New York Times: Editorial congratulates Congress for passing a bill to reauthorize the 30-year-old Magnuson-Stevens Act regulating fishing practices in American waters, and spotlights a one-sentence directive in the bill that tells the secretary of commerce to ask the National Research Council to study how the acidification of the oceans affects the United States — climate change, in essence.
Des Moines Register: Organic farmers have trouble qualifying for the USDA’s new Conservation Security Program because they till their soil to rid it of weeds, rather than spraying herbicides. (Tilling releases carbon and can increase erosion.) New AgCom chair Tom Harkin is trying to change the rules.
The Independent (UK): Some “faux fur” being used in fashion, including coats by P. Diddy, is actually dog fur from China. Pet lovers should avoid reading the grisly details in this article.
Sunday Herald (Scotland): The Scottish government’s new scientific adviser is a pro-GMO molecular biologist who thinks the media needs to stop using the term “Frankenfoods.”
The Telegram (VT): Peter and Maryellen Griffin chronicle the organic farming life through their blog, Old Shaw Farm.
Los Angeles Times: Readers write in to comment on the Organic Pastures/Mark McAfee raw milk story.
Mercury News: A tedious blow-by-blow rehash of the path E. coli took from California to get into the spinach salad eaten by a 50-year-old Milwaukee woman.
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