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Most Americans remain blissfully unaware (or don’t care) they are eating genetically-modified (GM) organisms every day. Passivity and blind faith in the USDA, FDA and EPA have largely contributed to this attitude. Perhaps that will change now that a GMO Study reveals an insecticide produced in GM corn actually gets absorbed into the human body. 

Michael Murphy and G. Edward Griffin, the producers of the controversial documentary, What in the World Are They Spraying? Their film covers “geo-engineering”, which is the artificial manipulation of the environment by governments and corporations for the stated purpose of preventing global warming. Geo-engineers like David Keith theorize that the greenhouse effect can be ameliorated by spraying aerosols of aluminum, barium and strontium from airplanes. These are toxic metals which poison the soils and human health. Many have been noticing that some airplanes leave trails which persist and spread in a manner unlike normal contrails. Murphy and Griffin state that these are not “persistent contrails”, but chemical trails from geo-engineering programs. This topic is gaining attention, listen in to learn about new developments in awareness and pending legislation.

According to the U.S. government, the BP oil spill is old news and the Gulf of Mexico is fine. The FDA announced back in August 2010 that seafood from the Gulf of Mexico was safe to eat, and it was seemingly business as usual. Now, a pnj.com article reports that scientists and fishermen are finding an alarming number of fish from this area “with skin lesions, fin rot, spots, liver blood clots and other health problems.”

Last Wednesday, the FDA released details on the agency’s first new rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA now has the authority to detain food products for 30 days simply because it has “reason to believe” they pose a threat to food safety. Signed into law by President Obama this past January, the FSMA gave the FDA new authority to oversee facilities that grow and sell the nation’s produce, including the power to issue mandatory food recalls. As we have seen the FDA’s overzealous raids on raw dairy farms even prior to the enactment of the FSMA, this raises concerns for increased abuse of power.

We live in a global society that measures success on economic growth. But on a planet with limited resources, is that growth sustainable? Dave Gardner, documentary filmmaker of GrowthBusters, talks to us about taking on “City Hall, Wall Street, and The Pope as he questions society’s most fundamental beliefs about prosperity.”

A major aspect of becoming a sustainable civilization is having a reliable food supply. Dave discusses how the signs are present calling for dramatic change. Will we wake up and step up to the challenge before it is too late?