Monsanto Fined For False Advertising
A French court has fined the U.S. biotech behemoth Monsanto for falsely advertising its pesticide Roundup as non-toxic. Monsanto's ads[…]
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Wild Medicinal Plants To Be Protected Under New Global Standard
A much needed global standard for wild medicinal plant harvesting was launched at the World Organic Trade Fair last week.[…]
Read moreAffordable Backyard Wind Power Now Available
Southwest Windpower Company has released a backyard wind turbine that costs half the price of other turbines on the market.[…]
Read moreNutri-Con: The Truth About Vitamins And Supplements
The Organic Consumers Association is proud to announce a new long-term consumer education and marketplace pressure campaign called "Nutri-Con: The[…]
Read moreFranken-Wines To Hit U.S. This Year
Consumers beware: the Frankenwines are coming. As with other genetically engineered food, there will be no labeling required on wines[…]
Read moreGenetically Engineered Cannibal Cows
Experts have long agreed that the fatal brain-wasting disease called Mad Cow is spread by the routine practice on industrial[…]
Read moreWal-Mart "Organics"
This week, the OCA announced a boycott against Wal-Mart for refusing to respond to formal complaints that many of its[…]
Read moreThe Meat You Eat Is Cranking Up The Heat
The United Nations has sent tremors through the livestock industry with a new report that states, "The livestock sector emerges[…]
Read moreWhen Synthetic Biology Falls Into The Wrong Hands
Speaking at the World Social Forum in Nairobi this week, the ETC Group says abuses of synthetic biology have the[…]
Read moreFDA Moves To Force-Feed American Consumers Cloned Animals
Despite a September survey found that 64% of Americans are repulsed by the idea of eating food from cloned animals,[…]
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