Welcome to this week’s installment of From Our Friends, our weekly roundup where we highlight some of our favorite…
GMOs
Sugar’s Triumphant Return (But It’s Still Bad for You)
In the wake of the tragic world that high fructose corn syrup has built, many Americans are keen on avoiding the GMO cor…
Soy Farmer and Monsanto Head to the Supreme Court Over Patent Rights
Monsanto will face farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman in front of the Supreme Court, the justices announced last week, agreeing t…
GMOs Put Pesticide Use On the Rise, New Study Finds
New data published in the recent issue of the journal Environmental Sciences Europe finds that U.S. farmers are using si…
Anti-Prop 37 TV Commercial Pulled in California
A controversial television ad in opposition to Proposition 37, the bill that could make California the first U.S. state …
New GMO Documentary A Must-Watch
Did you know that the rise in digestive disorders in the U.S. parallels the rise in genetically modified organisms enter…
Polls Show Californians Will Pass GMO Labeling Law in November
A recent L.A. Times poll suggests California’s Proposition 37, which would make it the first state to require mand…
GMO Labeling Campaign Urges Parents to Petition the FDA
Just Label It, a campaign petitioning the FDA to require mandatory labeling on foods containing genetically modified ing…
Educational Rap Video Explains GMOs
PandoDaily, which purports to be the “blog of record” for Silicon Valley, has released a catchy rap video (y…
iPhone App Puts Organic Food to the Test…Literally
For the discerning grocery shopper/geeky tech lover, the world just got a little warmer and fuzzier. Meet Lapka, the iPh…
