Tag: vermont
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Growing Chorus Seeks Labels For Genetically Modified Food
From Maine to Washington, a growing number of states are taking on the issue of genetically engineered foods, fanning the flames of a decades-old debate about whether the products are dangerous to human health.
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Vermont Pushing To Be First State To Mandate GMO Labeling
from undergroundhealth.com: Vermont seemed more likely than ever to become the first US state to mandate the labeling of genetically modified food (GMO) after a bill passed the state house, though legislators worry about a lawsuit threat from biotech giant Monsanto. Similar bills seeking to provide consumers with labels at the grocery store that highlight…
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#BingeAndPurge: Weight, Loss, Whooping Cough and more
HBO’s ‘Weight of the Nation’ Pounds Away at Obesity // TV Show ‘Girls’ Adds to the Muddle on HPV Testing // Obama Says Frackers Must Reveal Chemicals Used on Public Lands…but only after Drilling is Finished // How Sniffing Rosemary Could Boost Your Brain Power // Let Food Be Your Medicine and Medicine Be Your…
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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass a Bill Requiring GMO Food to Be Labeled
The world’s most hated corporation is at it again, this time in Vermont. Despite overwhelming public support and support from a clear majority of Vermont’s Agriculture Committee, Vermont legislators are dragging their feet on a proposed GMO labeling bill.
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chick-fil-a files trademark lawsuit against ‘eat more kale’ campaign
trademark flap more complex than simple slogan* from youtube: Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and Eat More Kale creator Bo Muller-Moore discuss the trademark lawsuit between the small Montpelier-based business and Chick-fil-A, a fast-food chain restaurant with locations around the country.
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9/29 binge & purge: pantries, pets & pig thieves
is the govt stockpiling food in anticipation of economic crisis?* report: emergency food pantries become a mainstay* illinois food bank grows to meet bigger demand* food pantry repeat visits increase in northeast florida* need for pet food banks is up in down economy* midwest farmers on alert as pig thieves strike* video: will food trucks…
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The Right To Choose What We Eat
from Food Freedom: Does an individual really have the right to eat whatever he or she wants to eat? This is the fundamental question behind Rural Vermont’s food sovereignty campaign. Rural Vermont, the statewide group dedicated to advancing economic justice for Vermont farmers through advocacy and education, is ramping up a campaign to encourage towns…
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state govs saying ‘no thanks’ to mystery laptops
from ap: Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited. The FBI was investigating after the governor’s offices in West Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington state received between three and five laptops — but…
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police state updates: badger denial, reliant mermaid & more
iowa air natl guard to hold extensive training aug11-sep4from lexisnexis: The Iowa Air National Guard and various active duty units will participate in a joint training event, Badger Denial, August 10-September 4 in Des Moines, Iowa and northwest Iowa. The Air Guard’s participation in the Global War on Terror requires joint reconnaissance and combat support…
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police state usa: pandemic drills, cog, corruption & surveillance
‘vigilant guard’ managers put the kaboom in terrorism exercisesfrom national guard bureau: KaBOOM! Exercise managers for the Vigilant Guard homeland security exercise here added realism Sept. 16 by blowing up balloons filled with explosive gas. KaPOW! They tested the balloons today. Tomorrow the noisemakers will prompt police swat teams to move in on a suspected…
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collateral 45: to secede, or not to secede
from collateral news: What can you do if you disagree with the course the U.S. has taken and what if you believe this course cannot be changed? Right, you secede – as a small group of Vermonters is doing.
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news on the march
US says it will increase efforts against ‘tax defiers’from new york times: If you think paying taxes is unfair, illegal or unconstitutional, then watch out – the Justice Department is after you. Just as the Internal Revenue Service is getting into its perennial tax-season tough talk, Justice Department officials weighed in Tuesday with a vow…
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kucinich wins congressional primary
from ap: Dennis Kucinich may not be a presidential contender, but he is still a winner among his Cleveland constituents. The Ohio liberal won 50 percent of the vote in a five-way Democratic congressional primary Tuesday, beating back critics who said he ignored business at home to travel the country in his quest to be…