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The Story of Pesticide Protection for Farm Workers

by The Investigative Newswire on June 28, 2012 · comment

A sign defaced warning about the dangers of pesticides. photo: Wikimedia Commons

Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape by Ronnie Greene for iWatch News NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Laboring in the blackberry fields of central Arkansas, the 18-year-old Mexican immigrant suddenly turned ill. Her nose began to bleed, her skin developed [...]

Regional Food System Study Develops Strategy for Economic Independence

by The Investigative Newswire on November 28, 2011 · comment

A picture of grain being shipped by sailboat to reduce impact and resources for a local food system in the West Kootenay region. Deconstructing Dinner documented the project. photo: Deconstructing Dinner

Toward a Regional Food System Alliance Development Strategy for the West Kootenay: an analysis of the best practices for forming and sustaining a regional food system alliance for our region by Deconstructing Dinner in collaboration with Columbia Basin Trust, [...]

Class Action Filed on Monsanto's Seed Patents

by Joshua B. Pribanic on March 30, 2011 · 3 Comments

Once released into the environment, genetically modified seed contaminates and destroys organic seed for the same crop. For example, soon after Monsanto introduced genetically modified seed for canola, organic canola became virtually extinct as a result of contamination. Organic corn, soybeans, cotton, sugar beets and alfalfa now face the same fate, as Monsanto has released genetically modified seed for each of those crops, too. Monsanto is developing genetically modified seed for many other crops, thus putting the future of all food, and indeed all agriculture, at stake.

Industry Funds EPA's Recent Safety Study for Pesticides in Drinking Water: Peer Review vs. Lobbyists

by The Investigative Newswire on July 12, 2010 · comment

Agency Says Company’s Evidence ‘Scientifically More Robust’ than Independent Research By Danielle Ivory Huffington Post Investigative Fund Companies with a financial interest in a weed-killer sometimes found in drinking water paid for thousands of studies federal regulators are [...]

Congressman Acts to Ban Atrazine | Water Quality

by The Investigative Newswire on April 26, 2010 · 2 Comments

By Danielle Ivory Huffington Post Investigative Fund WASHINGTON. D.C. - A member of Congress is seeking to ban one of the nation’s most widely-used herbicides, which has turned up in drinking water in some states. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is for [...]

Transgenics in the Food Market | Editorial

by Joshua B. Pribanic on April 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

This editorial is the second, in a series published to address genetically engineered foods. Simple Transgenic Timeline for a Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Market Initiative. 1940′s – Beginning of chemical agriculture production. 1970′s – Intro to genetic patenting [...]