Comments nosmokes has made

  • GMOs

    Whether Obama changes direction and allows real regulation of GMOs depends on how much he's wiling and able to de-corporporatize the federal government, including regulatory agencies. Looking at some of his  cabinet appointments so far this doesn't seem to be a top priority. My hopes are high but my expectations are much, much lower.On Will the Obama administration be the first to seriously regulate genetically modified food? posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Responses

  • Intellectually dishonest comparission

    I get so tired of GMO advocates putting forth the false premise that modern genetic modification is the same thing as Fr Mendel experimenting with his peas or the indigenous Americans developing maize from a wild grass. While it is technically true that both are genetic modification, it is also true that removing a wooden splinter from my thumb is surgery, but I wouldn't compare it to a neurosurgeon's art. It's misleading and intellectually dishonest and shows a deliberate attempt to obfuscate instead of having a fair and open debate on the merits or lack thereof.

    Support your local family farmers!

    On U.S. foreign policy: GMO all the way posted 1 year, 3 months ago 23 Responses

  • All the green musiians deserve our support, plus

    this ultra green duo:www.thedittybops.com/

    Name another band that did a coast to coast tour on bicycles!On 15 Green Musicians and Bands posted 1 year, 3 months ago 29 Responses

  • Organic chemicals

    Your list is a list of chemicals a farmer can use and still be certed organic. Obviously that doesn't mean that they're all used by all farmers or that some farmers use any at all. And on the whole, though I have nothing but common sense to back it up, most organic growers aren't dumping tons of these 'organic'chemicals on their crops the way conventional farmers do w/ the synthetic chemicals.On Organic produce reduces kids' exposure to pesticides, says study posted 1 year, 10 months ago 10 Responses

  • The Monsanto rats are almost as epidemic as their

    seeds.To attempt to paint Percy Schmeiser as the bad guy in this battle is stooping pretty low, and equating transgenic contamination w/ sweet corn cross pollination is disingenuous at best. The bottom line w/ GMOs is that no one ever asked for them. NO ONE.And they have zero benefits to anyone except the patent holders. The so called advancements and superiority of GMOs has not proven true in real world conditions and serious questions remain to be answered  re the health risks posed by consuming GMOs. One indisputable fact is that the AgBiotech Industry has never produced a study that shows there is no risk in the consumption of GMOs over the long or even short term. There is no question but there is environmental harm, and that alone should be enough to put the brakes on releasing this technology in the wild and allowing it blow with the winds. At the very least it should be restricted to the laboratories where extensive and exhaustive long term independent testing can be done.The Precautionary Principle exists for a reason.

    Support your local family farmers!

    On Schmeiser to play David to Monsanto's Goliath again posted 1 year, 10 months ago 8 Responses

  • I'll second that!

    Informative and offering some hope when it's sorely needed. You really made me wish I could have been along for the ride. Thanks
    peaceOn As food series ends, the story is just beginning posted 2 years, 1 month ago 6 Responses

  • Only 4 million?

    This must be the most conservative estimate ever made, or the parameters of what constitutes an 'environmental problem' must have been very narrow indeed.On We Wouldn't Kid About This posted 2 years, 4 months ago 1 Response

  • human gene rice will save 3rd world babes huh?

    i seriously doubt that the planting of this untested, untried 'solution' is the best answer, or if it even makes it onto the the top 20 list. it definitely doesn't have a beat you can dance to. children with diarrhea in developing countries are usually getting it from bad water and the best answe is giving them clean water. since every single introduction of a GMO crop so far has led to increased usage of pesticides that will eventually befoul the water  this is no solution, simply another way of making money off of the those that can least afford to spare any more.please keep your high tech solutions to yourself.On Carry On My Wayward Gene posted 2 years, 9 months ago 5 Responses