If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don’t need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food.” – Dmitry Medvedev
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Russia Completely Bans GMOs
Russia has been considering joining the long list (and continually growing) of anti-GMO countries for quite some time now. It does so after a group of Russian scientists urged the government to consider at least a 10-year moratorium on GMOs to thoroughly study their influence on human health.
A number of scientists worldwide have clearly outlined the potential dangers associated with consuming GMOs. I recently published an article titled “10 Scientific Studies Proving GMOs Can Be Harmful To Human Health,” you can read that in full here. These are just a select few out of hundreds of studies that are now available in the public domain, it seems that they continue to surface year after year.
Russia completely banning GMOs, such a large, developed nation is a big step forward in creating more awareness with regards to GMOs. Ask yourself, why have so many nations banned GMOs and the pesticides that go with them? It’s because evidence points to the fact that they are not safe, they are young, and we just don’t know enough about them to safely consume them. They just aren’t necessary, so why produce them?
Within the past few years, awareness regarding GMOs has skyrocketed. Activism has played a large role in waking up a large portion of Earths population with regards to GMOs. People are starting to ask questions and seek answers. In doing so, we are all coming to the same conclusion as Russia recently came to.
In February, the State Duma introduced a bill banning the cultivation of GMO food products. President Putin ordered that Russian citizens be protected from GMOs. The States Agricultural Committee has supported the ban recommendation from the Russian parliament, and the resolution will come into full effect in July 2014.
This just goes to show what we can do when we come together and demand change and share information on a global scale. Change is happening, and we are waking up to new concepts of our reality every day. GMOs are only the beginning, we have many things to rid our planet of that do not resonate with us and are clearly unnecessary. We are all starting to see through the false justifications for the necessity of GMOs, no longer are we so easily persuaded, no longer do we believe everything we hear and everything we’re presented with. Lets keep it going!
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Experts Speak Out Against GMO in Mexico: Global Center of Crop Origination Must Be Protected
by Christina Sarich April 1st, 2014 Updated 05/06/2014 at 4:12
Mexico is unlike many other places on earth, in that it is globally recognized as a Vavilov Center, a center of crop evolution and origin. Some of the foods the entire world enjoys came from the fertile Tehuacan Valley or other rich agricultural fields in this country. If GMO were allowed to ravage these age-old crops, some of the world’s food heritage would be robbed from us all. It is due to the peculiarity of this region of the world that experts are now flocking to support a non-GMO agricultural paradigm.
Mexico’s agricultural biodiversity is beyond rich. It isn’t just the non-GMO corn tortilla we would lose by allowing biotech to get its hands on the land there. Plant scientists have discovered more than 60 varieties of maize in Mexico – the equivalent of a natural genetic treasure chest, which could be completely spoiled if companies like Monsanto, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Syngenta, etc. were to get their grubby little hands on Mexico’s agricultural real estate. Even extreme weather situations could be aided by so many types of maize crops, since they thrive in various conditions – from wet to dry, hot or cold.
It is due to Mexico’s agricultural biodiversity that many experts are now coming together to help inform a general public that is still very much ignorant about genetically modified foods in their area. Mexico’s agricultural history and genetic biodiversity hang in the balance.
Other than some media attention in 2013 during a court battle to ban GM maize, swiftly passed by a Mexican judge who believed the cultivation of a GM crop was a threat to farming heritage and ecosystem viability, the masses are still largely unaware of many issues surrounding GMO.
Mercedes López Martínez, a spokesperson for a Mexican nonprofit organization, Via Organica, whose mission is to promote better nutrition through organic agriculture explained that:
“There is no position of the Mexican people in general regarding GM foods, as the government, violating the constitutional right of the people to healthy food, has not provided information about the risks of these GMO products, which are not even labeled.
However, there is strong opposition from informed and organized civil society organizations, which have demanded that the government apply the precautionary principle, to protect biodiversity and crops of origin such as corn and cotton. Proof of this is the lawsuit filed by individuals and civil organizations that managed to stop all planting of GM Maize in Mexico and that is still on-going.”
GM companies are hoping that general public support (through ignorance they help to perpetuate) of their poison crops will help push them through legislation in Mexico. Both biotech and branches of the government are still in support of GMO even though these crops could completely kill off an innumerable amount of biodiversity in the country. The government and biotech look at possible profits while ignoring the long term effects of these crops.
With enough people realizing that protection of their agricultural history is equivalent to protecting thousands of years of cultural richness – from the Mayans who recognize maize as a staple crop with stories of Popul Vuh, to the discovery and opening of Maize Mountain, a place were maize seeds were hidden and protected according to Mayan legend, GMO could be defeated.
