Monthly Archives: June 2007

The New York Times Henry I. Miller June 29, 2007 Excerpt… MILK occupies a special place in our lives and language. It has been dubbed “nature’s most perfect food,” and we speak sentimentally of the “land of milk and honey” … Continue reading →

Christian Science Monitor June 27, 2007 Letters to the Editor This letter is a reader’s response to the June 25th article titled, “Why can’t a woman ‘man’ the grill?” published in the Christian Science Monitor. It’s not just Ken who … Continue reading →

China has just banned further expansion of its corn ethanol industry, after a radical 43-percent increase in pork prices over the past year. Xu Dingming of the Chinese National Energy Leading Group told a recent seminar that “Food-based ethanol fuel … Continue reading →

Junkscience.com Steven Milloy June 21, 2007 Excerpt… Organic yogurt king and Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg may have thought that he avoided the buzzsaw this week by ducking a TV appearance with me. Guess I’ll just have to go on … Continue reading →

MEATPOULTRY.com MEAT&POULTRY Staff June 20, 2007 Excerpt… WASHINGTON — Yesterday’s announcement by Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., that it will market its fresh poultry as antibiotic-free, triggered several responses from at least one other poultry company and industry organizations. After … Continue reading →

Don’t look now, but another big chunk of the “evidence” for man-made global warming suddenly disappeared. Poof! Researchers just reported that the world’s most recent case of “abrupt climate change”—which occurred a mere 12,000 years ago—was probably due to a … Continue reading →

The Humane Society of the U.S. has, for years, been trying to frighten people away from consuming meat, milk and eggs—but its recent testimony before a congressional committee reached a new low when the HSUS president, Wayne Pacelle, made the … Continue reading →

MSN Health & Fitness Rich Maloof Excerpt… The synthetic growth hormone is used to help cows produce milk more efficiently. Growth hormones exist naturally in a dairy cow and in the milk she produces. The hormone, called bovine somatotropin (bST) … Continue reading →

Tribune Chronicle Mary Smallsreed Mary Smallsreed of the Tribune Chronicle addresses some of the many terms commonly used in milk marketing, such as rBGH/rbST, IGF-1 and “antibiotic-free.” Excerpt… “Drink your milk!” I know my mom told me this, and I … Continue reading →