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All Milked Out

Apparently having realized that no one was buying his outrageous anti-choice argument, Robert Cohen, the infamous "Not Milk Man," has ended his hunger strike protesting the sale of genetically engineered milk.
Posted May 31, 2000 at 12:00 am

Blindly Attcking Progress

Anti-biotechnology terrorists again have destroyed what they think were genetically engineered crops at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center at the University of California. The radical Luddites say, "If a facility conducts GE crop research, yet won't disclose the locations to the public, then we must put the precautionary principle in practice and view all its crops as legitimate targets."
Posted May 26, 2000 at 12:00 am

Nannies’ Sour Milk

Why are parents at the Hoosier Courts Nursery School refusing to allow their children to drink conventionally produced milk and opting instead for organic milk? Because anti-choice nannies have…
Posted May 19, 2000 at 12:00 am

Scoldin’ Golden Rice

Two major biotech companies' agreement to give away seeds of nutrient-rich genetically engineered (GE) "golden" rice to needy developing nations is being denounced by British nannies as just "a huge amount of public relations." While the Rockefeller Foundation has long pushed for this humanitarian effort, anti-GE nannies continue to blindly rail against it.
Posted May 17, 2000 at 12:00 am

Understanding The New Socialism

George Mason University professor Francis Fukuyama explains the return of socialism and the possibility that its followers could end up inventing “an entirely new form of governance that might be…
Posted May 17, 2000 at 12:00 am

Anything But Unbiased

The Bangor Daily News promotes Cropchoice.com as a new Internet site "devoted to bringing farmers the latest news on genetically modified crops." The story only hints that the "news" could be biased by the sites' sponsors (including radical anti-GM groups like Greenpeace and the Center for Food Safety) who are clearly aligned against consumer food choices.
Posted May 9, 2000 at 12:00 am

Celebrity Chefs Host GE Fear-Fest

Chef-activist Rick Bayless joins organic diva Alice Waters in a Manhattan press conference today to publicize a new anti-genetically engineered (GE) food campaign called Keep Nature Natural, profiled here last week. The nanny chefs ignore the sage wisdom of Julia Child, America's most respected chef, who says the protests over GE foods represent "a very backwards-looking point of view." Ms. Child calls GE foods "one of the greatest discoveries" of the last century.
Posted May 8, 2000 at 12:00 am

Run-Up To The National Nutrition Summit

Despite growing Congressional, industry, and public interest in the nation's first summit on what Americans eat, the 2000 invitation-only attendees to the May 30-31 event remain a closely held secret. But you can bet that the nannies who want to restrict your dining choices will be well represented. Stay tuned.
Posted May 5, 2000 at 12:00 am

Voluntary Labels Not Enough For Nannies

The new Food and Drug Administration plan to allow companies to voluntarily label foods as non-engineered is coming under fire from nannies, who say they want mandatory warning labels for…
Posted May 4, 2000 at 12:00 am

Scientists Bash Chefs Collaborative 2000

Responding to Chefs Collaborative 2000's press conference in Philadelphia denouncing anti-genetically engineered food, more than 2000 agricultural scientists have called upon the future-fearing chefs to reconsider their anti-biotech stance. "These rich celebrity chefs just don't understand how important these technologies are for ensuring adequate and nutritious crop plants for farmers in developing countries," according to the scientists' statement.
Posted May 3, 2000 at 12:00 am