Big Oil, labor exploiters, industrial food factories, frackers and other corporate profiteers have been paying a lot of money to a man that celebrates himself as “Dr. Evil” – the scourge of all progressive groups! But Rick Berman is not a doctor, not evil and not a scourge. While he is a wholly unprincipled little […]
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The poor tortured tomatoes of agribusiness
Warning: Agribusiness is in the lab again, molesting the “molecular machineries” of Mother Nature’s tomatoes. Actually, it’s the already-machined, industrial tomato that lab techs are retinkering. It seems that big produce peddlers have discovered that their red, perfectly round, tomato-looking fruits are so flavorless as to constitute consumer fraud. Of course, tomato lovers have known […]
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In battling Monsanto’s greed, tenacity matters
Remember the 1950s horror movie “The Bad Seed”? Any remake should cast Monsanto in the title role, because whenever something scary is being done to our food, you can usually find Monsanto lurking in the shadows. During the past two decades, this biotech behemoth has used its political connections to obtain a monopolistic grip on […]
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Industrial acreage to become wildlife preserve At Illiopolis plant, Monsanto partners with area scho
Illiopolis residents might soon have a new area to relax and visit geese, quail, pheasants and other native wildlife within their natural environment. The agriculture company Monsanto has 14 acres of land on its seed corn producing Illiopolis site which could become a protected place for area wildlife. The company is partnering with Sangamon Valley […]
