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2009 OCA NEWS HEADLINES
A Digest of the Top News Stories on Organics, Food Safety, Fair Trade, Genetic Engineering, Globalization, and Much More.
2009 Headlines:
- 01/18/09 - Organic Bytes #158: Obama's Ag Choices, Farmers Markets, Urban Homesteading, Why Organic? & More...
- 01/15/09 - The Challenge of South America's Populist Left
- 01/15/09 - Greening Obama's Stimulus Package
- 01/15/09 - Plaintiffs Argue Fraud and Deception are the Fundamental Issues in Organic Milk Lawsuit
- 01/15/09 - Medicare for All (Single-Payer) Reform Would Be Major Stimulus for Economy
- 01/15/09 - Movement Aims to Give Nature Legal Standing
- 01/15/09 - Consumer Alert: USDA Proposes First-Ever Industrial GE Crop
- 01/15/09 - A Green Inauguration Visitor's Thrifty Guide to Washington, D.C.
- 01/15/09 - Agriculture Nominee Vilsack Splits the Organic Community
- 01/15/09 - Vilsack Hearing: More Coronation Than Confirmation--Except for the OCA
- 01/15/09 - Vilsack Speaks Out for 'Agribusiness as Usual' at His Senate Confirmation Hearing
- 01/15/09 - Green Carpet Won't Quite Cover Inaugural Footprint
- 01/15/09 - Two-Headed Fish Likely Caused By Toxic Water
- 01/15/09 - Black Farmers are Organizing to Counter the Racist Practices of the USDA
- 01/15/09 - Survey Shows That Americans Are Eager To Conserve Energy
- 01/15/09 - Watchdog Calls for Cleaning Up Solar Industry
- 01/15/09 - Minnesota to Get $14 Million from Wal-Mart Settlement
- 01/14/09 - Centrist Cabinet, Progressive President?
- 01/14/09 - Unions Need Unity
- 01/14/09 - Democrats Seek Criminal Probe of Bush "Abuses"
- 01/14/09 - Congress Aims to Take Back Constitutional War Powers
- 01/14/09 - The Obama Cancer Plan: Where is the Plan for Prevention?
- 01/14/09 - How to Push Obama
- 01/14/09 - Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time
- 01/14/09 - Union Digs in Heels in Looming Retail Food Fight with Wal-Mart Canada
- 01/14/09 - Stevia Makes Sweet Progress with FDA Approval
- 01/14/09 - Alert: Obama Seeks Input on Cabinet Appointments
- 01/14/09 - United Nations Says 2009 is the International Year of Natural Fibers
- 01/14/09 - Portland Monthly Interviews Organic Food Expert Michael Pollan
- 01/14/09 - USDA Secretary Nominee Causes Dustup in Organic Industry
- 01/14/09 - Geo-Engineering Ship Plows on as Environment Ministry Calls for a Halt
- 01/14/09 - The Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program is Up and Running
- 01/14/09 - Non Toxic Green Dry Cleaning Claims - Wet Cleaning, Organic Dry Cleaning
- 01/14/09 - Alert: Tom Daschle, Health & Human Services
- 01/14/09 - There's Fluoride in the Water
- 01/14/09 - Largest-Ever Study of U.S. Child Health Begins
- 01/14/09 - Jackson to Be Asked About Regulating Perchlorate in Drinking Water
- 01/13/09 - Organic Bytes #157: Stop Vilsack, Obama Transition, Frankenfoods, Top 2008 Videos & Tips
- 01/13/09 - Sarah's Social Action Snapshot: Skip Arugula and Eat Well on a Budget
- 01/13/09 - Decades-Old Vaccine Mystery Solved -- Why Did RSV Vaccine Make Kids Sick?
- 01/13/09 - Top 11 Compounds in US Drinking Water
- 01/13/09 - That Bastion of American Socialism - by Dmitry Orlov
- 01/12/09 - Monsanto Doing 'Rural Cleansing'
- 01/12/09 - GM Watch: Contamination - Latest News + Quotes
- 01/12/09 - Why You Should Be Screaming for Higher Taxes
- 01/12/09 - GM Watch: GMOs in Africa - Update
- 01/11/09 - Rachel's Democracy & Health News #993 - Can Chemicals be Regulated?
- 01/11/09 - Leonardo Boff: Suicidal Tendencies
- 01/11/09 - Billions Face Food Shortages, Study Warns
- 01/11/09 - Bush Admin Responsible for Another Madoff-scale Rip-Off
- 01/11/09 - Obama and NAFTA
- 01/10/09 - Take Action Alert: Turn Around the Geo-Engineering Ship to Protect the Moratorium!
