4/16/08

Wednesday News bites for April 16, 2008

Is high-fructose corn syrup natural?
According to the FDA, obviously caving to lobby pressure, it just might be.

CASH COWS & COWBOY STARTER KITS
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL teams up with the PBS series EXPOSÉ: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS to follow the trail of Washington Post reporters who uncovered more than $15 billion in "wasteful, unnecessary, or redundant expenditures" that have flowed from Washington to America's farmers.

Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too?
A startling tale of ethics, environment and engineered meat. How about this: how about we stop going the direction of Frankenstein and move to less consumption, more humane ranching practices, and more balanced eating?

Speaking of which, Shop and eat locally: Wired HOWto wiki
Nice!

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