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Katherine Paul

Katherine Paul

Katherine Paul, former communications director for Common Dreams, was the associate director of the Organic Consumers Association.

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Today, there are more than 18,400 lawsuits pending against Bayer/Monsanto, by people who believe exposure to Roundup caused their cancer.(Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)

When Will We Start Applying the Precautionary Principle to the Chemicals that Are Killing Our Kids?

National Cancer Institute says cases of pediatric cancer in the U.S. have surged by almost 50 percent from 1975 to 2015.

Katherine Paul ·

"Industrial agribusiness, led by multi-billion dollar corporations like Tyson, is destroying our most precious natural resource—water." (Photo: Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources)

From 'Sea to Shining Sea,' Industrial Ag Fouls America's Waterways

Given agriculture’s role in destroying our most precious natural resource, you’d think the U.S. Congress would do everything in its power to protect your water.

Katherine Paul ·

"It’s time to let Congress to know that vulnerable children need wholesome, nutrient-dense fresh (and preferably organic) foods—not processed factory farm food products." (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Trump's 'Harvest Boxes:' A Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Idea

One more scheme to subsidize Big Ag and Big Food while undermining the health and well-being of some of America’s most vulnerable families.

Katherine Paul ·

"Only 12 percent of consumers trust brands to tell them what’s in their food. Most consumers do their own independent research, via phones and personal computers."

Is Big Food's Lobbying Arm on the Brink of Extinction?

Consumers can take satisfaction in the fact that they’ve played a role in what some say is the diminishing power of the GMA over Washington policy.

Katherine Paul ·

Popular Thanksgiving Turkey Brand Comes with a Side of Antibiotics?

According to testing conducted under the USDA protocols, samples of Diestel Turkey products tested positive for numerous drug and antibiotic residues

Katherine Paul ·

This year’s award goes to Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina of Nigeria, president of the African Development Bank, and a proud supporter of Big Ag and Biotech.

World Food Prize: Feeding the World a Slick Campaign of Lies

The Industrial Food Chain uses at least 75 percent of the world’s agricultural resources and is a major source of GHG emissions, but provides food to less than 30 percent of the world’s people.

Katherine Paul ·

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