- 01/10/09 - Naomi Klein re: Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction
- 01/10/09 - Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered
- 01/10/09 - The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them
- 01/10/09 - Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish for
- 01/10/09 - Obama: The American Dream Includes Internet for Everyone
- 01/10/09 - 'Clean Coal' Doesn't Exist, Despite Industry Marketing Campaign
- 01/10/09 - FDA Will Continue to Study BPA; Has No Plans to Amend Position That Plastics Chemical Is Safe
- 01/10/09 - Obama's Silence, by Tom Hayden
- 01/10/09 - Prioritizing the Movement Over the Party
- 01/10/09 - Medicinal Plants on Verge of Extinction
- 01/10/09 - GM Soy Wreaks Cultural and Economic Havoc
- 01/10/09 - Victory Gardens Sprout Up Again
- 01/10/09 - Krugman: Obama's Stimulus Plan Falls Far Short
- 01/09/09 - Toxic Toy Guide Lists Chemicals Found in Hundreds of Toys
- 01/09/09 - Fight Over Adding Hormones, Labeling Milk Rages On
- 01/09/09 - Climate Change Disaster on the Horizon, UN Says
- 01/09/09 - Green Jobs: Boon for Native America
- 01/09/09 - Employee Free Choice Act Is Under Heavy Attack
- 01/09/09 - Investing in a New Food System Should be Part of the Economic-Spending Package
- 01/09/09 - How You Can Start a Farm in Heart of the City
- 01/09/09 - FDA Will Continue to Study BPA; Has No Plans to Amend Position That Plastics Chemical Is Safe
- 01/09/09 - Study Shows Herbicides Can Negatively Affect Potato Yields
- 01/09/09 - The Difficulty of Being an Informed American
- 01/09/09 - Democrats Strike Early With Labor Rights Bills
- 01/09/09 - Union of Concerned Scientists FEED - January 2009
- 01/08/09 - Sign the Petition to Support Jim Riddle for Agricultural Marketing Services Division of the USDA
- 01/08/09 - Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs
- 01/08/09 - Major Organic Fertilizer Fraud
- 01/08/09 - The Power of Marketing to Sheep: Bottled Water is an Immoral Crime Against the Poor and Future Generations
- 01/08/09 - Student Loans Turn Into Crushing Burden for Unwary Borrowers
- 01/08/09 - Court Cancels EPA Clean Water Act Exemption for Pesticides
- 01/08/09 - Only One Solution: Soak the Rich, Corporations
- 01/08/09 - Monsanto Continues Attempts to Cash in on Climate Change with Drought-Tolerant Corn
- 01/08/09 - How Green Is Your Garden? A New Rating System May Tell You
- 01/08/09 - How the City Hurts Your Brain...And What You Can Do About It
- 01/08/09 - Monsanto Continues Attempts to Cash in on Climate Change with Drought-Tolerant Corn
- 01/08/09 - Popular Anti-Monsanto, Anti-GMO Website Under Attack
- 01/08/09 - Sadly, Amazon Being Cut Faster Than Ever
- 01/08/09 - GM Watch: Cold Comfort Farming / Walden Bello on Obama's "New Era"
- 01/07/09 - The Israel Rules, Morally Insane
- 01/07/09 - Welcome to the 21st Century and the End of Capitalism?
- 01/07/09 - GMW: New Ag Technologies Deskilling Farmers
- 01/07/09 - Top Censored Press Stories of 2008
- 01/07/09 - Earth Equity News (1/4/09)
- 01/07/09 - Group Says a Federal Conservation Program Mostly Benefits Industrial Farms
- 01/06/09 - Organic Consumers Oppose Vilsack Appointment as Agriculture Secretary
- 01/06/09 - Greening the Ghetto: Solving Climate Change & Addressing Poverty at the Same Time
- 01/06/09 - Why Are the OTA & Large Corporate Organic Companies Supporting Vilsack & Trashing OCA ?
- 01/06/09 - Senate to Consider Vilsack Appointment on Jan. 14
- 01/05/09 - Food, Farming, & Organics: 2008 By The Numbers
- 01/05/09 - New Hampshire Green Builder Shows Homes Can Reduce Energy Use by 75% or More
- 01/05/09 - Latest Right-Wing Propaganda: FDR's New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression
- 01/05/09 - Corporate and Government Policies Spark Food Crisis in America
- 01/05/09 - Are You Ready for 2009? Top Ten Checklist for Health and Wealth Preparedness
- 01/05/09 - Faced with Concession Demands, Unions Search for Ways to Resist
- 01/05/09 - Monsanto's Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage
- 01/05/09 - The Transition Town Movement: Embracing Reality and Resilience, By Carolyn Baker
- 01/05/09 - OCA's Craig Minowa on the Year Ahead in Music and Activism
- 01/05/09 - The Gerson Therapy--An Interview with Charlotte Gerson
- 01/05/09 - The Growing War Between Modern Big Pharma Medicine and the Public
- 01/05/09 - Why Cod Liver Oil May Not Be as Useful or Harmless as You Thought - Mercola
- 01/05/09 - Rule Intended to Curb Mad Cow May Have Unexpected Consequences
- 01/05/09 - Afghanistan: America's Other Glorious War
- 01/05/09 - Atrazine in the Water
- 01/05/09 - Green Change: What You Can Do in '09
- 01/05/09 - U.S. Needs 50-Year Farm Bill--Wendell Berry
- 01/05/09 - More on Vilsack as Obama's USDA Chief
- 01/05/09 - Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Might Work
- 01/05/09 - Obama's Perilous Compromise with Wall Street Looters
- 01/05/09 - Summary & Links to Top Stories of the Month on Genetically Engineered Foods
- 01/04/09 - Poll Reveals Americans Want GMO Labels, Strong Organic Standards & Stricter Food Safety Practices
- 01/04/09 - The Latest on Honey Labels: If it's Made in America, it's Likely not Organic
- 01/04/09 - New Restrictions on Hog Farms Start Today in North Carolina
- 01/03/09 - Nine Steps to Peace for Obama in the New Year--by Deepak Chopra
- 01/03/09 - 10 Reasons To Be Hopeful About 2009 -- and 3 Reasons To Be Terrified
- 01/03/09 - A New Year's Resolution--Don't Just Eat Organic, Wear It Too
- 01/03/09 - GMOs Not the Answer to the Food Crisis - Top Vatican Official
- 01/02/09 - Rachel's Democracy & Health News #992 - A Tale of Two Toxicities