Last Saturday, regular unleaded gasoline here in the petrochemical heartland pulsed through the pumps at a mere $2.969 per gallon, but by Sunday the service station owners finally heard about Egypt and Tunisia and Libya and all the turmoil sure to break out around various Mideast oilfields, and so when I filled up after church, [...]
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It can be dangerously addictive!
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I was too angry to write about this the other day, but the upshot is that USDA has given Monsanto permission to bully farmers into using genetically engineered “Roundup ready” alfalfa, just as the company has bullied farmers into using its genetically engineered soybeans and corn. Simply put, Monsanto bases much of its business on [...]
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This morning I let Bosco run down along the river while I picked three fat, black figs from a tree providing a surprise third crop, and then shelled a couple of handfuls of pecans for a spartan but very tasty breakfast. I picked up another half-basket (2-3 pounds) of pecans, then came inside to find [...]
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In the wake of an investigation into five food-poisoning deaths and five more illnesses, the Texas Department of State Health Services forced a San Antonio food processor to shut down its plant and recall all chopped celery and other products processed there since January. SanGar Fresh Cut Produce distributes its products throughout much of Texas [...]
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So we learn at least two interesting factoids about the case of the E. coli-contaminated Nestle’s cookie dough, through the reporting efforts of ABC’s Brian Hartman: 1. Not one, not two, but at least three strains of E. coli have been linked to the Nestle’s dough. 2. Food and Drug Administration inspectors claim to have [...]
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The New York Times traces one of the numerous batches of hamburger that has severely injured and killed Americans over the past three years and, guess what? When Cargill sells you choice Angus beef, they sometimes throw in a little ammonia for free: The frozen hamburgers that the Smiths ate, which were made by the [...]
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