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Monsanto’s Food, Inc. “Facts”

by Matt Embrey on June 12th, 2009

Monsanto should patent their modification of the word “Fact” While I was working on my review of the movie Food, Inc. I happened upon Monsanto’s “Fact Site” about the movie and thought I’d address some of their “Facts.” I highly recommend you watch the movie and judge for yourself, but until then here is Monsanto’s position [...]

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Food, Inc: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter & Poorer

by Matt Embrey on May 12th, 2009

"How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?" For most, the answer is very little. Of all the social and environmental issues we face today, "what we eat" is probably the most important and the most urgent. Food, Inc, a new documentary by Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing many of the shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produced and who is calling the shots.

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Working With the Inevitable: Climate Change Planning

by Doug Gunzelmann on September 15th, 2008

Over the past few years river delta flooding has been a major issue in the United States. Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ike has caused serious trauma throughout coastal Texas, and many other delta lowlands have undergone damaging flood periods in recent history, such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta. Climate change [...]

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