Ron Baird, news editor
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Agent Orange resistant soybeans? No kidding.
Sep 17th
From Food Democracy Now
The first generation of biotech crops has failed. And failed badly. Now the biotech industry is stepping up the chemical arms race in an effort to make up for the failure of Monsanto’s Roundup. Excessive use of Roundup by GMO farmers has led million of acres of U.S. farmland filled with Roundup resistant superweeds.
The first generation of biotech crops has failed. And failed badly. Now the biotech industry is stepping up the chemical arms race in an effort to make up for the failure of Monsanto’s Roundup. Excessive use of Roundup by GMO farmers has led million of acres of U.S. farmland filled with Roundup resistant superweeds.
To combat this, Dow Chemical is petitioning the USDA to approve a new GMO Agent Orange Soy to tolerate 2,4-D, a main chemical component of the Vietnam era defoliant linked to birth defects, cancer, and hormone disruption. On top of these horrific health problems, 2,4-D is widely known among farmers to be difficult to control during application, leading to drift onto neighboring farms, causing major crop damage and contaminating waterways.
These facts have greatly alarmed scientists and farmers alike, leading a former top Reagan USDA official to declare 2,4-D one of “the most dangerous chemicals out there.”
The soon to depart Glitter Bug at DIA
Aug 26th
Finishing up it’s run at DIA, The Vochol is a Volkswagen Beetle that has been covered with the traditional beadwork from the Huichol (Waxaritari),
an indigenous group from Mexico. It is covered in 2,277,000 glass beads applied, by hand, by 8 artisans from two Huichol families!
American Artist Road Trip
Aug 22nd
AART is an artful look at American Life through Art and the creative people who fuel it. Checking out the back roads of our landscape for quirky stories and Art related topics.
The creator and host, Russ Wright has been a Painter/Photographer for over 35 years. His approach is to bring forth interesting and genuine topics related to art and Artists in America.
The creator and host, Russ Wright has been a Painter/Photographer for over 35 years. His approach is to bring forth interesting and genuine topics related to art and Artists in America.
