Archive for 2000
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Friday, August 18th, 2000Dennis T. Avery
A Reporter Is Being Hassled, Possibly To Discourage Others From Skeptical Coverage Of Claims From The Organic Lobby
CHURCHVILLE, Va. - John Stossel gave us a powerful journalistic expose of the organic food mythology on ABC’s “20/20″ in February. Last Friday night he apologized to viewers for a misstatement related to his inquiry […]
Savoring The Sweet Fruits of Technology
Friday, August 11th, 2000Dennis T. Avery
Why Don’t My Tree-Ripened Peaches Taste As Good As The Ones In The Store?
CHURCHVILLE, Va. - This time of year brings one of humanity’s greatest joys-juicy, sweet ripe peaches. I’m one of the few people in the world who can begin the day by picking a ripe peach right off my own […]
US Could Feed Asia’s Grain Appetite, If Europe Agrees
Friday, August 4th, 2000Dennis T. Avery
A Growing Asian Market For Food Is Cause For Optimism For US Farmers
CHURCHVILLE, Va.-At first glance, statistics for world grain trade show a stagnant export market. Trade in wheat and coarse grains averaged 199 million tons in 1989-1990, and only 203 million tons a decade later in 1999-2000. Who can blame export […]
French Biotech Proposal Gives Up On Human Progress
Friday, July 28th, 2000Dennis T. Avery
A French Proposal To Ban Biotech Before Any Hint Of Danger May Herald A World Without The Courage To Experiment
CHURCHVILLE, Va - The French government is comparing genetically engineered food to mad cow disease. The French are demanding they be allowed to ban biotech products under the precautionary principle-even though they can […]
Starving For Security–American Outlook
Friday, July 28th, 2000Richard A. Halpern
From American Outlook–Summer 2000
The front page of the May 3 Washington Post reported that the Clinton administration wants to set standards for labeling foods as biotech-free. The administration also wants to develop tests to detect genetically altered ingredients, lest consumers be inadvertently exposed to the risks of ingesting biotech foods, or processors cheat […]
Bring Back DDT, and Save Lives
Friday, July 28th, 2000Dennis T. Avery and Alex A. Avery
New York City cancelled a concert in Central Park on Monday night for fear of the West Nile virus, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease. New York immediately forgot its fear of pesticides and began spraying to control mosquitoes. But DDT, the most effective mosquito control agent known, will not be […]
The Story Behind America’s Current Cancer
Friday, July 21st, 2000Dennis T. Avery
No One Has Linked Today’s Food to Cancer - Except Organic Farmers Hawking Overpriced Food
CHURCHVILLE, Va.- A major new European cancer study says 20 percent to 40 percent of our cancers are hereditary. That’s good news for both people and the environment.
It means we can live our lives without being terrified our […]
Will We Kiss The Dream Goodbye?
Wednesday, July 19th, 2000Richard A. Halpern
“I believe there is another agenda here at work. The issue isn’t clean water, it is the federal regulation of private lands…” — Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) before the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works, March 23, 2000
In direct defiance of an act of Congress, and […]
One Billion School Kids, A New Market For US Farmers?
Friday, July 14th, 2000Dennis T. Avery
America’s School Lunch Programs Have Been Successful Because They’ve Been Locally Based
CHURCHVILLE, Va .- The Clinton administration has backed some bad ideas, including Hillary Clinton’s attempted health-care takeover and giving the federal government hypothetical authority to inspect your home office for safety hazards.
For a bad idea on a global scale, however, it’s hard […]
Regulators Without Clues
Thursday, July 13th, 2000Alex Avery & Richard Halpern
Published by the Washing Times
Would you go to a doctor who prescribed major surgery before taking your medical history or even examining you? Of course not. You would be subjecting yourself to unnecessary pain, risking your life and probably wasting your money on needless treatment. Unfortunately, though, that is just what […]