Archive: Mar 2001 (page5)

Beef Is Back!

The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and U.S. News & World Report have all taken notice of what we’ve known all along: despite the apocalyptic predictions of…
PostedMarch 8, 2001 at12:00 am

Marketplace Gives Nannies a Nod

Public Radio International’s Marketplace took the curious step yesterday of providing Worldwatch Institute with a forum to discuss agricultural policy. The group’s Brian Halweil took the microphone for…
PostedMarch 8, 2001 at12:00 am

PeTA Shows its Rotten Side

You've heard the slogan, "BEEF: It's What's for Dinner." People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals now has a new billboard in Michigan, promoting their own twisted version. Located near Lansing, it reads: "BEEF: It's What's Rotting in Your Colon." Never one to miss a chance to be outrageous, PeTA president Ingrid Newkirk added, "Eating meat makes people fat and men impotent." Newkirk is typical of the nanny culture that claims to know what's best for all of us.
PostedMarch 8, 2001 at12:00 am

A Rare Look at the Truth

Chemistry professor Robert L. Wolke hit one out of the park with his latest “Food 101” column in the Washington Post. Wolke put the lie to the nannies’ needless…
PostedMarch 7, 2001 at12:00 am

Hook, Line, and Senator

The ridiculous media campaign linking soft drinks with children's health issues has finally hooked a big fish. Following a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing yesterday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) told the Associated Press that he plans to introduce legislation next week that would give the USDA the authority to restrict vending machine sales outside of cafeterias. The federal agency has been barred from doing that since an appeals court ruling in 1983.
PostedMarch 7, 2001 at12:00 am

‘Black Marketing’ Update

Yesterday a mad-cow press release caught our attention with this statement: “six out of ten Americans polled say they are concerned that the disease may affect beef here in the…
PostedMarch 7, 2001 at12:00 am

You Heard It Here First

The Los Angeles Times has seen the light. In a major Health feature, the Times describes how the American mad cow panic has been “fueled by misinformation, inexact science, and…
PostedMarch 6, 2001 at12:00 am

A Few Beans Short of a Pot

It appears that North America's largest gourmet coffee chain is about to come under attack from a coalition of nanny groups. Take a sneak peek at the upcoming newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association, and they're taking aim at Starbucks. Look out for protests this month as Starbucks holds its annual shareholders meeting in Seattle.
PostedMarch 6, 2001 at12:00 am

Cheaper Than Buying an Ad

Talk about free advertising! The Allentown Morning Call recently printed an op-ed from Ardath Rodale, chairwoman and CEO of the Rodale organic empire. Rodale argues that the “USDA Organic”…
PostedMarch 6, 2001 at12:00 am

Mad Cow Back in the Spotlight

The issue of Newsweek to hit the stands today features a cover story on mad cow disease. ABC’s 20/20 also ran a feature segment about mad cow on…
PostedMarch 5, 2001 at12:00 am