August 2011

The investigators on California water issues we've learned to trust through the years -- Lloyd Carter and Patrick Porgans -- have delivered once again another chapter in the story of accumulation of control of this most vital natural resource. This is a story of another form of the famous California "win-win, Public-private Partnership" for the enrichment of the few, the rich, the powerful at the expense of the Public Trust.

The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard, so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen that stood in a corner. As it fell with a crash they looked that way, and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder. For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little, old man, with a bald head and wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were. The Tim Woodman, raising his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out,

A compliation of recent articles on the California high speed railroad boondoggle show that people along the proposed routes are growing more skeptical by the day ... except of course for the dim-witted burgermeisters of Merced. -- blj

8-24-11
Genetic Engineering News List
ConAgra Sued Over GMO '100% Natural' Cooking Oils
Michele Simon
Food Safety News
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/08/conagra-sued-over-gmo-100-natural-cooking-oils/
If you use Wesson brand cooking oils, you may be able to join a class action
against food giant ConAgra for deceptively marketing the products as natural.