Monsanto - Controlling the Food Chain

Just a year ago, I knew nothing of Monsanto, genetically modified foods, or Round Up. It wasn't until a move to the country and a discussion with a local farmer that I became interested in just what Monsanto and others were up to in the farming community. The more I researched, the more concerned I grew. Houston, we've got a problem. Monsanto is after control of the food chain.

If you go to the Monsanto web site, you will see that they tout themselves as a farmer's friend. They "apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world be successful, produce healthier foods, better animal feeds and more fiber, while also reducing agriculture's impact on our environment." On the surface, they look good. Why did my farmer friend refer to them as The Mob?

Further investigation proved that Monsanto is a company hell bent on controlling our food. Monsanto actually began as a chemical company, making and distributing among other things DDT and Agent Orange. Then they got into weed killers and genetically modified seeds. This is the beginning of the end of food as we know it - unless something is done.

Seeds are shot with genetic material to make them resistant to the weed killer, Round UP. These seeds are referred to as "Round Up ready". What this initially did was reduce the amount of time a farmer spent weeding his crops and reduce the amount of pesticides used and the cost to the farmer was a contract commitment that they would not re-plant any of the leftover seeds and would pay a tithe to Monsanto for every acre planted. What it actually did was tie the farmer's hands regarding being able to chose other seed to grow, end up using more pesticides because now weeds are Round UP resistant, and now we have a reduction in the variety of species of corn, soy beans, etc.

This is bad news, but there's more. The genetically modified foods were never fully tested by the FDA before they were approved for consumption. There are new tests that show an adverse affect to livestock fed on GM corn. Kiss your corn chips goodbye! On top of that, the trail of senior leaders jump from Monsanto, to positions in the FDA and in the White House (see Donald Rumsfeld!!). Third world countries are being stripped of their native crops that they've grown for thousands of years, to grow Monsanto Franken-food.

GET PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS! We need food - good food! Please go to the links below and educate yourself on the dangers of this company!

http://www.geocities.com/Northstarzone/MONSANTO.html
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6262083407501596844
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axU9ngbTxKw
http://www.percyschmeiser.com/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#topic=Agriculture&url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.diggers.com.au%252FSeedsDesignedToDieFromMonsanto.htm
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/monsanto-pig-patent-111
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1669587865067156619

Global Dimming

We've all heard of global warming - the increase in the earth's average temperature that is largely thought to be due to our carbon emissions - but have you heard of global dimming? Global dimming is the term given to the gradual reduction of the sun's irradiance or the power of electromagnetic radiation at the earth's surface. What the heck is that and what does it mean to me?

Global dimming is an effect that happens when the sun's rays cannot penetrate an atmosphere that's filled with particulates. The result is cooler temperatures and a reduction in evaporation (which in turn, reduces rainfall). In fact, global dimming seems to have had a balancing effect to global warming - and now scientists think that we don't really know the true extent of global warming, due to global dimming. Recent reductions in CO2s have caused global dimming to lessen and now scientists predict an increase in global warming effects if the dimming effects are decreased.

New studies show that both global warming and global dimming must be dealt with simultaneously in order to keep the balance and correct both effects. How come we don't hear of global dimming? This could be a new crisis on the horizon.

Inform yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming
http://www.blueprintmagazine.ca/?p=200
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2003/dec/18/science.research1
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2058273530743771382