WEEK 3 DQ’S AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WEEK 3 DQ 1 Where can you see examples of biodiversity? I understand that this question is in general‚ but I always try to look around in my community‚ where I live‚ and not just in a broad sense of the word. So specifically here in Seattle‚ there are numerous examples of biodiversity in my community‚ and all around me. Cedar River Watershed Biodiversity Lichens and mosses on felsenmeer The Cedar River Watershed is a cross-section of habitat
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that is in dry and salty soil. However‚ because they are genetically modified‚ the government regulates them very strictly. ”A 2010 report recently published by the European Union on GMO safety research over the past 10 years concluded that GMO crops are not different from crops modified by other techniques. Yet GMO crops are the only ones regulated by governments.” So even though they are said to be safe by certified scientists‚ the Government still decides to limit and regulate GM food very strictly
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true factory farming that’s occurring in today’s society. These images are creating a pastoral fantasy of the agrarian America of the 1930’s. 3. Using Monsanto’s soy beans for this timeline all seeds begin in a lab. Seeds are genetically altered (GMOs). They are then sold to farmers who have a contract with the Monsanto Company. Then they harvested in large amounts and shipped out to be processed‚ but some of the beans are used a feed for cattle and other livestock. At the factory they are packaged
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Today‚ I’ve done countless hours of research on the subject and wrote many papers about it. Thesis Statement: Today I want to inform about GM foods Preview: Today I want to inform you about GM foods‚ what they are and why we should push for labeling of GM foods in our grocery. Transition: To begin‚
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companies do not know the level of acceptance of their products because people do not really know what they are eating. Consumers who know this issue question the government that allows these types of products to reach the market without the correct labeling regulations. Some residents believe that the owners of these companies bribe the governmental entities so that genetically altered products can enter the market without complying with the current
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Table of Contents 1. Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 2. Industry Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………... 1 3. Key Macro External Factor………………………………………………………...………………... 3 4. Porter Five Force Model……………………………………………………………………………... 4 5. Industry Driving Force……………………………………………………………...………………... 5 6. Opportunities and Threats…………………………..……………………………...………………... 6 7. Industry’s Key Success Factor……………………………………..……………….………………... 9 1. WHOLE FOODS MARKET‚ INC. OVERVIEW Whole foods Market
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Organisms have been introduced to food industry‚ there has been a substantial increase in food allergies in children and adults. Studies have shown how proteins produced by engineered plants (also known as GMOs) are different than the way they should be. According to Thierry Vrain in “Former Pro-GMO Scientist Speaks Out On The Real Dangers of Genetically Engineered Food”‚ “Inserting a gene in a genome using this technology can and does result in damaged proteins. The scientific literature is full of
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Ben and Jerry’s is an ice cream manufacturing company founded in 1978 in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ U.S.A. Right from the beginning the founders‚ Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield‚ have kept an equal focus on creating delicious ultra premium ice cream desserts and giving back to social and environmental issues. Their grassroots efforts to use local and sustainable ingredients superseded today’s farm to table craze by decades. Despite Ben and Jerry’s annual sales revenue of $132 million and incredible growth
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The Disturbing Truth About Genetically Modified Foods in America West Coast University Abstract Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) showed up in rural America in the mid 1990s. Many American’s are concerned for the farmers‚ the environment‚ and the potential health risks of GMOs and are demanding more studies and tests be done before allowing these organisms to be consumed. People around the world have protested for the right to safe food‚ however‚ nothing
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“The preferred approach of the industry has been to use compositional comparisons between GMO and non-GMO crops. When they are not significantly different the two are regarded as “substantially equivalent‚” and‚ therefore‚ the GMO food crop is regarded as safe as its conventional counterpart (Arpad‚ 2001).” When genetically engineered bacteria was thought to enhance the hormones in cows and provide increased
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