“It wasn’t a drop-by it was organized around her participation,” said one attendee. “Her remarks were totally pro-NAFTA and what a good thing it would be for the economy. There was no equivocation for her support for NAFTA at the time. Folks were pleased that she came by.”
Sphere: Related ContentOil prices surpassed $103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.
Sphere: Related ContentAs if the newly confirmed fourth-quarter GDP figure of 0.6 percent wasn’t chilling enough, the Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance benefits rose by 19,000 to 373,000 last week, more evidence that the general economic sluggishness is spilling over into the job market.
Sphere: Related ContentInflation at the wholesale level soared in January by the fastest pace in 16 years, pushed higher by rising costs for food, energy and medicine.
And they say we’re not in a recession?
Sphere: Related ContentTruckloads of hay are coming in from out of state – much of it from as far away as Canada – each day, state agriculture officials said. And it’s expensive. Hay is selling for between $70 and $90 a roll, more than double the regular cost.
Sphere: Related ContentHe was portrayed as an environmental David who stood up to the corporate Goliath, and became a figurehead of the battle against the introduction of genetically modified crops everywhere. When Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser was sued by Monsanto for growing the firm’s GM crops, which he claimed blew on to his land, the company’s eventual victory…
Sphere: Related ContentThe Supreme Court ruled in favor of a lower court ruling punishing a Mississippi farmer for re-using Monsanto’s patented, genetically modified soybeans. More corporate corruption, so the big guys can stamp out the little guys.
Sphere: Related ContentFood pantries are struggling to keep up with supplies as demand for people who are “still working” are needing assistance in keeping themselves fed. Demand has been driven up due to food, housing and transportation costs around the US and world. Check out my post from last month on Angel Food Ministries. http://americaindanger.com/blog/2007/10/30/angel-food-ministries-makes-a-difference.htm
Sphere: Related ContentChina is screaming bloody murder for the US blocking “indiscriminently” of several varieties of seafood. The safety scandals have put at risk surging Chinese agricultural exports to the United States, which reached $2.26 billion last year, led by poultry products, sausage casings, shellfish, spices and apple juice. What I would like to know is why our farmers can’t do this in our own country. Why does the US continue to import food that we should be able to grow right here in our own backyard? Government subsidies and cheap labor are two culprits.
Sphere: Related ContentDue to reports released by the USDA, when you smell cow manure, you’re smelling greenhouse gas emissions. $20 million dollars in federal grant/taxpayer money is being awarded to participating farms who apply and are accepted. This is just another way the Federal government will clamp down with further stiff environmental policy that harms farmers
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