Coca-Cola And Cargill To Market Natural Sweetener
The beverage and food industries have sought the "perfect sweetener" for decades. It's no secret that standard table sugar (sucrose)[…]
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USDA Says Almonds Labeled As 'Raw' Or 'Organic' Must Be Pasteurized
Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution of[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone Being Driven Off The Market
The Organic Consumers Association has been working to educate and mobilize consumers and retailers (for example Starbucks) to boycott milk[…]
Read moreNew York Times Exposes USDA Sabotage Of Organics
On August 19, the New York Times exposed the USDA for shortchanging organic programs. Journalist Andrew Martin pointed out that[…]
Read moreFood Giants Brainwashing Kids
A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine indicates that the annual $10 billion the food and[…]
Read moreEarly Treatment For HIV Act Reintroduced In U.S. House
On August 2nd, Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., reintroduced[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Expresses Disappointment On Judiciary Committee Vote On Leslie Southwick
On August 2nd, Today the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of 10 to 9, the nomination of Judge[…]
Read moreStatement From Human Rights Campaign On Democratic Presidential Forum
On August 9th, the Democratic presidential candidates took part in a national forum on issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and[…]
Read moreEvangelical Lutheran Church In America Urges Bishops To Err On The Side Of Inclusion And Restraint
The leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America stopped short of voting to change the denomination's policy to remove[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Statement On High Point Church Refusal To Hold Funeral Service For Gay Veteran
High Point Church, a nondenominational congregation in Arlington, Texas, reneged on its original decision to host a funeral service for[…]
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