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A federal judge has revoked the Agriculture Department's approval of genetically modified sugar beets until their effect on other plants is more thoroughly studied. The anti-GMO movement is hailing last Friday's ruling as a major victory for consumers and the environment. Like the injunction that was placed on genetically engineered alfalfa by another California District judge, the government would have to complete an environmental impact statement before the planting of Monsanto's patented sug

If a group of people told you that elected officials, influential civic groups, the mainstream media, and independent polling organizations were all engaged in a systematic effort to effectively silence them by ensuring that the wider public was not exposed to their views and opinions, you might conclude that this was nothing but an elaborate conspiracy theory. Yet, this is the reality faced by third party and independent candidates for elected office all across the United States. In Pennsylva

When it comes to energy policy, California has either been on the cutting edge or teetering on the brink of collapse, depending on your political affiliation. Governor Schwarzenegger has made the cutting of greenhouse gas emissions a priority, making him one of two Republican governors to do so, and has received warm accolades from the Federal government for his efforts. However, at the same time, the upcoming election’s indicators suggest a potential rollback of the energy policy propounded by

If you live in California, Oregon, Arizona, or Texas, and have ground beef in your freezer, you might want to give it a look to make sure that it's safe to eat. A Modesto-based beef company has recalled one million pounds of its ground beef product after seven people have fallen ill with a rare strain of the E. coli bacterium. At NPR's website, Scott Hensley calculated that the recall of so much beef amounted to over 2,300 cows. The recall was voluntarily initiated by the Valley Meat Company

Fusion voting was once ubiquitous in the United States, legal in every state of the union.  With the rise of relatively powerful third party and independent political movements in the late nineteenth century, state legislatures dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties began banning the practice, and today it is prohibited in all but eight states. Fusion voting allows a candidate for public office to obtain the nomination of more than one political party.  This article will provide a s

Despite the discussion currently accruing over issues on the upcoming June 8 ballot, the November ballot has recently managed to snag a sizable slice of the media due to its controversial inclusion of a measure legalizing marijuana. If passed, backers of drug legalization claim it will reduce drug-related crime, save on prison spending, and generate increased tax revenue. If denied – a non-trivial possibility, even in California, given the prevailing political winds – the measure will at least

As the epic Republican Senate primary draws to a close, new data suggests that while the GOP has begun to make its choice, that choice may raise new questions once the dust has settled.  To this point, the race was more or less a dead heat, but now, the numbers are changing, and the expectations are changing with them. Tom Campbell, the unconventional, mild-mannered moderate, once thought to be an inevitable choice despite his slim lead over former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, has now b

California is weighing in on a landmark Supreme Court case with far-reaching implications for agriculture the world over. The Attorney Generals of California, Oregon and Massachusetts have filed amicus briefs along with a coalition of scientists, organic and conventional farmers, food exporters, former government officials and legal scholars in support of the Center for Food Safety, an anti-GMO advocacy group opposing Monsanto. In Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms, the American biotech giant –

With less than three weeks until Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his revised budget plan for the fiscal year starting July 1, he and the Democratic majority Legislature have done little to reduce the state’s projected $18.8 billion budget shortfall. Almost the only thing they have accomplished is agree that increasing taxes won’t be part of whatever solution they stitch together over the next 10 weeks.  “In this budget I refuse to raise taxes because there are so many other areas where Sacr

Illegal drug traffickers and alien smugglers from Mexico are never running out of innovative ways to accomplish their goals.  Concerning illegal operations taking place across the border, these individuals are always looking to stay one step ahead of immigration enforcement officials in executing their logistics. In a Washington Examiner report, drug traffickers are now utilizing a new type of deception in their operations, with a cunning twist. This includes them now using cloned versions of