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Pope against GMO monoculture plantations

mercredi 19 août 2015 à 02:00

Pope Francis condemned the use of GMOs to create monoculture plantations as found in Argentina and some other countries.

GMO mustard in India

mercredi 19 août 2015 à 02:00

The Indian government is trying to impose GMO mustard (used often for greens and oil as well as for a condiment) with the "terminator" that makes seeds sterile. It will also spread patent pollution to other farms.

In the process it is disregarding Indian laws as well as treaties.

Global Mineral Boom

mercredi 19 août 2015 à 02:00

How Developing Countries Are Paying a High Price for the Global Mineral Boom.

I'm sure a wealthy minority in those countries are profiting from it.

Documenting US thugs' crimes

mercredi 19 août 2015 à 02:00

US thugs will go to any length to block people from documenting their crimes, even accusing a fragile woman in a wheelchair of "assaulting a thug" after knocking her down.

I think it must be made a felony for thugs to interfere with documenting their actions, with a special agency to vigorously prosecute them.

Texas chemical plant explosion

mercredi 19 août 2015 à 02:00

A chemical plant in Texas exploded, and people who live nearby say the gas from the fire made their eyes burn.

The risk of accidents can't be avoided, but many processes that use toxic chemicals could be replaced by other processes without toxic chemicals.