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Today – March 21 – watch Hungry For Change free. Hungry For Change is from the creators of the groundbreaking documentary FOOD MATTERS and exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industry don’t want you to know about. Watch the trailer below. Then sign up to watch the feature film today. From now through the end of March you can also watch videos by many of the people in the film, download recipes and more. Check it out today.
Watch any program or read any magazine or newspaper, and you’re likely to find an article on Obamacare. Whether good or bad, everyone has something to say about it.
But what about the overall health care system itself? Why are patients continually coming out with hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills? Why are close to 70 percent of US bankruptcies medical related?
Steven Brill asked these questions and more. And his answers are in the March 4, 2013 edition of Time magazine.
You can read more in his article Bitter Pill.
With this past election, it seems as if there were hundreds of things to watch for and consider. One of the big items on the ballot in California was Prop. 37 which would have required food companies to label genetically modified foods. Prop 37 has been counted – and defeated. If you want to take action and let these giant food companies know your feelings by boycotting their products, take a look at this list – they may surprise you.
1) Naked Juice, Tostitos Organic, Tropicana Organic. Each of these popular brands is owned by PepsiCo, which donated $2.5 million to the No on 37 campaign.
2) Boca Burger, Back to Nature. These two brands are owned by Kraft Foods, which donated $2 million to defeat Prop. 37.
3) “O” Organics. This organic brand is owned by the grocery store chain Safeway, which is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). GMA spent $2 million to defeat GMO labeling in California.
4) Honest Tea, Odwalla. Both of these popular “natural” brands are owned by the Coca-Cola Company, which donated $1.7 million to the No on 37 campaign.
5) Muir Glen, Cascadian Farm, Larabar. All of these brands are owned by General Mills, which donated $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37.
6) Orville Redenbacher’s Organic, Hunt’s Organic, Lightlife, Alexia. Each of these brands is owned by Con-Agra, which spent $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37.
7) Kashi, Bear Naked, Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger. These popular “healthy” brands are all owned by Kellogg’s, which spent $791,000 to kill Prop. 37.
8) R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic. These two brands are owned by Smucker’s, which spent $555,000 to defeat Prop. 37.
9) Ben & Jerry’s. This ice cream favorite is now owned by Unilever, which spent $467,000 to defeat Prop. 37.
10) Horizon, Silk, White Wave. These three brands can be found in health food stores all across the country, but their parent company, Dean Foods, donated $254,000 to the No on 37 campaign.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
| (NaturalNews) Though there are still quite a few absentee, mail-in and provisional ballots left to be counted, it appears as though California’s Proposition 37, the genetically-engineered (GE) foods labeling initiative, has indeed failed to pass by a very narrow margin. But that does not mean the labeling fight is over, nor does it mean proponents of honesty in food labeling cannot get even with the opposition by actively boycotting the corporations responsible for helping kill the initiative.
