Organic Connections Magazine—Latest Articles

The Trend Toward Vegetarian Fish Farming

AdminMarty — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:17:08 +0000

The aquaculture industry has been in a race to develop more sustainable and efficient feed for all types of farm-raised fish with wildly varying nutritional needs—in part as a way to put less burden on the sea.

Food Safety News: A Budget Cut Only the Produce Lobby Could Love

AdminMarty — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:10:10 +0000

Microbiological Data Program (MDP) is a small monitoring program in the USDA. MDP tests for deadly bugs like E. coli, salmonella, and listeria in our foods and is currently on the President’s budgetary chopping block.

Ted Turner Speaks Out Against Keystone XL

AdminMarty — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:35:56 +0000

Tar sands oil means clear-cutting thousands of acres, diverting rivers, strip-mining. The Keystone XL pipeline puts drinking water at risk, poses profound danger of toxic spills and more.

Environmental Pollutants Linked to Obesity

AdminMarty — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:01:48 +0000

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—a man-made chemical that resists heat, water, oil, grease, and used in making common household and industrial items such as non-stick pots and pans—appears to be a factor in the obesity epidemic.

Science and the Labeling of GMOs

AdminMarty — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:03:44 +0000

The problem is that if we don't label the food, then we can't ever determine whether there are negative effects. In short, we would be running a massive scientific experiment on the world's food supply with absolutely no data to correlate any possibly negative [or positive] results.

GMO Labeling Campaign Passes a New Milestone

AdminMarty — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:34:33 +0000

What most Americans still do not know is that over 80% of crops like corn and soy are genetically engineered. We eat these common foods day in and day out without realizing what we’re putting into our bodies.

Diseases Big Pharma Hopes You Get in 2012

AdminMarty — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:32:47 +0000

How did Pharma get a good third of the U.S. taking antidepressants, statins and purple pills? By selling the diseases. Supply-driven marketing is turning us into a nation of pill-popping hypochondriacs.

Rainforest Plant Provides Solution to Multi-resistant Bacterial Infections

AdminMarty — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:38:31 +0000

Aggressive infections in hospitals are an increasing health problem worldwide. A Danish scientist has found a natural substance in a Chilean rainforest plant that effectively supports the effect of traditional treatment with antibiotics.

How We Can Dump Fossil Fuels Without Help From Congress

AdminMarty — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:00:40 +0000

Amory Lovins, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute, explains his plan for transforming our energy, transportation and industry sectors while at the same time growing our economy and cutting dirty fossil fuels.

PepsiCo: Masters of Food Spin?

AdminMarty — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:25:42 +0000

Perhaps the leading maker of sugary drinks and salty snacks should bear some responsibility for America’s bad eating habits. They seem to be working hard to protect the profits they gain from the obesity epidemic they helped create.