Former Iowa Governor and Secretary of the USDA, Tom Vilsack, has decided to grant Monsanto the privilege of drafting the environmental impact studies concerning their genetically engineered products. As governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack worked to promote “bio-technology” by supporting pharmaceutical crops, including corn in
P4 Production LLC, a Monsanto subsidiary has agreed to settle $1.4 million in penalties resulting from its violations of the Clean Water Act to the EPA. P4 Production LLC controls and operates a mining and phosphate facility and has allegedly discharged waste water containing selenium...
Can an Organic Giant Hold it's Own Against Biotech Giants?
A number of organic groups file suit against the United States Department of Agriculture
When Carlo Petrini began the Slow Food movement in 1986, there were just two community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) in the United States, farmers’ markets were scarce, and few people had the opportunity to shop at health food stores. Today, Americans have much more access to...
Is civilization collapse disorder on the horizon?
Will recent deregulation mean the death of organic food?