The NY Times has a "green" reputation in some circles. Nothing could be
further from the truth. The first two articles below, as if one was not
sufficient, amount to a subtle defense of GM foods. The third makes the
case for re-introducing DDT. The fourth explains that many African-American
activists have seen the "wisdom" of relaxing environmental standards in
their communities in order to lure corporate development. When you add to
this the regular reporting of the outrageous Gina Kolata, who has made a
career out of whitewashing corporate criminals, especially with respect to
their role in producing carcinogens, you end up with a very "brown"
newspaper of record.

Gene-Altered Food Is a Trade Threat for U.S. Farmers
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/082999sci-gm-consumers.html)

Fearful Over the Future, Europe Seizes On [Genetically Modified] Food
http://www.nytimes.com/library/review/082999europe-food-review.html

DDT, Target of Global Ban, Has Defenders in Malaria Experts
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/082999sci-pesticide-ddt.html)

Brownfields: Rethinking the Cleanup Rules for Polluted Sites
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/review/082999urban-environ-review.html)


Louis Proyect
(http://www.panix.com/~lnp3/marxism.html)



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