that “Alaska infants are twice as likely to be born with major birth defects as infants [...]