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Digest: UK pol disses organic food, Marin farming in peril, super spud, fat accompli
The Times (UK): Britain is abuzz about this interview with David Miliband, the U.K.'s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who said that eating organic food is just a "lifestyle choice" as there is no conclusive evidence that organic food is better than
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Digest: Cloning debate rages on, gay sheep, prion pro
New York Times: Finally, a cogent editorial about cloned meat that sums up the critical points — "Cloning isn’t just a matter for the F.D.A. to decide. It is up to us as a society to decide as well. We should be asking much broader
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Digest: Clone clown, be COOL, say no to palm oil, bullish on Whole Foods
USA Today: "Cyberspeak" columnist Andrew Kantor says cloned-meat opponents are simply anti-science and dumb as a box of hair. (We're paraphrasing. Sorta.) He fails to address why labeling meat from clones —
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Do we condone cloning?
When I heard the news last week that the FDA approved the use of cloned animals and their offspring as food for the American populace, I almost puked at the thought. Not as much from the thought of actually eating cloned food, but more so as a guttural reaction to what I feel is happening all too often
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Digest: No fat for fuel, hamster germs, ARS soy, cattlemen on cloning
Gristmill: Just say no to CAFO diesel! Tom Philpott explains in brief why deriving biodiesel from chicken fat is a bad idea. ABC News: The wires are afire with a
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Digest: Eco spin, Philpott KO’s Economist, nonstick Smithfield, much more
New York Times: A funny and fascinating article from Kim Severson about the "greenwashing" of food packaging, or why we'll soon be seeing Cap’n Crunch "in a hemp jacket, raising money to save the manatees." With the right visual cues,
Digest: Prion-free cows, cloning crowd, ahead in food
USDA Agricultural Research Service: The ARS today announced the results in Nature of a research project in which it genetically modified cattle so they do not produce prions, the proteins that can mutate and cause mad-cow disease. No adverse
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Digest: Organic Valley, Seattle P-I on cloning; Fulton Valley update; clean carts
PR News Wire: The 900-farmer-strong Organic Valley co-op is calling on the USDA to clarify whether cloned animals will be permitted under the organic label — and saying it will never do so, regardless of the answer.
Digest: Soybean seeds, meat spoof, Big Ag girding for battle
New York Times: With trans fat bans going into effect, demand is surging for Monsanto's low-linolenic acid soybeans. The article, by the usually reliable Andrew Martin, fails to make clear whether these soybeans have been genetically
Digest: Cloned meat and clone-free companies, Lappé calls for moral uses of technology
New York Times: The FDA says meat and milk from cloned animals is safe, but don't panic — yet. The technology will make cloning too expensive just for making burgers and milkshakes, more likely being used to clone a prize stud
Digest: The year in food politics, Skagit pact, Wisconsin ag explored
New York Times*: 2006 was the year Americans discovered "we are what we eat," and what we eat is kind of nasty. No news here for food soldiers, but it's a handy recap of the major food-politics news and events for the year. Seattle
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Digest: FDA approves cloned meat, Canadian organic, egg labels
Washington Post: WHOA! Later this week, the FDA is expected to formally recommend that milk and meat from cloned animals should be allowed on grocery store shelves — unlabeled as such.
Cloned meat – it’s deja vu all over again
Early last week, Man of La Muncha asked me a question that caught me off guard; would I be willing to consume meat or dairy products from a cloned animal? I was surprised by my immediate, instinctive revulsion to the idea of consuming anything
Digest: Clones, coal, transfats, dairy and more
Washington Post: The FDA is poised to approve the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals for public consumption. From the article: "Farmers and companies ...say cloning will bring consumers a level
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