Entries Tagged as 'Consumption'

Cool in a Crisis

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Several sources now say that investment speculators are helping to fuel the global food crisis.
Meanwhile:
The World Bank says that 100 million more people are facing severe hunger. Yet some of the world’s richest food companies are making record profits. Monsanto last month reported that its net income for the three months up to the end […]

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Tags: Consumption · Corporate control · Food · Growth · Politics

Genetically Modified Crops Produce Less, Not More

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Results of a three-year study at the University of Kansas are clear: genetically modified (GM) crops actually produce less food than regular crops, not more, despite the claims of GM proponent corporations like Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Earlier studies confirm the result, and similar results are being reported in non-food crops like cotton.

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Tags: Consumption · Disinformation · Food · Technology