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“Syngenta expects Brazil’s entire range of seeds to be GMO by 2012, despite the issue still being controversial throughout the country.”
I guess the experts must know better.
“The question that everyone is interested in is ‘what are the potential problems that may arise,’ and how can society be protected?”
Yes indeed.
“…water use has actually dropped every month since 2006, saving Hernando County more than a billion-and-a-half gallons of water.”
If only we could all make the same efforts toward reducing energy usage.
“Where spirituality and creativity meet.”
And why not? Spirituality shouldn’t be dull and boring!
“Requiring industry to report on nanomaterials used and risk assessment performed, along with increasing nanotechnology expertise in the agency, would better equip the CPSC to succeed. The alternative is to wait for injury, death, or chronic effects to emerge and force further action. “
Pandora probably told herself: “Let’s just open the box and take a prudent wait-and-see approach.”
“The new enabling clause introduced into the bill — adopted by the committee yesterday — reads that ‘any person who produces, supplies, imports or packages any prescribed goods must display on or in association with the packaging of those goods a notice in the prescribed manner and form that discloses the presence of any genetically modified ingredients or components of those goods in accordance with applicable regulations’.”
A good idea, but some in the government resisted it, as official policy is to support GMO development. Wouldn’t you rather know?
“There is actually no gain for the one who engages in charitable activities but is constantly complaining or showing a sense of impatience and frustration.“
Whatever your religion or beliefs, there are some good reminders here on dealing with one’s own mind and ego.
“Whatever I pay attention to will grow: I will take inventory of how I’m using my attention.”
Attention is “money”.
“The bean, which bears the moniker A25704-12 and was developed by German biotechnology firm Bayer Cropscience, is now authorised to be brought to Europe to be used in food or animal feed for the next 10 years.”
Do the politicians and the experts really know what’s best? And do they have the right to alter our food?
“The government has yet to adopt an appropriate strategy to evaluate human exposure to nanoparticles less than 100 billionths of a meter in size, they said.”
Why does government approve things it doesn’t understand, especially things it doesn’t even try to understand?