Luckily, a group of 53 scientists and 22 civil organizations called Acción Colectiva will draw on this rich cultural heritage, combined with sound scientific data to describe the imminent risk and harm to the environment if genetically modified crops are allowed in Mexico. Monsanto’s Chief Technology Officer, Robert Fraley, expects to end a suspension of the cultivation of GM maize in Mexico, but he won’t see it with enough education and activism, which could ignite Mexicans to oust these companies’ influence from their rich agricultural practices.
Acción Colectiva’s attorney, René Sánchez Galindo stated;
“The Calderón government illegally granted permits for the planting of GM maize, for which the results have been hidden. Currently there are 79 new applications pending. The good news is that all of these have been frozen by the court. Joy has filled the hearts of thousands. The current government now has a choice between defending the wealth of native maize or supporting Monsanto.”
It seems to me other countries are trying to keep GMO at bay, why is the U.S on board with GMO?
It seems like there are numerous website dedicated to city folks raising chickens. The obvious are www.citychickens.com and http://www.thecitychicken.com/. There are a lot of cities with laws written into the city codes to allow for them. In Iowa for example of where the bad city of Northwood is located, some larger cities that allow chicks are Cedar Rapids, Clive, Johnston, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, West Des Moines, Waukee and Windsor Heights. In Minn-E-Sota there are Burnsville, Blaine, Apple Valley, Buffalo, Edina, Little Falls, Elk River, etc.
Some may not know what their laws really are.
-------------- Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
-------------- Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
If the city ordinance in Northwood stipulates that written permission is needed then I don't see why the city council is worried that "chickens will take over". It would be a case by case type of thing, and if any rules aren't followed they could just yank that person's permit. I would gladly trade the constantly yapping chihuahua across the street for a dozen chickens any day! Besides, he's right about the chemicals in our foods. Scientists, researchers and doctors were warning about using anti-biotics for increasing growth in our livestock as soon as it started being done.- and all these years since. Now our antibiotics are pretty much useless. Stupid. Doctors prescribing antibiotics when they shouldn't might be part of the problem (personally I have never experienced that happening) but the majority of antibiotics used in the US are used in livestock feed to fatten them up faster, and to try to cut down on diseases in big unhealthy cooperate livestock operations. So most of us are getting constant small doses in our meats, eggs, milk and milk products. As for GMO's, scientists, researchers and doctors started warning about possible different problems with those too, and of course, some of the things they warned about are already happening. Cross contamination is a huge one. Even if all the pro-GM safety studies that have been done were trustworthy, there is no way of knowing the consequences when more and more of these transgene plants start mixing their genes together. - Which was also being warned about. Constant revolving door between Monsanto type corporations and government. All the biotech corporations almost completely control research into GMO's so there is hardly any independent studies done, and if any independent study points to big problems the industry completely crushes and destroys the scientists by any means possible. - same as with whistleblowers. Most of these GMO's don't have any kind of real evaluation before they are released. The biotech companies wrote the rules and just tells the regulatory agencies they are substantially equivalent as their counterparts, and safe.
Here's a couple of disturbing documentaries, if anyone hasn't already seen them
The World According to Monsanto. Documents GMO lies, some of the problems and interviews whistleblowers. http://youtu.be/N6_DbVdVo-k
The second one is difficult to find online. Netflix has it. On the site I linked to there is a full version posted by Hulu, it wouldn't work for me but maybe it will for others, otherwise type farmageddon into that sites search and watch separate parts.
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If you would have taken the time to read the first link you'd see that you just posted the garbage that the writer debunked. Try to keep up.
Which link and which writer?
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There must be more to this story than I caught. Someone in Austin must want to have a few layers.
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It’s not every day you get to talk about chicken feces at a city council meeting.
Brittany Perry didn’t mind. The Austin City Council was in the middle of a discussion on a potential chicken ordinance during its June 2 meeting and she was there to listen, offer research and advocate for Austin residents who want to raise chickens in their backyards.
When Mayor Tom Stiehm grew concerned about chicken feces as an issue should the city pass a chicken ordinance, Perry was there to explain how chicken feces had less bacteria than other animal waste and could be used as garden fertilizer. Plus, chickens don’t produce as much waste as domestic animals, according to Perry.
“It’s all in how you take care of them,” she told the council.
Despite Perry’s research and the support of about 15 residents at the meeting, council members decided 4-3 to table a potential ordinance.
For Perry, the decision is just another step toward a larger discussion about chickens.
“I’m not discouraged at all,” she said. “It’s government, and I definitely was happy they tabled it instead of saying no.”
Perry is the latest in a long line of residents across the state who have petitioned their local governments to raise chickens in urban settings. It’s a growing issue within many communities and Austin’s city council is likely to discuss a chicken ordinance again.
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- The City of Austin will not be moving forward with a proposed chicken ordinance.
In Monday's work session, the city council voted 4 to 3 against the proposal. The ordinance would have allowed people to raise a select number of chickens within city limits.
Council members have cited issues with property values as a reason not to move forward. We're told the issue could be revisited in the future.
I can still remember all the times Roger used to bich about his neighbor's birds.
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