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Is Organic Food Healthier? A Food Expert Responds

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By Marion Nestle, Huffington Post. Posted August 4, 2009. When it comes to nutritional value the study says no -- but the research fails to look at pesticides, the environment and animal welfare. Click headline for more. Photo by L.P.

Organics Yield no Nutritive Gain - Study

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Please read comment & links after this story. Manitoba C0-Operator 7/31/2009- An independent British review of organic foods compared to conventionally-grown foods has found "no important differences" in the nutritive content, or in any additional health benefits for organics. Photo by the Telegraph ============ COMMENT; Johanne said... Not everyone agrees that the FSA is so neutral in its study about organic food. The french coverage on Canada's national radio, Radio-Canada, left no doubt about the validity of this study. A little more reading from people who know better is very revealing: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1203343/JOANNA-BLYTHMAN-A-cancerous-conspiracy-poison-faith-organic-food.html http://www.theecologist.co.uk/News/news_analysis/295416/organic_food_fsa_study_leaves_bad_taste_in_the_mouth.html http://www.examiner.com/x-3975-Knoxville-Green-Living-Examiner~y2009m7d31-FSA-organic-food-report-is-misleading http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

No Safety Assessment of GE Corn by Health Canada

[cban e-News] - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Today CBAN revealed (see below press release) that Health Canada has not conducted a food safety assessment for Monsanto's... Click headline to read. Editor's note - once again our "guardians" of public health & safety demonstrate their criminal negligence. How do they sleep at night? l.p.

The Flathead Valley - Worthy of World Recognition

FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009 For over three years, Ecojustice has been assisting a coalition of 11 groups seeking to protect.... Read full story by clicking headline.

No More Free Pass for the Mining Industry

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ecojusticecanada Canadians finally have the right to know whether mines are threatening their water with arsenic, mercury & other dangerous pollutants! All mines - including mines & Alberta's tarsands - must now tell Canadians about the pollution they cause, thanks to a lawsuit by Ecojustice on behalf of MiningWatch & Great Lakes United. The free "reveal-nothing" pass these industries enjoyed is finally over, & citizens will now have a powerful tool to hold mining companies accountable. "This is an incredible win that empowers people in every corner of the country," says lawyer Marlene Cachin. "Knowing where pollution occurs is absolutely key in planning for possible mining & tailings pond disasters. Without it, decision-makers, along with those who will suffer the consequences of these incidents, are left in the dark." When information is published later this year, the public can learn exactly which chemicals are being left behin

CFIA won't quarantine hogs for H1N1

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Staff - Manitoba Co-Operator - 7/27/2009 Any Canadian hog herds that come down with the pandemic strain of H1N1 won't face the same quarantines as one of the few herds in the world known to have caught the virus. Click headline for full story. Kichiro Sato