Alert to ‘Roundup Ready Crops’
Here is a presentation by Thierry Vrain focussing on GMOs, specifically ‘Roundup-ready crops’ and their nutritional implications. From the American College of Nutrition channel on … Read more
Month: November 2015
Bernie Saunders on religion
Bernie Saunders, running to become Democratic nominee for the 2016 presidential election in the United States, responds to the question of his religion.
Scientist, naturally: Ian McTaggart Cowan
– the man who hired David Suzuki by Briony Penn • Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910-2010) revolutionized the way North Americans understood the natural world. Known … Read more
Mainstream media the big election loser
READ IT by Bruce Mason • “Anybody” won the federal election – as in “Anybody but Conservatives” (ABCs) and “Anybody but Harper.” But almost everybody … Read more
Next step: proportional representation
– Fair Vote Canada • After an election in which 9,093,630 (51.8%) votes went nowhere, Justin Trudeau has a golden opportunity to bring a more … Read more
The Temple of Abstraction
by Geoff Olson • In the splendid 2015 Pixar film, Inside Out, the characters Joy and Sadness momentarily get trapped inside Abstract Thought, a building … Read more
Federal funding should support an accountable transit plan
by Elizabeth Murphy • As the new federal government considers going into debt to invest in transit, here are a few critical issues to consider. … Read more
Drug expiry dates – are they ever too old?
DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels • The people’s briefing note on prescription drugs A little while ago I was talking to a physiotherapist who asked … Read more
Help fight colds and flu with zinc
by Dr. Mercola • Now that daylight is waning, cold and flu bugs are ready to jump on any warm body not armed with a … Read more
GE soybeans cause stunted offspring
GMO Bites by Jonathan Latham, PhD • Pregnant goats fed with genetically engineered (GE) soybeans have offspring who grow more slowly and are shorter, according … Read more