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ORGANIC BYTES #134

Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!

5/8/2008

Written and edited by Craig Minowa and Ronnie Cummins

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IN THIS ISSUE:

MONSANTO, CARGILL, & ADM RAKE IN BILLIONS ON WORLD FOOD CRISIS

FRANKENFOODS ALERT OF THE WEEK: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CANDY FOR MOTHERS DAY?

CONSUMER TIP & ALERT: HAZARDOUS & UNLABELED NANOTECH PESTICIDES IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS

WEB FORUM TOPIC OF THE WEEK: WHOLE FOODS MARKET: THE GOOD AND THE BAD

LESSON OF THE WEEK: HOW TO READ LABELS ON PLASTIC CONTAINERS & PRODUCTS

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: "VANISHING OF THE BEES" & "WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?"

PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: TAKE BACK THE FILTER

SPECIAL STATE NEWS AND ALERTS: CA, IL, IN, MI, MN SC

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MONSANTO, CARGILL, & ADM RAKE IN BILLIONS ON WORLD FOOD CRISIS

Monsanto, Cargill, and Archer s Midland are making a mint off corn and soy-based biofuels, while rapidly monopolizing the market, and hoarding future reserves of crop seeds and germplasm, wheat, rice, soy, corn, and other grains. While a billion people go hungry, and food riots threaten global stability, these Biotech and Food Giants are raking in record profits, along with Wall Street speculators, who have shifted their greed from sub-prime mortgages to increasingly scarce natural resources and food