Taking TIME to task Anna Lappe wrote back in response to TIME magazine’s Sept. 15 biotech-promoting, post-Slow Food Nation article. Check out the fierce letter she sent as well as the de-fanged version that got printed at Anna’s Bite blog.
What’s a little rocket fuel in the fountain? Flying in the face of some of its own scientists, the EPA released a draft regulatory document to the AP on Monday, stating that it would not mandate clean up of public drinking supplies, in spite of strong scientific evidence that perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel and flares (and to date, water supplies in 35 states) is linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and infants.
Gutting the Farm Bill’s green provisions According to the Environmental Working Group’s Mulch blog, Congress is looking to cut funding promised to over 40,000 farmers to help them reduce pollution, while subsidies to the richest farmers in the nation remain untouched.
Pollen vs. Monsanto Last week, Michael Pollen joined Google.org’s Sonal Shaw and Hugh Grant, CEO of Monsanto, in a panel discussion on food production and sustainability.
Free Range strikes again Those creative minds at Free Range Studios are at it again, this time with a new Meatrix-esque video promoting California’s Prop 2 to stop animal cruelty.
Hot off the press Sustainable Table’s September newsletter is out, with fresh info and a yummy-looking pork-chop recipe.
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