by Steve Connor, Science Editor of The IndependentThis story does not necessarily reflect the views of TokyoProgressive An insecticide used in genetically modified (GM) crops grown extensively in the United States and other parts of the world has leached into the water of the surrounding environment.Activists fly a kite to protest against the cultivation of genetically … [Read more...] about GM Maize ‘Has Polluted Rivers Across the United States’
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Japan Tobacco Kills People and Lies: (JT 2007: We don’t believe smoking causes cancer. JT 2010: We never said that)
Recently Roger Pulvers wrote a piece criticizing JT saying that smoking does not cause cancer, followed by a rebuttal by JT claiming that it never said any such thing. Hideyuki Yamamoto of JT lled. In fact, the very same person quoted recently by Pulvers, a Toshimasa Kurita, said it in 2007, in this piece by Al Jazeera (Pulvers' article and the JT rebuttal afre … [Read more...] about Japan Tobacco Kills People and Lies: (JT 2007: We don’t believe smoking causes cancer. JT 2010: We never said that)
DOW THROWS A DISMAL PARTY, FEW ATTEND (Dow killed hundreds of thousands in Bhopal, Vietnam, etc.)
April 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Underattended "Run for Water" plagued by death scenes, zombies, and dozens of "Dow spokesmen"; truth seems to run free Video: Yes Men video here; other video here Stills: Yes Men pictures here; numerous others here Contact: Whitney Black (803)466-3786; press@theyesmen.org Brooklyn, NY -- Bucolic Prospect park in Brooklyn, NY … [Read more...] about DOW THROWS A DISMAL PARTY, FEW ATTEND (Dow killed hundreds of thousands in Bhopal, Vietnam, etc.)
Diary of a Wimpy Health Care Bill (California Nurses Association)
by Rose Ann DeMoro Executive Director, National Nurses United, AFL-CIO and California Nurses AssociationPassage of President Obama's healthcare bill proves that Congress can enact comprehensive social legislation in the face of virulent rightwing opposition. Now that we have an insurance bill, can we move on to healthcare reform? As an organization of registered … [Read more...] about Diary of a Wimpy Health Care Bill (California Nurses Association)
Pro-single-payer doctors: Health bill leaves 23 million uninsured-23,000 unnecessary deaths annually
For Immediate Release March 22, 2010 Contact:Oliver Fein, M.D.Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.David Himmelstein, M.D.Margaret Flowers, M.D.Mark Almberg, PNHP, (312) 782-6006, mark@pnhp.org The following statement was released today by leaders of Physicians for a National Health Program, www.pnhp.org. Their signatures appear below. As … [Read more...] about Pro-single-payer doctors: Health bill leaves 23 million uninsured-23,000 unnecessary deaths annually