Yearly Archives: 2002

Excerpts from Michael Pollan, writing on “An Animal’s Place,” Sunday in the New York Times Magazine A “human morality based on individual rights makes for an awkward fit when applied to the natural world. This should come as no surprise: … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Chinese climate researchers say today’s world climate shows no unprecedented warming. After analyzing nine separate Chinese historic temperature sources, they’ve concluded that China’s warmest temperatures occurred nearly 2000 years ago when Europe was in the well-documented Roman … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery “Global warming is helping to cause an unprecedented series of famines, which is pushing the world beyond its ability to cope, according to the United Nations,” writes Geoffrey Lean, environment editor of Britain’s Independent newspaper. The Earth … Continue reading →

Jumping to conclusions could hurt farmers and the environment Contact: Alex Avery of the Center for Global Food Issues, 540-337-6354, or aaavery@comcast.net Churchville, VA, Oct 30, 2002 – A recent study by Tyrone Hayes and colleagues published in Environmental Health … Continue reading →

Organic pesticides may cause cancer and liver disease Contact: Alex Avery of the Center for Global Food Issues, 540-337-6354, or aavery@rica.net. Churchville, VA, Oct 23, 2002 — As new organic labeling laws take effect this week, the USDA has pointed … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery and Alex A. Avery “Organic food is certainly safer and better than the chemical-doused, genetically contaminated, or irradiated food typically found on grocery store shelves.” — Organic Consumers Association press release, Oct. 1, 2002 “When you eat … Continue reading →

Alex A. Avery More than 40 years of research has yet to document a single case in which antibiotic use in food animals has caused human disease due to antibiotic resistance. That scientific stamp of approval by default should reassure … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery An eminent marine scientist says global warming may not be the worst of our planetary worries. He says warming could melt too much ice into fresh water, overwhelm the ocean currents and suddenly bring on another Little … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery The government is afraid our love affair with the hamburger will kill us. They’re afraid to say it out loud, but they want our hamburgers irradiated to kill virulent bacteria. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA – I’ve never been quoted in a national magazine cover story before. Unfortunately, my quote was a trivial part of a truly dangerous article (“Should You Buy Organic?”) in the September 30 issue of Newsweek. … Continue reading →