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Nanotechnology: Is It Safe To Eat?
Nanotechnology: so small the eye can’t see it, but it’s changing the world around you in fantastic ways. The uses in medicine, commercial products, and food are likely to change the world forever. Is it
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A Little Known, Tasty Arizona Treasure For Your Enjoyment
The Valley is a diverse place with multitudes of its population hailing from locales other than Arizona. And with that comes a lot of unknown in regards to all Arizona has to offer, especially
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OP-ED: Can You Live Off $4.20 A Day?
Can I live off four dollars and twenty cents a day? It was a question I asked myself a few weeks back. It had been in the local news: Mayor Greg Stanton (Phoenix, AZ)
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Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised, Oh My!
By Josette Madonia Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org There are so many labels on food nowadays, it can be confusing. However there are also many reasons why you should understand labels and, in particular,
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Did NPR Miss the Point When Reporting on Our Food System . . . Again
By Josette Madonia Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Recently on Morning Edition, NPR posted a story about biofortified rice, In A Grain Of Golden Rice, A World Of Controversy Over GMO Foods. This rice
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Efforts To Label GMO’s Spread Across The Nation and Into Arizona
By Josette Madonia Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org On February 7, 2013, Hawaii became the first state to pass a bill that would require the labeling of genetically engineered food (also known as GMOs
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Animal Rights in 2013
By Charlie Parke Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org The animal rights movement may be the most successful campaign to change corporate practice since the labor movement in the early 20th century. Emphasizing healthy diet, environmental
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“People Over Profit” Silent Biohazard Vigil
Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org The week of September 17th in conjunction with Occupy Monsanto over 75 locations held protests worldwide working againstcompanies, such as Monsanto, connected to the global trade of genetically engineered foods, also
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Occupy Our Food
By Liisa Wale Arizona Community Press | www.azcommunitypress.org Many of us know what genetically engineered crops are. Information about genetic engineering has been in the media since the 1990’s. Even if you are unaware
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