Archive: Oct 2002 (page3)

Silk purse looking more like sow’s ear

Animal rights leaders in Florida must be feeling a bit like embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Torricelli this week, wondering if it’s too close to election day to throw…
PostedOctober 21, 2002 at12:00 am

Rehab on the Hudson

We really shouldn’t be surprised. After all, this is what happens when a Hollywood actor and a Kennedy team up to save the planet. This month, the tenth anniversary…
PostedOctober 17, 2002 at12:00 am

How about a vigil for people?

Even casual observers of current events are aware that a murderous gunman has been terrorizing the national capital area during recent weeks. As of this writing, the sniper has…
PostedOctober 17, 2002 at12:00 am

Tampa Trib editors say “no” to animal radicals

The Tampa Tribune has become the first major Florida newspaper to unequivocally condemn “proposed ballot measure that would permanently enshrine animal rights in the state’s constitution.” In a Saturday…
PostedOctober 16, 2002 at12:00 am

Preaching to the organic, anti-corporate choir

Last night in Washington, DC, an audience of nearly one hundred true believers were treated to a two hour tag-team rant from the organic food industry’s propaganda triumvirate. Andrew…
PostedOctober 16, 2002 at12:00 am

Fishy food-scare debate heats up

When The San Jose Mercury News slated a story on activists’ roles in the “comeback” of Atlantic swordfish populations, they probably didn’t expect much disagreement. But fishermen, through their…
PostedOctober 16, 2002 at12:00 am

Consumer freedom in the UK?

The BBC is reporting that a new consumer group has sprung up in Great Britain, dedicated to the proposition that “the UK government has no right to try to…
PostedOctober 15, 2002 at12:00 am

Hogwash!

On November 5, Florida voters will be asked to decide whether or not pigs deserve constitutional rights. Don’t laugh — it’s for real. In an Orlando Sentinel opinion piece,…
PostedOctober 15, 2002 at12:00 am

WHO you callin’ dangerous?

This morning, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its latest report on the powder-keg issue of genetically improved foods. The 8-page release takes the form of a Q-and-A…
PostedOctober 15, 2002 at12:00 am

Oh… you meant that organic food…

One week from today, the USDA’s new organic-food labeling requirements go into effect. As we approach “O-day,” the same self-anointed environmental saviors who agitated the loudest for the new…
PostedOctober 14, 2002 at12:00 am