http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:11 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11741 The Supreme Court announced its ruling yesterday in favor of biotech giant Monsanto in the highly publicized Bowman v. Monsanto case brought about by an Indiana farmer over the company's right to patent seeds. ]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:52:55 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11716 The European Union passed a continent-wide ban yesterday on the insecticides believed to be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease affecting millions of bees worldwide and threatening global food supplies.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:47:01 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11711 Roundup, the best-selling glyphosate-based herbicide marketed by Monsanto, has been linked to several new health risks including obesity, autism and cancer, according to new research.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/ewgs-2013-dirty-dozen-and-clean-fifteen-lists-highlight-pesticides-in-produce/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/ewgs-2013-dirty-dozen-and-clean-fifteen-lists-highlight-pesticides-in-produce/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:27:24 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11698 The Environmental Working Group's EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce—the annual list of most pesticide-contaminated produce was released yesterday, and sees apples at the top of the list once again.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/ewgs-2013-dirty-dozen-and-clean-fifteen-lists-highlight-pesticides-in-produce/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/epas-conditional-registration-of-pesticides-poses-health-risks/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/epas-conditional-registration-of-pesticides-poses-health-risks/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:01:40 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11643 A classification loophole in pesticide approval under the EPA's 'conditional registration' clause is allowing thousands of pesticides into the market without enough testing, reports Salon.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/epas-conditional-registration-of-pesticides-poses-health-risks/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/we-speak-for-the-bees-activists-sue-epa-over-bee-deaths/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/we-speak-for-the-bees-activists-sue-epa-over-bee-deaths/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:17:14 +0000 Lacy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11635 A coalition of beekeepers and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to protect pollinators from dangerous pesticides that have repeatedly been identified as highly toxic to honey bees.  The group, represented by lawyers from the Center for Food Safety, seeks suspension of the registrations of these insecticides, including clothianidin and thiamethoxam, two chemicals produced by Syngenta and Bayer CropScience.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/we-speak-for-the-bees-activists-sue-epa-over-bee-deaths/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/scientists-find-dangerous-hidden-ingredient-in-monsantos-roundup-herbicide/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/scientists-find-dangerous-hidden-ingredient-in-monsantos-roundup-herbicide/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:33:35 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11577 Roundup, the most popular herbicide in the world marketed by GMO seed and chemical giant, Monsanto, may be more toxic than previously believed, according to new research published in the recent issue of the scientific journal Toxicology.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/scientists-find-dangerous-hidden-ingredient-in-monsantos-roundup-herbicide/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pesticide-resistant-superweeds-plaguing-half-the-nations-farmers/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pesticide-resistant-superweeds-plaguing-half-the-nations-farmers/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:29:19 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11542 The use of the harsh, best-selling chemical pesticide, glyphosate—sold as Monsanto's Roundup—is causing the widespread growth of resistant 'superweeds.' Used on genetically modified crops including Monsanto's canola, cotton, corn and soy, which dominate much of the nation's farmland, glyphosate resistant superweeds were first noticed in 2010, spreading out across farms, damaging crops, farm equipment, and requiring the use of increased applications and additional chemicals.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pesticide-resistant-superweeds-plaguing-half-the-nations-farmers/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bacteria-tainted-salad-greens-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bacteria-tainted-salad-greens-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:28:54 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11529 One in 5 foodborne illnesses in the U.S. can be linked to a leafy green vegetable—more than any other food source—according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/bacteria-tainted-salad-greens-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-york-city-real-estate-company-composts-food-for-rooftop-gardens/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-york-city-real-estate-company-composts-food-for-rooftop-gardens/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:00:56 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11515 New York City real-estate company, the Durst Organization, is planning to spend nearly $1 million to install more than an acre of rooftop gardens on top of its prime Manhattan buildings using composted food, reports the Wall Street Journal.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-york-city-real-estate-company-composts-food-for-rooftop-gardens/feed/ 0