How has the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill?
June 7, 2016
June 1, 2016
Is Wheat Murder?
The gluten-free craze sounds like just another fad. But doctors say serious health issues triggered by wheat gluten are on the rise.
July 27, 2013
Top Seven Genetically Modified Crops
If you look at what we’re growing, it’s easy to see that a tainted food supply is the reality here in America.
Tags: alfalfa, allergies, canola, corn, DNA, fda, genetically engineered, gmo, huffington post, mother jones, papaya, processed food, prop 37, roundup ready, soy, superweeds, USDA
July 23, 2013
Why Calorie Labels Are Wrong
Studies suggest that calorie counts are way off, especially for raw and unprocessed foods.
Tags: aca, bacteria, california, calories, diet, digestion, energy, fda, food labels, harvard, human waste, microbiota, mother jones, new york city, obamacare, supermarkets
June 11, 2013
How To Make Staggering Amounts Of Money And Ruin The Planet
The people running Exxon and BP are knowingly destroying the planet, and they’ll never go to jail for it.
May 16, 2013
We Just Passed The Climate’s ‘Grim Milestone’
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air just hit a dangerous milestone that could drastically worsen man-made global warming.
May 4, 2013
Quaker Apple Walnut Oatmeal Has More Sugar Than A S’mores Pop-Tart
And other surprising facts about your favorite breakfast convenience foods.
Tags: cereal, kiera butler, mother jones, nature's path, pop tarts, sugar
April 9, 2013
Reporters Say Exxon Is Impeding Spill Coverage in Arkansas
Reporters covering the oil spill from ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas, are reporting that they’ve been blocked from the site and threatened with arrest.
Tags: EPA, inside climate news, mother jones, npr
April 8, 2013
Flies, Maggots, Rats, And Lots Of Poop: What Big Ag Doesn’t Want You To See
What’s it like inside a factory farm? If the livestock and meat industries have their way, what little view we have inside the walls of these animal-reviewing facilities may soon be obscured.
Tags: agribusiness, eggs, factory farms, fda, meat industry, mercy for animals, mother jones, salmonella, USDA
March 31, 2013
Drought That Ravaged U.S. Crops Will Get Worse
The nation’s top climate scientists predict a tough spring for already struggling farmers, as demand for water is pushed to the limit.
March 21, 2013
Breaking News: ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ Approved By Congress
It appears Monsanto has successfully slipped a law through Congress that will allow it to continue selling genetically modified products even if a federal judge orders them off the market.
March 15, 2013
How GMOs Contribute To Climate Change
GMOs are driving chronic disease rates upward, destroying the environment, and drying out our planet’s resources. So why is the government going out of its way to make matters worse?