Hank Campbell, President of the American Council on Science and Health (and co-author of Science Left Behind), wrote an interesting (and intelligent) post at Science 2.0: “GMO Labeling Is A Smart Marketing Strategy.” He notes that “anti-science groups are hailing [Campbell’s announcement about labeling GMOs on their products] as a victory. US Right To Know,Continue reading “Foodites Rejoice: Campbell’s Right to Tell…and Sell”
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Past as Prologue: What the Campbell’s Execs Forgot About Organic Labels
[Insert George Santayana quote here] Steven Novella over at the Neurologica blog, follows up on Campbell’s decision to label their products made using genetic engineered products, even if there is no mandated nationwide standard. He first talks about the lack of science for labels. “The very notion of GMOs is a false dichotomy. Opponents thenContinue reading “Past as Prologue: What the Campbell’s Execs Forgot About Organic Labels”
Latest Organic Study: More confirmation bias. Less filling.
Recently, a group of researchers announced their findings ahead of their report on the nutrition of organically produced food to be published in the British Journal of Nutrition. The study is titled “Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta-analyses,” and,Continue reading “Latest Organic Study: More confirmation bias. Less filling.”
Proposition 37 Doesn’t Go Far Enough
California’s Proposition 37, the awkwardly titled “California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” does not educate consumers enough about what is in their food.
No One Expects the Organics Inquisition
Here is this month’s Green Chain column for the Lake County Record-Bee: In 312, Roman Emperor Constantine was told in a dream to paint a cross on his army’s shields. Based on that dream, he commanded his generals to have crosses put on pretty much everything. If it went into battle, it had a crossContinue reading “No One Expects the Organics Inquisition”
Organic can be the right choice for fruit, sometimes
This “Green Chain”column will be published in the Lake County Record-Bee on Tuesday. “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” – John Maynard Keynes. Forgive me please for starting this month’s column with the same John Maynard Keynes’ quote as last month’s. But new facts have been brought toContinue reading “Organic can be the right choice for fruit, sometimes”
Resolved to go organic in 2012? Consider these 10 points.
Over at Eco Women: Protectors of the Planet! you can find eight resolutions for 2012. A few of them make sense: turn off any unnecessary appliance; choose tap water over bottled water; cut down on meat. These are, if not necessarily environmentally sensible, at least economically sensible. I have quibbles with their list but itContinue reading “Resolved to go organic in 2012? Consider these 10 points.”
New Year’s Resolution: Eat Healthier. Does that mean organic food?
Perhaps you have decided to toast the New Year with organic champagne or an organically produced high-gravity craft beer because organic is better, not just for you but for the planet. After all, you have made a New Year’s resolution to eat better and healthier while caring for the environment. So, is organic superior toContinue reading “New Year’s Resolution: Eat Healthier. Does that mean organic food?”
Hello rainforest, it’s me, organic
I like local produce: local pears, local wines, and ripe local tomatoes. I like buying from the folks who produced them. Maybe it can even put me in touch with the seasons. Those are good things, but buying local food does not imbue such commerce with environmental greenness. And buying organic, may be less green.Continue reading “Hello rainforest, it’s me, organic”
Nullius in Verba 