15 8 / 2012
GMO Food labels
The fight against Proposition 37 is heating up in California.
“Bioengineered crops are the safest crops in the world,” said Bob Goldberg, a molecular biologist, professor at UCLA and member of the National Academy of Sciences. “We’ve been testing them for 40 years. They’re like the Model T Ford. There is not one credible scientist working on this that would call it unsafe.”
Good. So they should be happy to display the label then, since consumers are getting a safer product. Why are they spending millions to oppose it?
26 7 / 2012
New state water plan: tunnels under delta
Agriculture in California uses roughly 80% of the water available in the state. Building tunnels (rather than the pumps used now) will not save the delta. If there’s going to be enough water for food production and a healthy ecosystem in the future, then some restrictions need to be placed on how efficiently it’s being used for farming.
26 7 / 2012
Executive Order 9981
On this day in 1948, President Truman signed Executive Order 9981 which stated:
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale.
This effectively ended segregation by race in the military and preceded the Civil Rights Movement which began a few short years later.
In December 2010, Congress and President Obama repealed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, effectively allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
I wonder what happens next…
19 7 / 2012
seafoodie.me
Seafoodie.me is another site I’ve created to help share knowledge and experiences with acquiring and eating fish.
