Supreme Court Supports Monsanto in Bowman Trial

May 15, 2013 7:01 AM0 comments
Supreme Court Supports Monsanto in Bowman Trial

The Supreme Court of the United States recently rejected farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman’s claim that the soybeans he bought from a grain elevator were not covered by Monsanto’s patents. The case, named Bowman v. Monsanto Co., verifies Monsanto’s claim that progeny bought second-hand from sellers, such as local grain elevators, [...]

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Eggonomics: How Hopping the Border to Buy U.S. Eggs Impacts the B.C. Economy

May 14, 2013 6:55 AM0 comments
Eggonomics: How Hopping the Border to Buy U.S. Eggs Impacts the B.C. Economy

Living along the border edge like the majority of Canadians do, we become accustomed to taking  opportunity to skip down to the States for the advantage of cheaper shopping. But to what degree does this hedonistic habit of ours impact economy and industry in Canada? Narrowing the scope, a flux [...]

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Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

May 9, 2013 6:35 AM0 comments
Obama Objects, but Uranium Mining Set to Proceed

An old uranium mine in the Grand Canyon is set to reopen in a few years, but serious environmental concerns are at the heart of a lawsuit filed to stop it.

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Is America Any Closer To Energy Independence?

May 5, 2013 10:10 PM1 comment
Is America Any Closer To Energy Independence?

Americans use more than 367 million gallons of gasoline on a daily basis, and this has forced the nation to obtain oil from other countries. Unfortunately, this reliance can cause large spikes in gasoline prices, and it has also been a driving force behind many global conflicts that the U.S. [...]

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Cultural Criminology: The Yomango Movement to Consolidate Against Consumerism

May 1, 2013 6:44 AM0 comments
Cultural Criminology: The Yomango Movement to Consolidate Against Consumerism

The recent tragic collapse of a Bangladesh factory making cheap garments for Western wearers has re-invigorated the debate about workers’ rights versus consumer interest to buy cheaply, immediately and frequently. (Seems like a no-brainer, right?) Many of us are doing what we can to fight against fast fashion: buying local, [...]

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Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

April 30, 2013 7:00 AM2 comments
Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

Do you remember the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010? It was all over the news for months and months… and then seemed to simply disappear from the media once BP announced they’d stopped up the gushing oil well. Whistleblowers are claiming that’s no mistake — and in a recent report [...]

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