December 2010
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What's in Your Meat? FDA Reveals Antibiotic Use in Livestock
For the first time, the FDA has released an estimate. In 2009 alone, “13.1 million kilograms of antimicrobial drugs were sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals” in the U.S., cites Livable Future from the report (.pdf) made available to the public last Thursday. There’s also a chart listing approved antibiotics in each drug class.
Read more: http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/15/whats-in-your-meat-fda-reveals-antibiotic-use-in-livestock/#ixzz18Hm9CKx0
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“I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?’ ‘No,’ said the priest, ‘not if you did not know.’ ‘Then why,’ asked the Eskimo earnestly, ‘did you tell me?’”
— Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, 1974
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Don't shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths →
theaustralian.com.au
WikiLeaks coined a new type of journalism: scientific journalism. We work with other media outlets to bring people the news, but also to prove it is true. Scientific journalism allows you to read a news story, then to click online to see the original document it is based on. That way you can judge for yourself: Is the story true? Did the journalist report it accurately?
Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of that media. The media helps keep government honest. WikiLeaks has revealed some hard truths about the Iraq and Afghan wars, and broken stories about corporate corruption.
Stop The Meter On Your Internet Use | OpenMedia.ca →
openmedia.ca
Bell Canada and other big telecom companies can now freely impose usage-based billing on independent Internet Service Providers (indie ISPs) and YOU. This means we’re looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay more for less Internet. Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services. This will crush innovative services, Canada’s digital competitiveness, and your wallet.
