November 2018

NAFTA 2.0 Signed: A Deal for ‘The Corporate One Percent’

““But in the closed door negotiations of the USMCA, corporations came up with new rights: powers for corporations to monitor and change regulations before they see the light of day in areas that could affect food safety, chemicals, environmental regulations and other matters of public safety,” Dey explained. “The agreement also supports higher drug prices …

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Volunteer Opportunities: Tree planting with Forest Unlimited

Tree planting with Forest Unlimited Want to make a difference? You can PLANT A TREE — or many many trees! Trees stop climate change and help watersheds recover and replenish . Please contact Harlie at harlierankin@gmail.com  She’s organizing the tree planting at Wildwood Conservation Foundation in Guerneville.  RSVPs are important. Saturday, January 5th and Sunday, January …

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Learning tough lessons: Large Hotel is First Project Denied in Santa Rosa Fire Zone

Large Hotel is First Project Denied in Santa Rosa Fire Zone From Greenbelt Alliance: For the first time since the October 2017 Tubb’s fire in Sonoma County, a new development was denied due to high fire risk  in the burned area of Fountaingrove of Santa Rosa. On a split 3-3 vote, the City of Santa …

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Acceleration of Wine Wars: Sonoma vintners pair experiences with wine

Central coast wineries have consolidated tasting rooms in town, here in Sonoma County they try to out compete with each other…. Sonoma vintners pair experiences with wine Once upon a time, wine tasting was simple: belly up to the bar, get chatted up by a staffer, taste a rainbow of wines in a flight. But …

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Gene edited food by another name….Europe Tightens Restrictions on CRISPR Gene-Edited Crops

Europe Tightens Restrictions on CRISPR Gene-Edited Crops   Proponents of the ruling say CRISPR-Cas9 is largely untested Latest News By Julie Fidler Posted On July 28, 2018 Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/europe-tightens-restrictions-crispr-gene-edited-crops-1649/#ixzz5YAdV2v3e Follow us: @naturalsociety on Twitter | NaturalSociety on Facebook Europe’s highest court ruled July 25 that crops edited with CRISPR technology should face the same …

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Ughhhh….USDA Posts Alarming Data About Privatized Inspection at Poultry Plants

“USDA testing continually shows that plants under this privatized inspection model are producing unsafe food. Now, the agency is also allowing the poultry industry to rev up slaughter lines ever faster to increase profits,” said Hauter. USDA Posts Alarming Data About Privatized Inspection at Poultry Plants   WASHINGTON – Last week, on the Friday evening …

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