Agriculture

I'm looking for one woman in particular and she could be just about anywhere in China. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack... I'm pretty optimistic about finding her, but I'm running out of ideas. I was hoping to get some suggestions from you guys. I'm about ready to contact a TV station to see if my story is interesting enough, but I'm not so sure.  Read More »

USDA officials have recalled 143 million pounds of beef, enough meat to feed two hamburgers to every man woman and child in the United States, as reported by the Associated Press. A video broadcast across the nation showed sickening and cruel abuse of ill, dying, or crippled cattle at a slaughterhouse associated with the recall.  Read More »

They call it "Checkmate".

The Department of Agriculture plans to blanket large swaths of the Bay Area starting June 1st with synthetic estrogen designed to interrupt the mating cycle of the apple moth, a 'potential threat' to agriculture in the region.  Read More »

Our government and the Department of Agriculture are using cities as large-scale testing grounds for dangerous pesticides and other chemicals. These tests are particularly worrisome given that the populations targeted are not warned (though they are apparently justified in that because the sprayings take place at night).  Read More »

Some would argue that humans are the most evolved creatures on this planet, and therefore we have morally and physically bypassed the need to kill another animal for the sake of eating. I argue that even cauliflower screams when you steam it. It’s important that we are able to see both sides of the story, and be able to agree to disagree. I’d like to present to you today the side of the meat eater.  Read More »