I did a presentation on GMOs for our local AAUW discussion group and thought ‘why waste all that reading’ – so here’s a quick overview of what I learned. I read the following books: Mendel in the Kitchen by geneticist Nina Federoff, which was ranked more anti-GMO in this …
Go Organic — and plant milkweed — to Save Monarchs
Note: A more recent post is available that discusses the milkweed varieties (tropical vs native) in the comments section An article on page three of today's Los Angeles Times talked about declining monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico where it winters. But here is an important takeaway that was …
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Our Vital Pollinators: Birds, Bats, Bees and Butterflies
Pollinators - birds, bats, bees and butterflies - are critical. They pollinate over 200,000 of the world’s flowering plants, including 80% of our food plants. The genetic material they transfer allows seeds to form, which continue the species. Kurt Leushner, a popular professor at the …
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Nature’s Take: Yes on Prop 37
I’ve been following the campaign dollars and the newspaper endorsements surrounding Proposition 37 --where a yes vote would approve the genetically engineered foods labeling initiative. Polls conducted two months ago showed 2/3 voters supporting it. Now, after a huge ad blitz against the …