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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/human-genes-protected-from-patent-infringements/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/human-genes-protected-from-patent-infringements/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:04 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11815 Humans received some good news from the Supreme Court last week when a unanimous vote ruled that human genes cannot be patented.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/human-genes-protected-from-patent-infringements/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/farmed-fish-production-outpaces-beef/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/farmed-fish-production-outpaces-beef/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:49 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11813 Fish farming is outpacing beef production for the first time in modern history, reports the Earth Policy Institute, and farmed fish is expected to also outpace wild caught fish this year as well. ]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/farmed-fish-production-outpaces-beef/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/maine-says-no-to-gmos-bill-passes-through-senate/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/maine-says-no-to-gmos-bill-passes-through-senate/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:04:48 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11810 Maine has become the second U.S. state in as many weeks to pass a bill that would require food retailers to identify genetically modified foods with specific labels.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/maine-says-no-to-gmos-bill-passes-through-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-gmo-wheat-bakes-up-loaves-of-lawsuits/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-gmo-wheat-bakes-up-loaves-of-lawsuits/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:53:58 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11808 The mysterious GMO Monsanto Roundup Ready wheat found growing in an Oregon field a few weeks ago has led to an expected number of lawsuits from wheat farmers whose sales have been hurt by the discovery.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-gmo-wheat-bakes-up-loaves-of-lawsuits/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/this-little-piggy-went-to-vomit-gmos-make-pigs-sick-scientists-refute-study-findings/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/this-little-piggy-went-to-vomit-gmos-make-pigs-sick-scientists-refute-study-findings/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:48:51 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11806 Once again, research into the detrimental health effects of consuming GMOs has come under scrutiny by the scientific community.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/this-little-piggy-went-to-vomit-gmos-make-pigs-sick-scientists-refute-study-findings/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/los-angeles-amazon-wants-to-be-your-neighborhood-grocery-store/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/los-angeles-amazon-wants-to-be-your-neighborhood-grocery-store/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:00:30 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11804 Los Angeles got a new a grocery retailer this week. Online retail giant, Amazon (yes, that Amazon), began delivering groceries in select Los Angeles areas as of Monday under the AmazonFresh service, which has been active in Seattle since 2007.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/los-angeles-amazon-wants-to-be-your-neighborhood-grocery-store/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/uncategorized/farm-bill-passes-through-senate-with-heavy-subsidies-for-big-ag/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/uncategorized/farm-bill-passes-through-senate-with-heavy-subsidies-for-big-ag/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:35:37 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11802 As expected, the Senate passed the gigantic and long overdue bipartisan farm bill this week in a 66-27 vote, setting up our agricultural policies for the next decade. And while the bill (S. 954, Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act) still must pass through the House before making its way into our law books, it's not the bill many had hoped for.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/uncategorized/farm-bill-passes-through-senate-with-heavy-subsidies-for-big-ag/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-and-poor-nutrition-cost-world-economy-1-4-trillion-a-year/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-and-poor-nutrition-cost-world-economy-1-4-trillion-a-year/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:48:17 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11800 Obesity and poor nutrition are taking a toll on the global population and the economy, warns the United Nation's food agency. The organization recently told world governments that making investments in improved food health could have significant social and economic gains.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/obesity-and-poor-nutrition-cost-world-economy-1-4-trillion-a-year/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-still-testing-gmo-wheat-strains-in-u-s/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-still-testing-gmo-wheat-strains-in-u-s/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:35:37 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11798 Mysterious Monsanto Roundup Ready GMO wheat found growing in an Oregon field last month appeared to be an isolated incident, but the company is actually testing GMO wheat in Hawaii and North Dakota.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-still-testing-gmo-wheat-strains-in-u-s/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/wal-mart-commits-to-sourcing-produce-directly-from-farmers/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/wal-mart-commits-to-sourcing-produce-directly-from-farmers/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:51:04 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11797 Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, has announced plans to begin sourcing produce directly from farmers, cutting out distributors and wholesalers.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/wal-mart-commits-to-sourcing-produce-directly-from-farmers/feed/ 0