If even half of the nearly six million Californians that voted in favor of Prop. 37 decided to stop purchasing the following “natural” and organic food brands, all of which are owned by companies that spent millions to defeat Prop. 37, the financial damage incurred by these corporate traitors would be significant enough to send the message that the people want to know, and have a right to know, whether or not the foods they eat contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is calling on honest food advocates everywhere, not just in California, to boycott the following brands for betraying their customers by opposing GMO labeling. OCA Director Ronnie Cummins is urging the public not only to stop purchasing the following brands, but also to call their corporate hotlines and demand that they reverse their position and begin supporting GMO labeling initiatives nationwide, including upcoming GMO labeling ballot initiatives in Vermont, Washington state, Connecticut, and elsewhere. 1) Naked Juice, Tostitos Organic, Tropicana Organic. Each of these popular brands is owned by PepsiCo, which donated $2.5 million to the No on 37 campaign. 2) Boca Burger, Back to Nature. These two brands are owned by Kraft Foods, which donated $2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 3) “O” Organics. This organic brand is owned by the grocery store chain Safeway, which is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). GMA spent $2 million to defeat GMO labeling in California. 4) Honest Tea, Odwalla. Both of these popular “natural” brands are owned by the Coca-Cola Company, which donated $1.7 million to the No on 37 campaign. 5) Muir Glen, Cascadian Farm, Larabar. All of these brands are owned by General Mills, which donated $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 6) Orville Redenbacher’s Organic, Hunt’s Organic, Lightlife, Alexia. Each of these brands is owned by Con-Agra, which spent $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 7) Kashi, Bear Naked, Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger. These popular “healthy” brands are all owned by Kellogg’s, which spent $791,000 to kill Prop. 37. 8) R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic. These two brands are owned by Smucker’s, which spent $555,000 to defeat Prop. 37. 9) Ben & Jerry’s. This ice cream favorite is now owned by Unilever, which spent $467,000 to defeat Prop. 37. 10) Horizon, Silk, White Wave. These three brands can be found in health food stores all across the country, but their parent company, Dean Foods, donated $254,000 to the No on 37 campaign. When these companies start to feel the consequences of a nationwide boycott in the form of decreased profits, it just might cause them to think twice about deliberately blocking future efforts to bring truth and honesty to food labeling. You can also make your voice heard more loudly by directly contacting each of these companies and expressing your thoughts using the following petition portal. It explains that, in order to regain your business, these anti-labeling conspirators must agree to publicly speak out in favor of all future GMO labeling efforts, as well as contribute more money to each of these campaigns individually than they spent fighting Prop. 37: http://www.capwiz.com |
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038112_Prop_37_boycott_brands.html#ixzz2DRM6hN42
Whatever you’ve thought about Global Warming up to now is all about to change with the newest documentary showing right now here in Denver – Chasing Ice.
Environmental photographer James Balog began documenting glaciers on assignment for National Geographic, and what he found impacted him so much, he started the exposition The Extreme Ice Survey to show their changes over extended periods of time.
The images will amaze you. The video will leave you breathless. And once you’ve seen this, you’ll have to take action now before its too late.
Chasing Ice is playing here in Denver through November 29th, with a strong possibility of extending the showing period if they continue to get the audiences they’ve had in the past couple of days.
If you ask any of the big corporations in the big ag industry, they will tell you that feeding the world is going to be next to impossible in the coming years IF we don’t use the industrial agricultural methods they advertise. But is it true? Do we have to resort to fertilizers, pesticides and more? Or can small farmers with sustainable options be one viable option for our future? What this Food Mythbusters for more … you may be surprised.
Many media sources had a field day after the first debate between President Obama and candidate Romney. Romney won. What happened to Obama?
For many of us that know the real truths, understand the implications of what Romney truly means to America, and want a way to share those feelings with others, take a look at this video put out recently by MoveOn.
Ready to stand up for womens rights? Join us at the We are Women Equality Rally
When: October 6th
Time: 1 to 4 pm
Where: Civic Center Park
Speakers:
Dr. Nori Rost of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Faith Winter of Emerge
Toni Panetta of NARAL
Andrew Romanoff, Former Speaker of the House
Dr. Claudia Folska, Denver RTD Candidate
Joe Miklosi, State Representative, House District 09
Rhonda Fields, State Representative, House District 42
Crisanta Duran, State Representative, House District 5
with performances by:
Policulture, The Raging Grannies, Jen Rinalidi, Susan M. Peiffer, and Women Helping Others Resist Sexism and Exploitation.
Find out more by visiting their site
Join Progressive Women of Colorado the second Tuesday of every month at The Unity Church, 3021 S University Blvd, Denver, Colorado. [Click here for directions] Next meeting: June 11, 2013 Privacy, The Patriot Act, and Government … [Read More...]
One girl with courage is a revolution. Girl Rising – a groundbreaking film directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins, which tells the stories of 9 extraordinary girls from 9 countries, written by 9 celebrated writers and narrated by 9 renowned actresses. Girls Rising showcases the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to [...]
