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jueves, 21 de febrero de 2013

FOUR MORE PLANETS LIKE EARTH NEEDED: MEAT CONSUMPTION

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"See the effect of rising meat consumption on the environment, world poverty, human health and the welfare of animals."

"By the middle of this century (XXI) if everyone os to eat the same amount of meat as the average American (USA), then it has been estimated that it would take 4 planets the size of Earth to grow the crops to feed all those animals."

 

Eat Less Meat from Compassion in World Farming on Vimeo.

martes, 8 de mayo de 2012

BIOTECHNOLOGY DOES IT AGAIN: A NEW GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN BY DOW CHEMICAL


Credit: Farm Wars.


New genetically modified corn on the market. This latest development in biotechnology has been produced by Dow chemical. The GM corn is resistant to an herbicide (2,4-D) made by the same company. 

2,4-D kills the tough weeds but will also contaminate other crops many kilometers away, including the veggies in your garden.