Category:Media/News

Cornucopia’s Take:  The Organic Trade Association’s critical, behind the scenes lobbying for the toothless GMO labeling bill passed by Congress continues to cause fallout for the lobbying group from ethical companies that feel betrayed. Escalates Commitment to Organic Agriculture and Other Causes Dr. Bronner’s, North America’s leading natural brand of soap and organic body care… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: The race to overpower bacteria has created suberbugs and encouraged over-prescription of drugs to patients and huge overuse in factory farm agriculture. This cautionary history lesson may help us better understand the way, and the need, to protect this critical human health tool. The surprising history of the war on superbugs — and what it… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: It’s become an all too common practice for industries to fund science seeking results that they want.  According to documents found in a Harvard library’s basement, big sugar has been doing this since the 1960s. We are seeing this happen with the carrageenan industry and regulation today. Independent research is crucial to public… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: A recent report reveals that slave labor is used in the fishing industry, detaining workers on boats for months, or even years, at a time. Sustainability audits are not effective at protecting workers, so advocates offer a hotline, and a future app, so laborers can share their stories about this inhuman practice. When… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: The Lautenberg Act, passed in June to update the 40 year old Toxic Substances Control Act, finally gives the EPA authority to evaluate and regulate the commercial chemicals it oversees. The EPA has requested help from chemical corporations to determine how to prioritize chemical reviews and evaluate their safety. Predictably, chemical companies are… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: The USDA’s Economic Research Service has published a report on barriers to farmland access and the transfer of farmland. Landowners are necessarily involved in long-term farming decisions, including transitioning to organics. This may be an additional stumbling block for young farmers, who are more likely to rent farmland. Land Tenure and Turnover: How… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: Farmed fish now account for most of the seafood humans eat, and escaped fish are inevitable. This is particularly alarming in light of GMO salmon and scientists’ general concerns about the spread of diseases and the weakening wild fish populations through interbreeding. Fish escapes from marine farms raise concerns about wildlife Science News… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: Activist Vandana Shiva will attend the One Earth One Humanity One Future festival in England this month, joining many thought and action leaders to share ideas for increased sustainability and social justice in the world. We must reclaim our freedom from Monsanto like we did from the British New Internationalist Magazine by Vandana… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: The discovery of glyphosate in vaccines points to the likelihood that the inert ingredients in Roundup, which make the herbicide more toxic than glyphosate alone, are also present. The effects of injecting Roundup into children are unknown. What is known is that this toxic chemical is dispersing widely across the environment. Glyphosate Found… Read more »

Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia, along with 14 other stakeholders, has filed suit against the USDA challenging the unilateral changes made by the agency to the “Sunset” process. The lawsuit argues that the changes made to the review of synthetic materials allowed for use in organics were consequential, arbitrary, and failed to provide an opportunity for essential… Read more »