France Confirms It Will Continue Ban On Monsanto’s GMO Corn, Despite Council Ruling

- France confirms it will continue ban on GMO corn, despite council ruling (Natural News, Aug 09, 2013): It has been confirmed that France will extend its moratorium on the cultivation of Monsanto’s genetically-modified (GM) MON810 corn within its borders, despite a recent ruling by the French Council of State that the longstanding ban violates [...] continue reading world news

Monsanto Can Sue Farmers When GMO Contamination Goes Over 1% Of Their Crop

- Monsanto can sue farmers when GMO contamination goes over one percent of their crop (Activist Post, Aug 10, 2013) continue reading world news

Government Of India Grants Dolphins Personhood

Flashback: - The Cove – Oscar Award Winner (‘Best Documentary’): The Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. [...] continue reading world news

Almost 87% Of The American West Is Experiencing A Devastating Drought

- New Mexico is the driest of the dry (LA Times, Aug 6, 2013) continue reading world news

Japan Finally Admits The Truth: ‘Right Now, We Have An Emergency At Fukushima’

- Japan Finally Admits The Truth: “Right Now, We Have An Emergency At Fukushima” (ZeroHedge, Aug 5, 2013): Tepco is struggling to contain the highly radioactive water that is seeping into the ocean near Fukushima. The head of Japan’s NRA, Shinji Kinjo exclaimed, “right now, we have an emergency,” as he noted the contaminated groundwater [...] continue reading world news

U.S. Beef Supply At 21-Year Low: Get Ready To Pay Up

- Beef Supply at 21-Year Low: Get Ready to Pay Up (Liberty Blitzkrieg, Aug 2, 2013): I don’t follow the commodity markets as closely as I used to, but the following article related to beef prices really caught my eye. Last year’s drought and consequent spike in grain prices led to negative margins for cattle [...] continue reading world news

Siberia Heat: Did The Arctic Region Break A Heat Record?

- Siberia Heat: Did The Arctic Region Break A Heat Record? (Huffington Post, July 26, 2013): Did the Arctic region break a heat record? According to English-language outlet The Siberian Times, temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius, or 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit, were recorded in the Siberian city of Norilsk on July 21. The average temperature in [...] continue reading world news