Dr. Mercola July 08 2008 59,828 views
Thank You, those are strong words and I agree with all of them!
Have we had enough!!!
I understand your rage. Reminds me of a movie called Rage where George C. Scott is a father who's child dies from a company's poisons and everyone is covering it up. Yes, there's rage. But the people running this company are just like you and I, doing their jobs and believing in what they are doing.
This company is like a huge freight train barreling down the tracks at high speed. What they don't know is that the tracks end in disaster. What we need to do is to hop aboard the train, find the engineers in charge, and let them know this! They are not rats. They are not terrorists. They are simply ignorant. They are focused on the almighty dollar and oblivious to the health issues. Their priorities need to change. You don't do this by wiping them out. You do this by educating, informing, and helping them find alternatives that meet the higher criteria.
What kind of country are we inhabiting, where we have become afraid to speak truth to power?
Afraid to speak? Think of the implications.
Dear PeaceLoveJazz, I am not the one who dinged you, but I want to point out that your assumption that the people who run Monsanto are just like us is naive. Excusable, given what religions and liberal society teach us, but naive. Scientific studies have identified a certain fraction of our society (estimates differ, but run from 1~6%) called psychopaths or sociopaths who lack the ability to understand moral reasoning. I.e., they lack a conscience. They do not perceive themselves as sick, so they do not seek help. They lie glibly. They are charming and erudite. Because they lack remorse, they have an enormous advantage over the rest of us, especially when we obstinately fail to acknowledge their existence. I think that when an organization has been caught lying repeatedly we should suspect them of being run by psychopaths who really don't care if they hurt many people, or worse yet, enjoy it. These people seek power over others, therefore it is common to encounter them running (and ruining) organizations. Disengagement appears to be the most effective way to deal with them. Boycotting Monsanto would be a great idea.
Were is Erin Brockovich when we really need her?
ALERT: OCA LAUNCHES KELLOGG'S BOYCOTT
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SUGAR TO HIT SUPERMARKET SHELVES THIS YEAR
The Organic Consumers Association's (OCA) and allies are calling for a boycott of all Kellogg's products after Kellogg's refuses to source only GE-Free Sugar. Monsanto's RoundUp Ready Genetically Engineered Sugar is due to hit stores this year, exposing millions of consumers to untested and unlabeled "Franken Foods" that threaten human heath, the environment and farmers' rights everywhere.
Take Action-Join the Boycott! organicconsumers.org/kelloggs.cfm
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Make a Free Call to Kellogg's and let them know how you feel organicconsumers.org/.../CallKelloggs.htm
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SYNGENTA CONFESSES:
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS CANNOT FEED THE WORLD
In a revealing interview with the Guardian UK last week, Martin Taylor, the chairman of one of the world's leading sellers and promoters of seeds for GM crops, Syngenta, admitted that biotech foods cannot feed the world. Taylor told the Guardian, "GM won't solve the food crisis, at least not in the short term." This is in stark contrast to the biotech industry's ongoing propaganda that the world must embrace genetically engineered crops in order to feed the world's growing population. Although Syngenta and other biotech giants like Monsanto regularly also claim that GM crops are environmentally sustainable, Syngenta's chairman confessed the biotech industry's real focus is on lucrative crops and high-priced seeds and pesticides with "hardly any environmental benefits".
Learn more: www.organicconsumers.org/.../article_13337.cfm
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RELATED STUDY OF THE WEEK
"Assessment of the GM technology lags behind its development, information is anecdotal and contradictory, and uncertainty about possible benefits and damage is unavoidable."
Source: A report released earlier this year from the United Nations World Food Program. The study was funded by the biotech industry and 60 nations, including the U.S., and clearly admits that genetically modified crops are not the solution to the food crisis. Upon finding out the results, the US, UK, Australia and Canada refused to endorse the international study. The study also warns that biofuels and climate change are leading causes of the global food crisis.
Read study here: http://www.agassessment.org/
'Got to get rid'? Please, no.
Aaltrude... how did you come across this?? it was pretty interesting to me... Who is this Vince guy and what did he do???
hi all, and first to linda mae, the word and the seeds you need are HERITAGE. they are old lines saved for hundreds of years by home gardeners, worldwide. they are as nature made them. there are no owners of them. the seeds breed true! and deviance is a natural "sport" as it is called and they are either stronger and more suited to the area and climate, or a mistake that tends to set no, or poor ,seed and die out.that is natural.there are white, yellow,purple skinned and usual orange coloured carrots for example, ditto in beetroot, tomato etc. a whole world of colour, flavou,r and climate ranges.as to Monsanto ,dow,incitec pivot, and all the others. oh boy! it is a snakes nest of companies, and commercial interests. start at oil refining,coal mining ,that waste goes to industrial chemicals , they go to us via seed and soil treatments, gmo is another whammy! then a subsidiary pesticide co, also the body care industry to make sure we get our dose. and if that is not enough theres a whole slew of food additives to get us if we eat processed food. i give an example. food additive 900a, classified as anti foam agent. hmmm? used in oils in deep frying. well, why? would that be in a jar of plain tomato spaghetti sauce.? it was, it is a silicon! and i have just recovered. your hot potato chips are 99% likely to be cooked in it.! yuuuk! Glycerin...soaps we think are safer..well glycerin is a by product of treating stale chip fat (for eg) with caustic, and methanol to make bio diesel. a friend of mine was using it to make "natural soap" oh sure.. yes i know how homemade soap uses fat and caustic or lye. however commercially the petrochemical way is the norm.
SOILS,GRASS and CANCER by Andre Voisin is a good place to start, this man and many others have the most important message. without clean healthy soil and water. mankind is going to have a limited future. and ACRES usa or aust. for how farming/food should be. Get Educated, and get Verbal.:-)
Amicus, first, are you replying to someone's post? I ccan't find Linda Mae.
Another word for the seeds you mention, and possibly a more familiar one, is "heirloom."
Just my 2-3¢.