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Obama Appoints Monsanto’s VP as Senior Advisor to the Commissioner FDA

August 19, 2011 1 comment

Friday, 19 August 2011 08:30

‘Michael Taylor was just appointed senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. This is the same man that was in charge of FDA policy when GMO’s were allowed into the US food supply without undergoing a single test to determine their safety. He “had been Monsanto’s attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA [and then] he became Monsanto’s Vice President and chief lobbyist. This month [he] became the senior advisor to the commissioner of the FDA. He is now America’s food safety czar. This is no joke”.’

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Mysterious orange goo washes up in Alaska village


This Aug. 3, 2011, photo provided by Mida Swan shows an orange colored substance that washed ashore in the village of Kivalina, Alaska, a village on the state’s northwest coast about 625 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The Coast Guard says the substance is not man-made and might be some type of algae. Further tests will be conducted. (AP Photo/Mida Swan)
  • This Aug. 3, 2011, photo provided by Mida Swan shows an orange colored substance …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a mysterious orange-colored substance has washed up on the shores of a remote village in northwest Alaska.

 Tests have been conducted on the substance on the surface of the water in Kivalina (KIV’-uh-LEE’-nuh). City Administrator Janet Mitchell told The Associated Press that the substance has also shown up in some residents’ rain buckets.

Coast Guard Petty Officer David Mosely tells KTUU that it’s not a petroleum substance and it’s not man-made. Mitchell says the village is requesting that an algae expert from the University of Alaska Fairbanks investigate.

Pictures taken by resident Mida Swan show an orange sheen across the harbor and on beaches in the village about 625 miles northwest of Anchorage.

Swan says she didn’t smell anything odd when she dipped her hand into the substance.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-orange-goo-washes-alaska-village-003453550.html

Death of the Bees. Genetically Modified Crops and the Decline of Bee Colonies in North America


Wednesday, 10 August 2011 05:15

‘Commercial beehives pollinate over a third of [North}America’s crops and that web of nourishment encompasses everything from fruits like peaches, apples, cherries, strawberries and more, to nuts like California almonds, 90 percent of which are helped along by the honeybees. Without this pollination, you could kiss those crops goodbye, to say nothing of the honey bees produce or the flowers they also fertilize’.

This essay will discuss the arguments and seriousness pertaining to the massive deaths and the decline of Bee colonies in North America. As well, it will shed light on a worldwide hunger issue that will have an economical and ecological impact in the very near future.’

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Japan’s Foreign Minister: Stop Claiming Food is Safe


Wednesday, 10 August 2011 05:34

‘Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has committed an about-face on policy by telling his ministry to refrain from vouching for the safety of Japanese food.

The contaminated meat is coming from cattle that were fed rice straw contaminated with cesium isotopes ejected by the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.The ministry stance changed after radiation-tainted beef was found to have been sold to consumers nationwide, sources said.’

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Major Paper : Canada Government Covered Up ‘Massive Amounts Of Radiation In Air’


Friday, 05 August 2011 08:29

‘A Major Canadian Paper Reports That The Government Covered Up Massive Amounts Of Radioactive Material From Fukushima In Canadian Air” And Are Continuing To Manipulate Radiation Monitoring Data.’

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Fatal Radiation Levels At Fukushima Now ‘Off The Scale’

August 3, 2011 1 comment

Wednesday, 03 August 2011 07:40

‘Lethal levels of radiation have been discovered in areas of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant almost five months after it was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami.

Plant operator the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said radiation greater than 10 sieverts per hour was found at the foot of a ventilation chimney between two reactors, Reuters reports. According to the World Nuclear Association, a single dose of 10 sieverts is fatal, while just half that would kill 50 per cent of people exposed to it.

Radiation above 10 sieverts per hour could not be measured because that is the maximum reading on a Geiger counter, Bloomberg reports. Such high levels can cause the intestines to stop functioning properly and blood vessels to leak, according to radiation expert William McBride.’

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Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters How Do We Prepare


Saturday, 30 July 2011 09:35

 

‘Once again, things have changed and the new rules of survival are more complex, but once these rules are incorporated and followed, they can help assure we have at least a fighting chance against whatever challenges we face. Following are some ways to prepare yourself, and your loved ones, for the coming ‘end of the world as we know it’. Because the shape of shifts to come aren’t just physical; they will affect us on every level of our being, from how we move about in the brave, new world to how we keep our consciousness at a level that empowers us and refuses to back down in the face of fear and discomfort.

There are three main types of catastrophic events we need to prepare for.’

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Japan To Use 1,500 Tons Of Sewage Too Radioactive To Bury As Soil For Gardening


Sunday, 31 July 2011 09:28

‘After discovering over 1,500 tons of radioactive sludge with levels of radiation above temporary burial limits Japan is now considering using the radioactive sewage as soil for gardening.’

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270,000 organic farmers fight back against Monsanto in an attempt to put an end to the bullying and dirty tricks of the corporate agriculture giant

July 29, 2011 8 comments

As it seems, by quoting  this article written by David Noble from endthelie.com i am breaking copyright laws. Therefore i`ve deleted the content of  this article and provided only the links to the original post.

Hey David it`s not like i am making money from this site, it`s all just to spread the news.

Further reading…. Monsanto: dealers in death and destruction

More at EndtheLie.com – http://EndtheLie.com/2011/07/28/270000-organic-farmers-fight-back-against-monsanto-in-an-attempt-to-put-an-end-to-the-bulling-and-dirty-tricks-of-the-corporate-agriculture-giant/#ixzz1TTRcf2oK

Emails Show White House Promotes Genetically Engineered Crops in Wildlife Refuges

July 26, 2011 1 comment

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 07:26

‘The Obama administration is supporting genetically engineered (GE) agriculture in more than 50 national wildlife refuges across the country and watchdog groups say internal emails among top administration officials reveal that the GE plots are a priority in the White House.

Earlier this year, a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and its allies halted the planting of GE crops in US Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges in northeastern states. Now PEER claims the Obama administration is working with the biotech lobby to shield GE plots in refuges from future legal challenges.’

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